Playing with a good partner, but without good agreements about what 5♦ means. Cross-imps on BBO, playing against an expert pair.
settle for small slam, or try for more?
#1
Posted 2013-September-06, 11:15
Playing with a good partner, but without good agreements about what 5♦ means. Cross-imps on BBO, playing against an expert pair.
#2
Posted 2013-September-06, 11:38
#4
Posted 2013-September-06, 11:59
#6
Posted 2013-September-06, 13:04
#7
Posted 2013-September-06, 13:21
Over a 5♥ response I'm tempted to bid 5nt as well but only tempted since I might endplay us into a no play 6nt. Better would be 5♠ relay to 5nt followed by 6♦ if you think you could get away with it.
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#8
Posted 2013-September-06, 13:40
7 ♦ has a reasonable play if partner has as little as x Axxxx AQxxxx x. You know pard has much more than that with the 2 ♥ reverse. Unfortunately, you can't be absolutely sure that pard does hold both red As.
I would have bid 4 ♦ directly over the 2 ♥ reverse. It would show a hand with a big ♦ fit that is much better than a game force and, therefore is slammish in ♦s.
#9
Posted 2013-September-06, 14:30
Partner's failure to Q-bid 4♣ smells like ♣xx
#10
Posted 2013-September-06, 14:49
masse24, on 2013-September-06, 14:30, said:
Partner's failure to Q-bid 4♣ smells like ♣xx
I'd sure like to know why Opener jumped to 5D in the GF auction when 4D would suffice and deny a Club Ctrl as well.
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#11
Posted 2013-September-06, 15:17
If so, assuming that you are playing non-serious 3NT, what is the significance of the jump to 5♦ (presumably 4♦ would show serious slam interest as well, while denying first and second round ♣ control)?
#12
Posted 2013-September-06, 15:37
#14
Posted 2013-September-06, 16:43
Hope pard is not worse than:
void....AKxxx...Axxxxx...xx
and expect much more.
#15
Posted 2013-September-06, 17:04
#17
Posted 2013-September-06, 17:18
CSGibson, on 2013-September-06, 17:04, said:
Pard's 3♥ should show a 6=5 or better, but the jump to 5♦ makes me want to second guess. Since we are already in a GF, it looks like partner is trying to back pedal for some reason -- perhaps, a hand that regretted making the bid?
#18
Posted 2013-September-06, 17:29
CSGibson, on 2013-September-06, 17:04, said:
Not sure at all. With 6-4 or worse, I expect a full reverse, at least 1 black king. With 5-4, cue bidding hearts, 7 can still be ok, something like
♠x
♥AKQx
♦AQxxx
♣Kxx
you can pitch 2 clubs on hearts and ruff a club and a heart. Of course, maybe partner has nothing like you expect and you have no play for 7. Oh well, it won't be the last time I bid an unmakeable grand. Next hand
#19
Posted 2013-September-06, 17:32
#20
Posted 2013-September-06, 19:04
I don't really have doubt about what partner is showing, the real question is whether a hand like --- AJxxx AQxxxx xx is a good grand or not, partner should certainly bid it if we try for 7 and he has that (in context of his auction). And there is no risk we get to 7 off the ace of hearts if we try, as our cuebid will deny that card.
IMO it is clear that I do not want to be in 7D playing cross imps on BBO needing at least a 4-3 heart split. Many people will open 1H or bid 1D 2D and will just play game. Our pot odds are extremely bad to bid a grand in these conditions, we need to make it more often than that. So I would just bid 6D.
Playing with a good partner, but without good agreements about what 5♦ means. Cross-imps on BBO, playing against an expert pair.