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  • Another bidding quiz (This one is more abstract)

    From Kenny McCormack@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 5 18:50:03 2022
    You hold: Axx,AK,AKQJT,Kxx

    Assume SAYC, no other agreements. You open 2C and partner responds 3C.

    Your call (and plan) ?

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  • From Co Wiersma@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 6 01:54:17 2022
    Op 5-7-2022 om 20:50 schreef Kenny McCormack:
    You hold: Axx,AK,AKQJT,Kxx

    Assume SAYC, no other agreements. You open 2C and partner responds 3C.

    Your call (and plan)
    Ask Aces as soon as possible.
    If partner shows one ace, I gamble on 7NT.
    If no ace, then it be a hard choise between 6C and 6NT


    Co Wiersma

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  • From Adam Wildavsky@21:1/5 to Kenny McCormack on Sun Jan 29 06:15:04 2023
    On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 8:50:05 PM UTC+2, Kenny McCormack wrote:
    You hold: Axx,AK,AKQJT,Kxx

    Assume SAYC, no other agreements. You open 2C and partner responds 3C.

    Your call (and plan) ?

    5NT seems right, asking responder to bid 7 with two of the top three club honors. I'll pass 6c and convert 7c to 7NT.

    Usually I'd need to know the vulnerability and form of the game. Here it might make little difference, though at matchpoints I'd consider auctions that might let us reach 6N.

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  • From Kenny McCormack@21:1/5 to adam@tameware.com on Mon Jan 30 19:36:23 2023
    In article <9d04fc7d-d474-4335-b418-16e97697e25en@googlegroups.com>,
    Adam Wildavsky <adam@tameware.com> wrote:
    On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 8:50:05 PM UTC+2, Kenny McCormack wrote:
    You hold: Axx,AK,AKQJT,Kxx

    Assume SAYC, no other agreements. You open 2C and partner responds 3C.

    Your call (and plan) ?

    5NT seems right, asking responder to bid 7 with two of the top three club honors.
    I'll pass 6c and convert 7c to 7NT.

    Usually I'd need to know the vulnerability and form of the game. Here it might >make little difference, though at matchpoints I'd consider auctions that might >let us reach 6N.

    Yeah, this looks right to me. You certainly want to be in the grand if pd
    has AQxxx (or better) in clubs. The problem/risk is what if his clubs are really bad - say J high (or worse). The question is: Would you really
    respond 3C with something like:

    KJx
    QJx
    xx
    Jxxxx

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  • From Adam Wildavsky@21:1/5 to Kenny McCormack on Fri Feb 3 12:17:42 2023
    On Monday, January 30, 2023 at 8:36:26 PM UTC+1, Kenny McCormack wrote:
    In article <9d04fc7d-d474-4335...@googlegroups.com>,
    Adam Wildavsky <ad...@tameware.com> wrote:
    On Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 8:50:05 PM UTC+2, Kenny McCormack wrote:
    You hold: Axx,AK,AKQJT,Kxx

    Assume SAYC, no other agreements. You open 2C and partner responds 3C.

    Your call (and plan) ?

    5NT seems right, asking responder to bid 7 with two of the top three club honors.
    I'll pass 6c and convert 7c to 7NT.

    Usually I'd need to know the vulnerability and form of the game. Here it might
    make little difference, though at matchpoints I'd consider auctions that might
    let us reach 6N.
    Yeah, this looks right to me. You certainly want to be in the grand if pd
    has AQxxx (or better) in clubs. The problem/risk is what if his clubs are really bad - say J high (or worse). The question is: Would you really
    respond 3C with something like:

    KJx
    QJx
    xx
    Jxxxx

    Few experts would bid 3c with that hand. If we're concerned about it, though, we could convert 6c to 6N even at IMPs. It will be wrong only opposite something like this, and then only part of the time:

    xx
    xxx
    xx
    AJTxxx

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