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#1 User is offline   blackshoe 

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Posted 2012-January-18, 19:22

I dunno, maybe I should put this in the "pet peeves" thread. :) Here's what happened today:



Eight tables. The four tables where EW did the best were the ones where NS didn't bid the slam, and EW defended 4 or 5♠ making six or seven. Partner made the eight tricks I figured she'd make, and we got slightly below average. Very annoying. :(

At three tables, 6♠ made six. At two tables 4 or 5♠ made six and and at two others that contract made seven. We, of course, were down 5 doubled. Would you have made the sac?
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Posted 2012-January-18, 19:35

I would of probably come in with 3♦ from west to better clarify how many points I have and that I promise only help in diamonds...

I would be tempted to try it though.
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Posted 2012-January-18, 19:35

But I play a simple overbid as 10+ points also...not 7+
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Posted 2012-January-18, 20:10

I wouldn't make any of the bids E/W made.

The 2♦ call is pretty bad, and I don't much care for substituting 3♦.

On the given auction. I would pass 6♠.
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Posted 2012-January-18, 20:50

 blackshoe, on 2012-January-18, 19:22, said:

Very annoying. :(

Seems you were fixed, but got a better result than defending 6♠ (assuming it's MPs) :)

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Would you have made the sac?

No, not enough shape, and we might be defeating 6♠ if partner had their bid (tho I can see a reason for it which is if you had a ♥ suit).
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Posted 2012-January-18, 22:05

West is a King light for a vulnerable o/c IMHO but assuming that West has his bid, East can envision that 6♠ may not make and should not sac.
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Posted 2012-January-18, 22:07

 jmcw, on 2012-January-18, 20:10, said:

I wouldn't make any of the bids E/W made.

The 2♦ call is pretty bad, and I don't much care for substituting 3♦.

On the given auction. I would pass 6♠.


I agree with this. 5D is a very poor call; you have no expectation of making and all you are doing is announcing your fit to the opponents. In a good field, by the way, I would expect everyone to be in slam.
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