i****e
发帖数: 642 | 1 This is from Senior USBC. Both white.
West
Q984
A8
KJT73
A2
East
K3
KQJT94
A4
QT7
South passes first. How will you bid this hand with your partner? Both
tables I watched reached the not-so-good 6H. Can you avoid it? Or you like
to be in it?
The funny play will follow later. | b***y
发帖数: 2804 | 2 Avoiding 6H is easy -- I would have stopped at 4H. But 6H is certainly not
the worst slam I've seen. It has fair chances. | i****e
发帖数: 642 | 3 How will you bid the hand in your system?
At one table, west opened 1NT (normal upgrade). East transferred to H, then
asked key cards, and bid 6H.
North was on lead, holding:
A765
xxx
x
Jxxxx
He led SA, and continued S, with south following 2 and T!
Declarer tried to cash DAK, and got ruffed.
At the other table, west opened 1D:
1D 1H
1S 2C
2D 3H
4C 4NT
5H 6H
South led normal, but unlucky, SJ. North won SA, and returned S. Declarer
took some precaution by cashing HK. Then two rounds of D, got ruffed.
【在 b***y 的大作中提到】
: Avoiding 6H is easy -- I would have stopped at 4H. But 6H is certainly not
: the worst slam I've seen. It has fair chances.
| b***y
发帖数: 2804 | 4 I routinely open 1NT with good 14, but on this hand I would open 1D, since
this hand is more suit-oriented, and I have 4 spades. Bidding would go: 1D-
1H-1S-2C-2D-2H-3H-3S-3NT-4H
2C is normal 4th suit gf, 2H tends to show 6+ hearts, 3NT is "non-serious"
showing a hand that doesn't have slam interest on its own but willing to
cooperate if partner does. Next bid from East can be controversial. Slam has
decent chance if West has SA/HA/DK/CK, but 5-level can go down with just DK
replaced by DQ and some unlucky lie of cards. Since I think East needs
partner to have perfect fit for the slam to be good, I would choose the low
road of 4H. But I certainly am not opposed to 4D. If so, bidding would go (
after 3NT): 4D-5C-5H-P. Of course if both players wear rosy glasses, it
would be: 4D-4NT-5S-6H. None of these sequences is totally unreasonable.
【在 i****e 的大作中提到】
: How will you bid the hand in your system?
: At one table, west opened 1NT (normal upgrade). East transferred to H, then
: asked key cards, and bid 6H.
: North was on lead, holding:
: A765
: xxx
: x
: Jxxxx
: He led SA, and continued S, with south following 2 and T!
: Declarer tried to cash DAK, and got ruffed.
| b***y
发帖数: 2804 | 5 Why did you say it was bad play? This is a normal line, only need diamonds
no worse than 4-2. Declarer didn't know that south started with JTx of
spades only.
【在 i****e 的大作中提到】
: How will you bid the hand in your system?
: At one table, west opened 1NT (normal upgrade). East transferred to H, then
: asked key cards, and bid 6H.
: North was on lead, holding:
: A765
: xxx
: x
: Jxxxx
: He led SA, and continued S, with south following 2 and T!
: Declarer tried to cash DAK, and got ruffed.
| i****e
发帖数: 642 | 6 You are right that the declarer play may not be bad, but a commentator said
he was "speechless" for the play. The funny is that he did not notice ST
dropped at second round. After DK was ruffed and SQ dropped SJ, he should
claim, but he did not know S9 was high. He played squeeze in C and D against
LHO, and scored CQ finally.
I think he could play better if he noticed ST, and with 11 tricks. The
squeeze he played would work even if DQ did not appear within 3 rounds. But
I don't know the chances.
I think SA lead is bad, unless you think your opps are not novice, and you
may have SAK to cash.
【在 b***y 的大作中提到】
: Why did you say it was bad play? This is a normal line, only need diamonds
: no worse than 4-2. Declarer didn't know that south started with JTx of
: spades only.
| b***y
发帖数: 2804 | 7 It depends on the field. Even if noticing S10, declarer has to guess whether
it is an honest card (even if it is, it could be from Tx doubleton). Then
weigh this against 5-1 diamond break.
What should have north led? Maybe a trump, but is it obvious? | i****e
发帖数: 642 | 8 It is not obvious, but if I give opps some credit, SA is the first for me to
exclude. The next to exclude is singleton D. IMO, low S is better than SA,
although I would prefer trump or C over low S.
whether
【在 b***y 的大作中提到】
: It depends on the field. Even if noticing S10, declarer has to guess whether
: it is an honest card (even if it is, it could be from Tx doubleton). Then
: weigh this against 5-1 diamond break.
: What should have north led? Maybe a trump, but is it obvious?
| b***y
发帖数: 2804 | 9 C lead might give away the contract too (as is the case here). I think a
trump is safer, but on some hands opponents might set up spades to pitch
clubs. Tough choice. I agree that SA is not desirable.
【在 i****e 的大作中提到】
: It is not obvious, but if I give opps some credit, SA is the first for me to
: exclude. The next to exclude is singleton D. IMO, low S is better than SA,
: although I would prefer trump or C over low S.
:
: whether
| p***r
发帖数: 20570 | 10 West
Q984
A8
KJT73
A2
East
K3
KQJT94
A4
QT7
1D 1H
1S(usually at least 4-5 in S and D with a few exceptions) 2H(gf, natural)
2N(natural) 3H(6+H)
4C(cue bid, agreeing H) 4D(cuebid)
4H (sign off) 4N(cuebid in S, not good enough to RKC)
5D(DK) 5H(sign off, may have some problems in C)
6H or pass both are fine here
【在 i****e 的大作中提到】
: This is from Senior USBC. Both white.
: West
: Q984
: A8
: KJT73
: A2
: East
: K3
: KQJT94
: A4
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