A two-step problem
#1
Posted 2018-October-07, 00:59
AJ Kx AQxx KJxxx
What is your choice?
1. Trap-pass
2. 3NT, hoping partner has 8
3. X, with what plan for your 2nd bid?
Let's assume now that you trap-pass. LHO passes and your partner bids 4♦.
What do you bid now and why?
EDIT: I am not 100% sure about vulnerability now, but I think we were red vs white. How would that influence the first decision, however?
#2
Posted 2018-October-07, 01:11
After partner 'balances' with 4♦ (God Bless Him ), I'll content myself with 4♥ as he's shown a major two-suiter that couldn't open in 1st seat. If he was three-suited he would have doubled.
#3
Posted 2018-October-07, 01:45
heart76, on 2018-October-07, 00:59, said:
AJ Kx AQxx KJxxx
What is your choice?
1. Trap-pass
2. 3NT, hoping partner has 8
3. X, with what plan for your 2nd bid?
Let's assume now that you trap-pass. LHO passes and your partner bids 4♦.
What do you bid now and why?
It helps if you give the vulnerability (The hand editor would do this).
I bid 3NT, but might be persuaded to pass if we are non-vul and opps are vulnerable.
Given the actual auction, I think that partner has a good hand with probably 11+ cards in the majors. You don't pre-empt over a pre-empt, so partner is expecting to make opposite a little something from us. Partner has probably bid 8 of our points but I am bidding slam (probably 6NT).
#5
Posted 2018-October-07, 05:14
#6
Posted 2018-October-07, 10:24
#7
Posted 2018-October-07, 11:12
HardVector, on 2018-October-07, 10:24, said:
You really think partner is going to move with say 10xxx, Axxx, xx, Axx which is all you need to make 3N very likely, you're not getting particularly rich off 3♦ in 50s
#8
Posted 2018-October-07, 11:34
#10
Posted 2018-October-07, 15:07
Cyberyeti, on 2018-October-07, 11:12, said:
I see 6 tricks. You need help for the other 3. I stand by my assessment, +50 is better than -50 or -100.
#11
Posted 2018-October-07, 16:06
HardVector, on 2018-October-07, 15:07, said:
Think where the cards are likely to be and what lead you're likely to get, almost certainly at least 1 spade, 2 if they lead one, 2 hearts, 2 diamonds and 4 clubs most of the time, add 10♣ if it removes a quibble.
#12
Posted 2018-October-07, 19:54
Part 1 pass
part 2 4s since I have 2 honors + the ace there maybe giving us slightly better control of the trump suit.
#13
Posted 2018-October-07, 23:08
I could punish partner I bid 5 ♣ telling partner to either bid his better or longer major or with better suits and the ♣A consider bidding a slam.
Nice problem!
#15
Posted 2018-October-08, 01:34
heart76, on 2018-October-07, 00:59, said:
If it is red vs white, then you would need to hold 3♦* to five tricks to out-score the vulnerable game. I think that it is clear to bid 3NT at this vulnerability. Swap the vulnerability (white vs red) and you will out-score the vulnerable game if you hold 3♦* to seven tricks (you will match the score for 3NT if you take 3♦ un-doubled off four). I think that it is a close decision at this vulnerability - is partner more likely than not to protect?
In my original response I think I missed that partner is a passed hand. it is difficult to picture a hand that passed on the first turn, but now forced to game. I am picturing perhaps ♠KQXXX ♥AXXXXX ♦- ♣XX (where the order of the major suits would have given partner a difficult choice of one-level opening). Slam is close but you probably want to settle for game (4♥).
#16
Posted 2018-October-08, 03:20
Now partner, who couldn't bid 1 M, bids 4 D's???
A) Did you think less then 10 minutes before you passed 3 d's?
B) Are you the tournament director?
#18
Posted 2018-October-08, 11:11
I will now go out on a limb and bid 4N and hope that he understands that I want him to pass!
#19
Posted 2018-October-08, 11:21
#20
Posted 2018-October-08, 12:26
helgev, on 2018-October-08, 03:20, said:
Now partner, who couldn't bid 1 M, bids 4 D's???
A) Did you think less then 10 minutes before you passed 3 d's?
Yes, of course. I did pass in tempo, a couple of seconds after the STOP card was removed.
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No, everyone was: the hand was played in the evening during a TD course.