[hallway]

How should the Bidding have gone on these two hands for an optimum result ?


Hand 1

Dealer North
Non Vul

North T97
AK983
8632
A

East AQJ863
T762
AK
T

South K54
5
JT975
7432

West 2
QJ4
Q4
KQJ9865

Hand 2
dealer N
Non Vul

North Q2
Q9642
T2
AJ97

East AT
AT
AK98763
32

South K763
J83
J54
KT6

West J9854
K75
Q
Q854

Thank you in anticipation

[Free]

If it's me vs me, the bidding will go as follows:

Hand 1:
1H - 1S - Pass - 2C
2D - 2S - 3D - 3NT
all pass or someone bids 4D

Hand 2:
2H - Dbl - 3H - 3S
Pass - 3NT - all pass

But then again, it's probably not the best way to bid in the beginner/intermediate forum, because I open pretty agressive when NV...

[luis]

Hand1:

West North East South
- 1h 1s pass
2c pass 2s pass
3c pass pass pass


Hand2
West North East South
- pass 1d pass
1s dbl 3d pass
3nt pass pass pass

(How do you make this look nice on this horrible software?)

[inquiry]

I think Luis got them both right (I agree with his auctions). So my reply is really more to address his issue of making things look a little better here.

Hand 1
Dealer North
Non Vul

             T97
              AK983
              8632
              A

2                         AQJ863  
QJ4                      T762 
Q4                       AK  
KQJ9865               T          

              K54
              5
              JT975
              7432

North EAST SOUTH WEST
1......1.......Pass......2
Pass....2.......Pass......3
Pass....Pass....Pass

Both of my auctions are the same auction as Luis gave. Luis, to make the hands look right, you have to stick them inside the code command (code) hands go here (/code) where square brackets are used instead of the ones I showed. Changing the font no longer seems to work, and HTML table commands do not seem to work either. Inserting the little card symbols uses the IMG command and a link to where you can find one of them, but if the page with the link goes away, so does the symbol. Thus, I will use just the Sp, Cl, He, Di, Ps, and NT for my bids.


Hand 2
dealer N
Non Vul

            Q2
            Q9642
            T2
            AJ97
J9854               AT
K75                  AT                    
Q                     AK98763             
Q854                32

            K763
            J83
            J54
            KT6 

N----E----S----W
Ps....1Di....Ps....1Sp
Dbl...3Di....Ps....3NT
Ps....Ps.....Ps

Hopefully, someone will find a better trick than this.

Ben

[hallway]

Thank you for your replies I will pass them on to the pair who asked.

[Trpltrbl]

luis, on Jan 8 2004, 07:30 AM, said:

Hand1:

West  North  East  South
-        1h      1s      pass
2c      pass  2s      pass
3c      pass  pass  pass


Hand2
West  North  East  South
-        pass  1d      pass
1s      dbl    3d      pass
3nt    pass  pass  pass

(How do you make this look nice on this horrible software?)

I agree, looks fairly straight forward. On second hand depends on style, but after you bid 3 you will get to best spot. On first hand West has to understand that to have a play for 3 NT pd needs to have Ax or xx of , and at least 2 quick tricks if you want to make 3 NT. And that is not looking good after the 2 , so better sign of in 3 .

Mike