Brag: Met Martin de Knijff today
Beat: I was probably one out of only five people there who knew that he is a sick poker player.
Also, on the diamond hand:
I ended up opening 1D, although I really strongly considered 3. My partner knows I can open pretty light in third seat, so he's not going to take me for much. Ideally, I want to play in 1S or 2S, but we ended up getting them up to 4C down 1. We only make 2D though.
The 1-level bid allowed my LHO to show her 5 card club suit a lot more easily, and my partner came up with a raise to 3D after I bid 2D when it passed back to me. +50 scored 8.5 out of 12, so it was a good board.
Also, a few questions about this hand (which came up in the swiss teams that I played tonight):
7
7 2
A K Q T 6 5 4 2
T 9
If I'm in first seat, does this qualify for a gambling 3NT? Does your vulnerability change your decision?
Now, if I'm in IMPs, R/R, and LHO deals and opens 2
, partner passing, and RHO bidding 4
, is 5
a good sacrifice? Should I be able to count on partner for one trick?
Last edited by Myrmidon7328; 03-17-2009 at 01:29 AM.