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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

1940.0. "If pard invites on 1?" by MPGS::COHEN (Bob Cohen) Tue Mar 04 1997 07:49

1. vul vs not
   Hand: S, H QJ9xx, D Kxxx, C Kxxx
   Auction: P, You pass, 1H, 1S
   	    P, 1N, pass, 2N
	    P, ?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1940.1	Not clear cut	CADSYS::GROSS	The bug stops here	`Tue Mar 04 1997 09:05`	8
	Normally you would look to the 5-card suit as a source of tricks. But LHO bid the darn suit. Moreover, you are void in partner's 5-card suit. On the positive side, your highcard points are high quality and near max for your bidding. Also, your partner's points are well-placed behind a 3rd seat opener. I'd be inclined to bid 3NT against weak opponents but pass against strong defenders. Dave
1940.2	3N	BULMER::KABLESHKOV		`Tue Mar 04 1997 10:12`	3
	Here 1N/1S may be on as little as 5 good HCP. Pard must have at least 17 HCP. No S rebid nor 4 card minor increases the chance of H-suit set-up. I'll go 3N.
1940.3	If I had bid 1N earlier, I guess I bid 3N now	DAVIDB::DMILLER	This bug fix broke what???????	`Tue Mar 04 1997 13:03`	16
	If partner has AQxxx-Kx-Axx-Axx, we'd be hard pressed to make 3N. Yet give him H-KT and 3N is laydown Let's try AQJxx-T-AJx-QJxx. That's a pretty thin invite, but you should be able to pull it off. HT is a BIG card. Without it, you're going to have trouble taking any heart tricks. I hate this hand - I'm close to a max (a little more could have bid 2N), yet I'm all wrong on shape. (I chose pass instead of 1N earlier). If there are finesses to take (Other than spades), they are likely to be on. Partner didn't rebid spades, and didn't bid a new suit. Maybe he has heart help after all, in which case 3N has some pretty good chances. Somebody twist my arm... -Dave
1940.4	Going, going, gone...	STAR::STILES	When in doubt, hack.	`Tue Mar 04 1997 13:42`	9
	Aha! This hand again. Glad I re-answered the previous question about this before finding this one: Now I'm _really_ glad I decided to bid 1NT! I take the invitation. It's Imps and we're red, and partner probably has a Heart card for me. The only thing I'm worried about is a double for a spade lead, if pard has too much stuff outside of spades... - Mark