Wednesday, September 30, 2020

A small or a grand slam? Bid the South hand

You did think about a grand slam, but how do you get a cooperative move from partner? 5NT in response to 4NT showed even keycards plus a void (most likely in clubs).

Hard to bid 7 not knowing about the HQ in this auction. you have a 50% shot even if partner *doesn’t* have the HQ. Not IMP odds, for sure. Do you think partner should have bid 4C rather than 3H; that would have been both more informative and a closer approximation of the value of the hand? Then when you bid blackwood, partner can show 2 key cards and the trump queen, and you have a much easier time bidding 7H.

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In these pages, I comment on hands from Bridge Base Online ACBL tourneys. I play in these with a variety of partners with different degrees of skill. I might present a hand or two from my collection of bridge books, every now and then. I am more interested in play and defense than in complex bidding systems, but I do follow the cut and thrust of Vanderbilt and World Championship Vugraph and try to keep abreast of expert practice in the obstructive and constructive bidding system department. I may also feature, newspaper-style, famous hands from important matches that I saw on Vugraph.

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