I waited a long time to make this bid
I had this great hand yesterday. I had to call Ray in to watch while I made my bid. Here is my hand white on red sitting West:
| ♠ Q987542 |
| ♥ J9 |
| ◊ KQ75 |
| ♣ — |
It may not look like an awesome hand but wait….
Partner opens 2♠ which shows 5-10 HCP and at least 5-5 in spades and a minor. You already have a plan when your RHO bids 3♠. With Ray looking over your shoulder you bid 6♠. That was fun, your highest level preempt ever. This is passed around to South who bids 7♥. He must have some hand. Too bad that are playing it from the wrong side for a club ruff. This was passed out. Before I tell you the rest of the story let’s see what happened at the other table.
| West (my hand) | North | East (Sylvia’s hand) | South |
| 3♣ | 6♥ | ||
| all pass |
Yes, it really is the same hand. Now what do you lead into this auction. I don’t know if you can work it out but don’t lead a diamond or it’s curtains. And in fact, at the other table that is exactly what happened.
Here is the whole hand and you will notice that when I bid 6♠, I bid what we could make.
| ♠K | ||
| ♥ 54 | ||
| ◊ AJ108432 | ||
| ♣Q65 | ||
| ♠ Q987542 | ♠ AJ1063 | |
| ♥ J9 | ♥ — | |
| ◊ KQ75 | ◊ 96 | |
| ♣ — | ♣ K109872 | |
| ♠ — | ||
| ♥ AKQ1087632 | ||
| ◊ — | ||
| ♣ AJ43 |
After the diamond lead in 6♥ declarer took the club pitch, drew trump and conceded a club. I made the same lead but that is not enough in 7♥. Declarer won the diamond and took the club finesse as his only chance so he went two down. That was 17 imps.
At our table our system helped us a lot. Do you like the opening 3♣ bid at the other table? Is there anything East-West could have done? If East passes funny things may happen. If South opens 6♥, he will still buy the hand but probably he won’t. Say South opens 2♣. I am probably going to bid spades. That is going to cause some fun and games our way.
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It is NOT just my claustrophobia. Years of playing with real cards have me used to flat hands. But on BBO there is always something like this. And I am too set in my ways to feel out an electronic table. “What do you think of 3 clubs?” It got what it deserved. (Though if the side suit had been red……)