[blml] Réf. : Re: Splinter of the Mind's Eye [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Alain Gottcheiner]

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De : Eric Landau
Date : 02/16/07 16:22:57
A : Bridge Laws Discussion List
Sujet : Re: [blml] Splinter of the Mind's Eye [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
 
At 09:47 PM 2/15/07, richard.hills wrote:
 
>Matchpoint pairs
>Dlr: East
>Vul: North-South
>
>The bidding has gone:
>
>SOUTH     WEST      NORTH     EAST
>---       ---       ---       1D
>Pass      2C        Dble      3S(1)
>Dble      3NT       Pass      ?
>
>(1) Alerted and explained as a splinter
>bid, club support and a singleton spade
>
>You, East, hold:
>
>Q
>AJ
>AKT76
>KQ863
>
>What call do you make?
 
I do bid. The most important part, as I guess that's a tempo question.
 
I'd say 4C is the easiest way to hear about any good news (DQ or HK). In
principle, partner shan't hold the SA (no redouble), which limits our
ambitions to a small slam.
 
> What other calls do you consider making?
 
4D is allowable, but I fail to see the advantage over 4C. 
4NT (natural, but with BW positives) if partner could have bid 2C with
spread honors, like KJx - KJx - Qx - Jxxxx (perhaps 2NT would have been
conventional - or forcing).
6C if he couldn't.
 
NB : it also depends from what a pass of 3SX would have meant. I'd say it's
semi-positive (Kxx - Kxx - xx - AJxxx), in which case 3NT is quite negative
and 4NT feels better.
 
Best regards
 
   Alain
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