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07-12-2013 , 07:23 PM

#10601

Myrmidon7328

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,134

w/w MPs

Q 9

Q 4

A Q 4 2

A Q 9 8 5

You deal.

1N-(2

)*-p-(3

)
p-(4

)-ap

*Majors

Agree or disagree with 1NT? What to lead?

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07-12-2013 , 08:05 PM

#10602

brrrrr

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,371

Agree

I guess a trump

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07-13-2013 , 04:58 AM

#10603

Hackdeath

adept

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 848

Thanks for not posting a hint, forced me to give it another go

. I think I have it now.

Spoiler:

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07-13-2013 , 03:04 PM

#10604

PartyGirlUK

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 23,530

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/hand...727-1372741406

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07-13-2013 , 03:40 PM

#10605

DWetzel

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

Quote:

Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/hand...727-1372741406

Don't think I could bring myself to pass the North hand.

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07-13-2013 , 04:12 PM

#10606

PartyGirlUK

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 23,530

Tough to bid with a random and no 2 suit overcalls, and you know it's never getting passed out. Either way I posted it because of the play.

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07-13-2013 , 04:34 PM

#10607

DWetzel

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

Ha! Hadn't even gotten to that point.

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07-13-2013 , 06:02 PM

#10608

brrrrr

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,371

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hackdeath

Thanks for not posting a hint, forced me to give it another go

. I think I have it now.

I think you figured out one of the lines for why the D5 is necessary. Well done!

You missed one of the cool things about the hand, so I'll spoiler it as a hint below:

Spoiler:

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07-13-2013 , 07:41 PM

#10609

Myrmidon7328

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,134

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWetzel

Don't think I could bring myself to pass the North hand.

Well if Wetz would bid...

Do you guys have a Michaels cuebid type bid in your system?

Also, not sure I understand the play on that hand. Besides the lead, is there anything else? Or am I missing something?

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07-13-2013 , 09:46 PM

#10610

dc-ohio

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Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,497

South needs to figure out why you underled an ace at a slam. Lowest diamond screams for a club return... down 1

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07-14-2013 , 05:10 AM

#10611

Gabethebabe

Malware Jedi

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 27,581

Quote:

Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/hand...727-1372741406

oh wow
Having a 6-6 not vulnerable and not entering the bidding. That is a bridge crime. 4S is cold.

Either you overcall directly over 1H or you could bid 3H after 1H-2C-3C.

lol south in trick 2.

Horrible play by both.

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07-14-2013 , 07:10 PM

#10612

dc-ohio

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Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,497

Funniest comment I've ever heard at the table....

Was in a Mentor/Mentee swiss today. NV/NV with me as dealer at imps the auction goes:

1NT(11-13)-(P)-P-(2NT!) alerted as minors
P-(3D)-P-(3NT)-AP

Partner and I both look very confused as we set this 4 tricks. Afterwards, his mentor asks him what he had and he shows like a 12 ct 4423. When asked why he bid 2NT his response was...

Spoiler:

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07-14-2013 , 11:35 PM

#10613

Myrmidon7328

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,134

More NT problems:

w/w MPs

A J 7 5

K 2

K 7

A 8 7 6 5

You're in second seat.

(p)-1N-(p)-p
(2

)*-ap

*

/minor

Lead?

I would have some understanding for 1NT opener if the major suit was hearts, but with clubs and spades and don't see why I would open this 1NT. I can perfectly handle all responses to a 1C opener.

I lead As. But everything sucks really.

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07-15-2013 , 12:02 PM

#10615

dc-ohio

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabethebabe

Not sure how that 3NT escaped without a double. Your partner had less than 5HCP?

Partner had 4 points, but was worried about something like long running clubs and stoppers in the majors for declarer.

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07-15-2013 , 12:31 PM

#10616

Gabethebabe

Malware Jedi

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 27,581

Quote:

Originally Posted by dc-ohio

Partner had 4 points, but was worried about something like long running clubs and stoppers in the majors for declarer.

Well, that went off a lot then. Probably played as well as he bid

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07-16-2013 , 08:13 PM

#10617

vuroth

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,213

Sick bet with clee, fmk.

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07-17-2013 , 03:45 AM

#10618

feedmykids2

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 4,527

It was only a few hundred, I wanted to see if I could do it but thought I was a dog, but still thought I was like 25 %.

I think 69 % would be a fair bet.

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07-17-2013 , 07:16 AM

#10619

Wyman

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Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,053

Cliffs?

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07-17-2013 , 10:13 AM

#10620

brrrrr

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,371

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wyman

Cliffs?

70% over 500 hands with bots

He finished at 68 and change after 360 iirc

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07-18-2013 , 10:39 AM

#10621

ChrisV

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 40,336

I swear to god this just happened. I'm playing on a random table on BBO. I open 1C in third seat with a crushing one-suiter (xx x AK AKQJxxxx) and LHO overcalls 2H. This proves to be STRONG obviously. Her hand was AJxxx AKQJxx Jx -, ldo.

So far so standardly ******ed. But then....

I open 1S first seat. She bids 2H, alerted. I question the alert and she explains "weak two". No word of a lie.

We end up in 4S on this layout:

Code:

		8752
		52
		KT76
		K42

6				AJ4
KQ98764				JT3
Q2				AJ83
T93				J86

		KQT93
		A
		954
		AQ75

How I made 11 tricks here I leave as an exercise for the reader. After all you'll never learn if I hold your hand all the time.

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07-18-2013 , 10:52 AM

#10622

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 85,124

What was lead?

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07-18-2013 , 11:26 AM

#10623

Myrmidon7328

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,134

So I played with a new player yesterday at the club. I landed in this spot, and want to see if I took the right line.

w/w MPs

(1

)-1

-(3

)-3NT
(X)-4

-(p)-p
(X)-ap

J 8 7 3

A Q 6 4

Q J T 7

A J T 8 5 3

A Q 9

T 9 7 2

Lead:

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07-18-2013 , 01:02 PM

#10624

DWetzel

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisV

How I made 11 tricks here I leave as an exercise for the reader. After all you'll never learn if I hold your hand all the time.

QD lead, fly ace to give partner their ruff, well, that didn't work, trump from dummy, fly ace to give partner their ruff because ldo you opened a four-card suit or something?

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07-18-2013 , 01:06 PM

#10625

DWetzel

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myrmidon7328

So I played with a new player yesterday at the club. I landed in this spot, and want to see if I took the right line.

w/w MPs

(1

)-1

-(3

)-3NT
(X)-4

-(p)-p
(X)-ap

J 8 7 3

A Q 6 4

Q J T 7

A J T 8 5 3

A Q 9

T 9 7 2

Lead:

Erm, honor covered and ruffed, and I'll probably try 7D to the Q... I'm probably planning to lose two trumps (ace and a low one to cater to Hx somewhere is > trying to pin 9x) and eventually get to dummy with the last diamond to endplay LHO with their club honor to lead a heart for me, as a general rule, but it depends a lot on how the play goes.

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