Comments on: minors http://stacyjacobs.com/2007/04/25/minors/ Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:07:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bob Katz http://stacyjacobs.com/2007/04/25/minors/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Bob Katz Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:35:14 +0000 http://stacyjacobs.com/2007/04/25/minors/#comment-29 These hands are all difficult. On the first one I would downgrade my stiff Q of hearts and raise to 3C. If we miss a game, so be it. The second one, I think 2D as a LR or better was very good. Partner can then bid 2H and you can bid 2N showing a limit raise with spades and clubs stopped. Opener should then bid 3D saying that she would pass a LR but that the hand likely plays better in a suit. The last hand is the most difficult and I generally solve it with a 1H bid and hope for the best after that. These hands are all difficult.

On the first one I would downgrade my stiff Q of hearts and raise to 3C. If we miss a game, so be it.

The second one, I think 2D as a LR or better was very good. Partner can then bid 2H and you can bid 2N showing a limit raise with spades and clubs stopped. Opener should then bid 3D saying that she would pass a LR but that the hand likely plays better in a suit.

The last hand is the most difficult and I generally solve it with a 1H bid and hope for the best after that.

]]> By: Jonathan Ferguson http://stacyjacobs.com/2007/04/25/minors/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jonathan Ferguson Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:22:11 +0000 http://stacyjacobs.com/2007/04/25/minors/#comment-28 The first hand I like 2 Diamonds. Bid where you live and find out where Shannon's side values are. I don't think it absolutely denies clubs, but looking for 3N is the priority at this point in the auction, imo. We know Shannon has 6 clubs (given your 4-5 discussion from a couple days ago) and 6 clubs and a little something in hearts is all you need to give 3N play. The second hand I wouldn't sweat too much because in real life the opponents are all over this auction in Spades. I am a big fan of protecting Kx's, though, and would have bid 2N (assuming that's invitational) directly. I've got no singletons, no 5 card support, and nothing in the suit, I need pard to sell me on diamonds if we're going to play there instead of NT. And it's more preemptive (and sounds more intimidating to opponents who are thinking about bidding a major.) The last hand it sounds like you bid 1NT and the opponents (theoretically) ran the first 10 tricks in the majors. Once again, if Shannon has nothing in Spades, the opponents are going to take you off the hook and you can bid clubs and more clubs later. Bidding 1N is normal (though 1 Heart is fine, too, but I'd rather have A9x or K9x.) The first hand I like 2 Diamonds. Bid where you live and find out where Shannon’s side values are. I don’t think it absolutely denies clubs, but looking for 3N is the priority at this point in the auction, imo. We know Shannon has 6 clubs (given your 4-5 discussion from a couple days ago) and 6 clubs and a little something in hearts is all you need to give 3N play.

The second hand I wouldn’t sweat too much because in real life the opponents are all over this auction in Spades. I am a big fan of protecting Kx’s, though, and would have bid 2N (assuming that’s invitational) directly. I’ve got no singletons, no 5 card support, and nothing in the suit, I need pard to sell me on diamonds if we’re going to play there instead of NT. And it’s more preemptive (and sounds more intimidating to opponents who are thinking about bidding a major.)

The last hand it sounds like you bid 1NT and the opponents (theoretically) ran the first 10 tricks in the majors. Once again, if Shannon has nothing in Spades, the opponents are going to take you off the hook and you can bid clubs and more clubs later. Bidding 1N is normal (though 1 Heart is fine, too, but I’d rather have A9x or K9x.)

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