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Conference turris::bridge

Title:	The Game of Bridge

Moderator:	COLLIS::JACKSON

Created:	Thu Oct 30 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1969
Total number of notes:	14668

1939.0. "ASEC vs DEC and a slam decision" by MPGS::COHEN (Bob Cohen) Mon Mar 03 1997 19:59

From:	MPGS::COHEN        28-FEB-1997 07:40
To:	US6RMC::"[email protected]"
CC:	US6RMC::"[email protected]",@DIS$:BRIDGE.DIS,COHEN
Subj:	Bridge match ASEC vs DECA

Teams		ASEC			DEC
		Ed Canto		Bill Braucher
		Bill Ouelletti		Bob Cohen
		Jack Peters		Alan Frantz
		Jack West		Alan Kotok

IMPS
----
1st half	13			 41
2nd half	 3			 83
Total		16			124

Here's the only one we got wrong: Playing with BB, 2/1 GF
	S AKJ8x, H AQx, D x, C KTxx
Auction: (Partnership)
	You open 1S, 2D
	2N, 4S (weaker than 3S)
	?

BB what would you have bid over 3C if I did that rather than 2N?

More on next page after you decide.

Over 4N RKB you can find out that partner has an A and the Spade Q. Then what?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1939.1	It's a long shot, but I'd try the slam	CADSYS::GROSS	The bug stops here	`Tue Mar 04 1997 09:19`	9
	Well....partner could have Qxxx-Kxx-Axxx-QJ, which would make the slam virtually certain. Or partner could have Qxxx-xx-AKJx-Qxx where you need the heart finesse and something magic in clubs. By the time you learn which king he's got, it's too late to stop. Matchpoints, I think it's a no-brainer to stop short of slam. Imps, I'm not sure at all. I suspect these opponents would go on to slam so I'd shoot the slam too. Dave
1939.2	p.s.	CADSYS::GROSS	The bug stops here	`Tue Mar 04 1997 09:20`	3
	What is the VP score for that overwhelming imp victory? Dave
1939.3	Looks like I'm in 6S	DAVIDB::DMILLER	This bug fix broke what???????	`Tue Mar 04 1997 12:20`	18
	I'd have bid 3C over 3D. Over partner's next 3-level suit bid, I bid 3N and await the heart lead into my tenace. But I presume partner bids 4S over 3C to show spade support and a minimum hand. 5 losers opposite 7 losers. 24 - (5 + 7) = 12 trick potential. In a team game, you have to bid the marginal slam if you think the opps will be there. You've got extras, and have to hope that partner doesn't have wasted diamonds. HK would be a great card for partner to hold. I might cue 5H instead of Blackwood to show partner we're off two minor tricks. Let him rate his hand based on that information. If I had bid 3C, that would certianly be the thing to do, since partner would know to rate club honors as gold. But given the auction, partner doesn't know I have a long club suit. So I guess I take control with Blackwood, and bid 6S over 5S. -Dave
1939.4	The results	MPGS::COHEN	Bob Cohen	`Wed Mar 05 1997 17:48`	15
	Here's the only one we got wrong: Playing with BB, 2/1 GF S AKJ8x, H AQx, D x, C KTxx Auction: (Partnership) You open 1S, 2D 2N, 4S (weaker than 3S) ? Partner had: S QT9x, H xx, D KQxxx, C AJ Slam is basically cold if DA is onside or diamond are 4-3. I passed 4S afraid of S T9xx, H Kx, D KQJxx, C QJx when even 5S can go bait. We lost 11 imps.