[Echognome]

Scoring: MP

1♠ - 2♣
2♥ - 2♠
3♥ - 4♠
All Pass

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Playing a natural system, do you agree with the bidding?

The opening lead is the ♦A. Plan the play.

[Fluffy]

ruff and run ♣9

[awm]

I'm somewhat concerned about being tapped. I'd pitch a club at trick one. If diamonds are continued, ruff and play off ♥AK pitching a diamond. At this point I'll ruff a heart, hoping something good happens (either hearts 3-3 or the short hearts in front of dummy, or spades breaking, etc).

[mike777]

Echognome, on Mar 15 2006, 05:40 AM, said:

Dealer: East Vul: None Scoring: MP

♠ AJ6 ♥ 4 ♦ JT7 ♣ AJT432 ♠ Q7532 ♥ AK9653 ♦   ♣ 96

1♠ - 2♣ 2♥ - 2♠ 3♥ - 4♠ All Pass

Playing a natural system, do you agree with the bidding?

The opening lead is the ♦A.  Plan the play.

no, why am I bidding my shorter major first?
I would have just passed in first seat.

[Echognome]

mike777, on Mar 15 2006, 06:11 PM, said:

no, why am I bidding my shorter major first?
I would have just passed in first seat.

My answer would be "sorry partner, i had a heart mixed up as a diamond so I thought I was 5=5=1=2".

Pass is a viable alternative. I chose to bid this way and stand behind it, but I was curious if others thought this was a good/bad approach.

I am curious Mike how you plan to get to 4♠ on the actual hand after passing. I'll assume you have the auction to yourself.

[pclayton]

Mike and Al Roth would pass the hand out

Maybe the next hand has a game in it

[hatchett]

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I am curious Mike how you plan to get to 4♠ on the actual hand after passing.

I'm not totally convinced I want to be in game I am virtually certain I need ♠ 3-2, and probably ♣ 3-2 as well or ♥ 3-3 depending on which suit I play on, and if I play on ♣, even then I might fail if both ♣ honors are offside.

I would bid playing 2/1

1♥ 1NT
2♥ 3♣
P

[joshs]

Echognome, on Mar 15 2006, 05:40 AM, said:

Scoring: MP

1♠ - 2♣
2♥ - 2♠
3♥ - 4♠
All Pass

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Playing a natural system, do you agree with the bidding?

The opening lead is the ♦A. Plan the play.

As to the bidding, while I am a big fan of opening 1S on min 5-6's, the spade suit is a bit thin for that here. I would actually pass the south hand (playing a std system) and hope to give a better description later. Playing a limited opening system, I guess have to open 1H or 1S and would probably open 1H and then reverse if not conventional.... I open about 90% of dog minimum 5=6's with the higher suit since I would rather show 9 or 10 cards than 6, but I just can't stand playing in a 5-2 with that spade suit....

[Kalvan14]

I'd open 1♠ 100%, lacking a specialised opening bid showing both majors.
Better to show a 5-5 rather than just hearts.

[eamongall]

Scoring: MP

1♠-2♣
2♥-2♠
3♥-4♠
All Pass

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♦A ruffed. I can't remember how I played it, but I remember ruffing the diamond and taking a losing spade finesse. I believe a spade was returned. I took the losing club finesse and eventually was able to set up clubs. EW never forced in diamonds. I don't think I took the best line, but I somehow chalked up 450.

[Echognome]

I'm at Eamon's and didn't realise I was logged in his account. So all the posts by Eamon are by me. Sorry for any confusion.