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I love being back to work. I got up early, worked through the cat and dog sections of the Mexico story, made more changes to the notes (does it never end?), bid 40-some hands with Judi and helped my first grader put together a presentation about the Library of Congress for her class tomorrow. Did you know that, contrary to popular myth, the Library of Congress does not have a copy of every book published in the US?
Here’s the last hand from this morning, maybe you’ll know what to do. I didn’t. Equal red, imps, Judi opened 1 :H: and I held:
:S: KJ4
:H: 86
:D: AJT54
:C: AQ6
I bid 2 :D: and she bid 3 :H: showing 6 or 7 more or less solid. I bid 4 :C: (cuebid) and she bid 4 :D: (cuebid). I trotted out 4 :S: (keycard) and partner bid 5 :H: (2 with). What do you do now?
February 19th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Interesting situation. I think playing 2/1 that 3H has to be better than “more or less solid.” It is tough to make a sound decision where there might or might not be a heart loser.
Assuming no heart loser and I think likely a 7 card suit it sounds like partner has AKQxxxx, K of diamonds and who knows what if anything else. You are committed to slam on this auction so only issue is whether to play 6H or 6N.
If partner has the Q of spades then all slams will make. If partner does not then only hearts or NT might make or maybe neither or both.
I think I bid 6N with the knowledge that a spade lead or a club lead will likely be favorable as would of course the impossible diamond lead. And if they lead a trump it leaves all your options open.
Possibly you were premature bidding keycard. Problem is that if you bid 4N tell me more, that it will look like you are looking for a spade control.
February 19th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
I thought I might be premature bidding keycard too, but take a look at the auction. After partner cuebids 4 :D: what choices do I have?
You’re right, of course, about 6N. It never even occurred to me — although George gave me a similar hand from Taiwan and I ought to have recognized it.
Judi’s hand was
:S: Q
:H: AKQJ952
:D: K6
:C: T84
February 19th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
The reason for playing 4S as RKC is so you can ask for the queen of hearts when appropriate. Since on this type of auction partner should always have the queen of hearts, maybe when partner has shown a solid suit 4S should not be RKC.