[blml] Réf. : Re: Be prepared!

[Grattan Endicott]

Grattan Endicott
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[also gesta at tiscali.co.uk]
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Probst" <john at asimere.com>
To: <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] Réf. : Re: Be prepared!


> The bidding has gone:
>
> WEST      NORTH     EAST      SOUTH
> 3D        3S        5D        5S
> Pass      ?
>
> You, North, hold:
>
> AJ752
> A
> A32
> KT72
>
> Do you agree with the previous 3S overcall?
>
> # AG : is the Pope Catholic ?
>
> What call do you make now?
>
> # AG : my hand bettered a little, but it's still a perfectly normal 3S
> overcall. Don't hang partner.
> Of course, 6S could work. Some might bid it, to be sure, but it's a
> gamble.
>
> Tempo case, I guess ? Of course, pass is a LA.
>
> MadDog:   Wouldn't cross my mind to pass. 6D I think.  John
>
+=+ Lots of first round controls. Yes, I go on
        but I do not look for seven - in these preemptive
        situations distributional leaks are an increased
        risk - and I would prefer a diamond lead to many
        so I am not inclined to show the control. But I do
        think Pass is a LA.
                                        ~ G ~   +=+