Re: Bidding Option 8-27-07

On Aug 29, 11:27 am, ewleong...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Aug 28, 11:31 am, ted <morris...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



On Aug 28, 1:20 pm, Andrew <agump...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Aug 28, 7:41 am, kingfish <sandybarnes...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Matchpoints
White against White

Auction: (2S) ?

You Hold:
KX
AKQJXXX
AQ
XX

What call do you make?

Please reate:

Double:

3NT:

4H:

Other:

Sandy Barnes

3NT = 8
4H = 7
Double = 3

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What do you do with
KX
AKQJXXX
XX
XX

And if you bid 4H how does partner know you have this hand instead of

KX
AKQJXXX
AQ
XX-

Ted, I was beginning to despair.
Here you are showing some glimmers of intelligence.

What you might do is put example responding hands to go with your
example.

S KX S xxx
H AKQJXXX H xx
D XX D AKx
C XX C xxxxx

and then ask the question if you only bid 3H with eight probable
tricks in your own hand who (or which idiot) is responsible for
missing 4H making?

And if you bid 4H with this moose:

S KX S xxx
H AKQJXXX H x
D AQ D KJ10xx
C XX C Axxx

then who (or which idiot) is responsible for missing the cold slam
after bidding 4H?

One would think if you are playing Lebensohl that after a double and a
3D bid showing constructive values that getting to slam would be
trivial.

Alternatively I could say, then with

XX
AKQJXXX
XX
XX you must wait for partner to reopen ...and wait ...and
wait...and wait ;-)



Ted, I am proud of you. You are starting to add color to your
arguments with the power of examples.

Eric Leong


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