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- From: Ed Rotberg <gonzo@ntb.apple.com>
- Subject: Re: Freak hand. YBTJ
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:52:43 GMT
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- brl@kopasker.is (Bjorgvin Runar Leifsson)
-
- In article <1173@kopasker.is> Bjorgvin Runar Leifsson, brl@kopasker.is
- writes:
- >>===================
- >>Freaks are always hard to bid. This hand proved too much for both
- >>tables in a recent team game.
- >
- >>Both Vul.
- >>Dealer North.
- >
- >> S Q 7 4
- >> H 10
- >> D J
- >> C A K Q J 9 7 5 3
- >
- >
- >
- >
- >> S A K 6 5 3 2
- >> H A 2
- >> D K 10 8 6
- >> C 10
- >
- >>Various suggestions have been made. I'm interested in the comments
- >>from the net. How do you think the hands should be bid?
- >
- >As the net has already made various comments about the actual bidding at
- the
- >two tables, I'm not going to make a follow-up to those, but I wonder if
- one
- >could force the north hand under the category of 3NT opening, promising a
- >solid 7-8 card minor and very little else. In this case partner can
- respond
- >with 4NT, asking for side features and the north would answer with 5
- spades.
- >Then south should be able to bid 6NT with confidence.
- >
- >Any comments on this?
-
- Bid 6NT that will be played from the wrong hand and could be set with a
- diamond
- lead if the cards sit right!?!?!? I think the "safe" slam here is
- preferable,
- especially since this is a team game and 10 pt. NT differential is worth
- zip.
-
- Ed Rotberg "Just remember...
- Professor of Gonzo a waist is a terrible
- Apple Computer, Inc. thing to mind"
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