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Slam decision to bid or not to bid...

Poll: Do you bid slam or not? (29 member(s) have cast votes)

Do you bid slam or not?

  1. pass (21 votes [72.41%])

    Percentage of vote: 72.41%

  2. 6C (8 votes [27.59%])

    Percentage of vote: 27.59%

  3. other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#21 User is offline   Winstonm 

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Posted 2005-June-01, 14:04

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At the table I passed, though in retrospect I think this is an error.


I wouldn't be so hard on myself, Justin. In my mind, the problem was the lack of agreement - as you said, it was unclear to you whether partner would consider 4C forcing. If 4C is not forcing, then 5C has to cater to many more hands and you are left guessing what to do. When it is unclear, all you can do is take your best guess and live with it. Sometimes even the best guess wrong in the heat of battle.

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Posted 2005-June-01, 14:49

Indeed I was a chicken :)

Yes, I have no regrets about my decision because at the time I thought it was best (thinking was something like partner is under pressure, etc etc). However whenever imps are lost I always look to see what I could have done better and if it was double dummy or not. Here I think perhaps I should get this one right as I rate to be facing a solid club suit and 2-3 hearts. It's certainly a close call and perhaps I am resulting myself, but I like richie's comment alot that partner had no slam try available if he has no heart control. This is pretty critical. Who knows, looks like the poll backed up my table decision heh.
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Posted 2005-June-01, 16:17

I like that thinking, too; however, partner also has no slam try if all he wants to do is play in game. :)
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Posted 2005-June-01, 18:54

Justin feels better because the "poll" backs up his action. I think - he really doesn't feel better ..just that there others that agree with what he did. Hard to convince partner that you were right because some others agree with you..they never have sympathy..at least with me.
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Posted 2005-June-01, 19:21

i would bid 6♣ on the strength of my singleton H and the assumption that he could have bid 4♣ forcing so he must have practically running ♣ (with my support) and values outside.

Of course, i would tell Richie that i passed 5♣ so he could call me a chicken...and then point out that i had made a numerical typo...
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Posted 2005-June-02, 03:22

Justin, you did well. Next time pard will have 8 clubs to the AJ and the spade king and you go down ;)
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Posted 2005-June-02, 09:29

Jlall, on Jun 1 2005, 02:31 PM, said:

At the table I passed, though in retrospect I think this is an error. Partner had 8 solid clubs and 2 hearts.

So we minority won the board (bidding to 6C).
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Posted 2005-June-02, 09:31

slothy, on Jun 1 2005, 08:21 PM, said:

i would bid 6♣ on the strength of my singleton H and the assumption that he could have bid 4♣ forcing so he must have practically running ♣ (with my support) and values outside.

Of course, i would tell Richie that i passed 5♣ so he could call me a chicken...and then point out that i had made a numerical typo...

Yes, that's why I voted for 6C. SA, DAK(and xxx) and stiff are gold when pd bid 5C by himself. This is better than a typical 15 hcp hand.
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