how do you play
I had a problem yesterday in the second round of the Monday-Tuesday KO; I held:
:S: K9xxx
:H: xxx
:D: ATxx
:C: x
Shannon opened 1 :D: , RHO passed, I bid 1 :S: . Lefty bid 2 :C: and Shannon bid 2NT. After righty passed, I figured my choices were 3 :D: and 3NT. Unless 3 :D: isn’t forcing. How do you play it?
October 24th, 2007 at 11:09 am
I would bid 3nt, pard has extras, you
have dia fit and 5 card suit
October 24th, 2007 at 11:12 am
(1) I do not think that 3D is forcing, this 2N is not the same as a jump to 2N. With 18 or 19 and decent clubs I would bid 3N immediately.
(2) It should show a pretty good club stopper(s) and only a doubleton spade since she did not make a support X.
I would think she has something like
Jx, AJxx, Kxxx, AJ10
(3) 3D is probably your best contract.
October 24th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
I’d call the director and get a 13th card.
October 24th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
I wouldn’t think 3 Diamonds would be forcing.
As for Shannon’s hand, I don’t think Bob’s example hand is a realistic possibility. It’s probably some 1-3-5-4 hand with about 16-17 high or the world’s worst 18 balanced.
I’m going to assume the missing card is a low Heart (that seems most likely.)
I’d bid 3 Diamonds happily if not vulnerable.
It’s a brutally close decision vulnerable, but with most people I’d bid 3 Diamonds unhappily and hope for the best, apology ready.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:14 am
Jonathan Ferguson Says:
“I’d call the director and get a 13th card.”
I wonder what the Director would say when you showed him/ her your hand? Hopefully, you’d caught him at an idle moment.
nick
October 29th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Nick,
Jon had it exactly right, I’d left out the crucial x.
Stacy
October 29th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Stacy,
You going to fork over the actual hand?
October 30th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Congrats on the Thurs/Fri win.