[BudH]

Scoring: MP

1♦ 1♠ 2♥ P
3♦ 3♠ 4♠ P
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A few questions:

1. What in your opinion should West's third call be?

2. If you were playing in 6♥ from the East seat, would you hook the ♥10 on the first round of trumps?

3. If you were playing 6♦ from the West seat, would you play for 2-2 trumps or not if on your first diamond lead the king lost to the ace?

Against 6♥, assume the ♠2 is led to the ten, king, and small heart.

Against 6♦, assume the ♣2 (4th best) is led by the spade overcaller.

[hanp]

I think west's hand is quite good after 4S, I think I would just ask for keycards.

In 6H I would like to know which small spade was led.

In 6D I would definitely finesse, it seems really deep to play for diamonds 2-2.

[Fluffy]

west's hand looks awful to me, I'd sing off to 5♦.

[JLOGIC]

And for the full goldilocks effect, I would bid 5C over 4S and pass 5D.

[rogerclee]

Nonforcing 3D?

[BudH]

rogerclee, on Aug 27 2010, 07:21 PM, said:

Nonforcing 3D?

Good point - is the West hand too good for a non-forcing 2NT or 3♦ bid (not that I advocate bidding 2NT with this hand)?

[dake50]

Don't y'all see 4xH=loser +DA? I surely would not rebid 3S with no heart surprise for opponents: 4xH or 0-1xH. Also the diamond surprise likely 3-1 , 4-0.

[rhm]

BudH, on Aug 27 2010, 04:13 PM, said:

A few questions:
1.  What in your opinion should West's third call be?

If opponents have not preempted, I play the cue-bid above the 4 level of the implicitly agreed suit, in this case ♦, as exclusion key-card Blackwood. Accordingly show one key-card

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2.  If you were playing in 6♥ from the East seat, would you hook the ♥10 on the first round of trumps?

Yes, I would hook.
The ♠2 seems to indicate that ♠ are 6-3. This marks North with a weak six card suit for his bidding. He must have the ♦ ace and some distribution, which can only be shortage in the red suits, most likely in ♥.

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3.  If you were playing 6♦ from the West seat, would you play for 2-2 trumps or not if on your first diamond lead the king lost to the ace?

North is marked with a lot of black cards from the bidding and opening lead. Accordingly I would now play a ♦ to the nine and pay off to AJ doubleton.

Rainer Herrmann

[whereagles]

> 1. What in your opinion should West's third call be?

5♦, on grounds that the club sing and fitting heart Q do not compensate for the raggy diamond suit and spade wastage.


> 2. If you were playing in 6♥ from the East seat, would you hook the
> ♥10 on the first round of trumps?

Probably not.


> 3. If you were playing 6♦ from the West seat, would you play for 2-2
> trumps or not if on your first diamond lead the king lost to the ace?

Probably yes. These are just feelings, not based in calcs or extra deductions.