handicap
Shannon and I played last night in a handicap game and since we had twice as many tops as bottoms we managed to avoid finishing last. Lots of interesting things came up, including this crazy hand.
I held:Â T / Tx / QTx / AKQTxxx
Partner opened 1S, righty said double. I chose redouble. Lefty bid 3D and partner bid 4H. When righty passed, it was up to me.
What would you do now?
May 30th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I’d have to bid 5C. Partner has at most 1 diamond and the worst distribution partner can have for you is 6-5-1-1 (though I think 5-5-1-2/5-5-0-3 is more likely). This should give you timing to setup either hearts or spades for pitches.
If partner happens to be 6-6-1-0, I expect a 5H bid.
May 31st, 2007 at 7:44 am
This is a really tough hand. Since 3H over 3D would be forcing, 4H may be just a very distributional minimum. Certainly with any 6-5 hand one would insist on being in game opposite a redouble.
This is further compounded by the likelihood that there may be 4 hearts on your right and 4 spades on your left.
I think the choices are between pass and 5C. Either or both could be successful or both could be unsuccessful. I am leaning toward passing and at least being a trick lower.