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Newsgroups: rec.games.bridge Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!linus!linus.mitre.org!mitre.org!lkahn From: lkahn@mitre.org (Larry Kahn) Subject: Re: slam bidding problem Message-ID: <1992Dec24.195348.11039@linus.mitre.org> Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (News Service) Nntp-Posting-Host: lkahn-mac.mitre.org Organization: The MITRE Corporation References: <BzrzDI.ADA@me.utoronto.ca> Distribution: rec Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 19:53:48 GMT Lines: 53 zhang@me.utoronto.ca (Xiaodong Zhang) writes: We play precision, my hand is: S: AKQJ987 H: - D: AKQ C: XXX my partner open 1C! (16+ hcp), the bidding is: pard I 1c! 1S 2h 3S 4c 4nt 5s* 5nt 6d 7nt * we use RKC The full hand is: partner I S: T AKQJXXX H: AKQXXX - D: X AKQ C: KQJXX XXX The opponents cashed CA and down one. My question is: How to avoid grand slam using precision? Xiaodong ****************************************************** I also play precision and the bidding would go: pard I 1c 1S 2h 3S* 4h 6N In our system, the unnecessary jump to 3S says spades WILL be trumps, start cuebidding. I find out immediately that we don't have the club ace and partner must have the club king based on points (1c = 16+ or a VERY good 15 point hand). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Larry Kahn | | | The MITRE Corporation | BE REASONABLE. DO IT MY WAY. | | lkahn@mitre.org | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | These opinions may not coincide with my employer's (not that they | | pay any attention to an insignificant lackey like me, anyhow). | -----------------------------------------------------------------------