They are hoping for a response in 3-4 weeks, so I expect to submit around April 14, maybe earlier if we have clear leaders
I’ll get this one and the later one in over the next couple of days (got busy here …)
Yech! Normally I don’t make comments, but since there don’t seem to be any, I’ll add mine Saturday.
A) 4S
B) 4S
C) 3N
D) 3N
E) 3N
F) 3C
G) 4S
H) Club 7
Okay, one comment on B) really, down 2 is sort of the worst case (a good sacrifice) and we might make it.
A. 3N. Most likely game
B. 2S. Certainly not only 1S.
C. 2D. Not going to stop short of game, but just bidding 4S or 3N could be better
D. 3N. With 2 diamond stops and some help in clubs, I think this is best. If 4S makes, 3N likely will also.
E. Dbl. Preempts work. Unfortunately there is no bid partner can make that will make me confident of reaching the best contract.
F. 1NT. I don’t think I should bid 3C with only distributional values
G. 3NT. This one seems easiest, since imps.
H. Diamond 3. Spade second choice, but partner did not overcall
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| procrastinator | ||||||||
| oirg | ||||||||
| SW | 3N | 2S | 2D | 3N | Dbl | 1N | 3N | D3 |
| Klaymen | ||||||||
| ST | ||||||||
| BTDT | 4S | 4S | 3N | 3N | 3N | 3C | 4S | C7 |
| NN | ||||||||
| veni vidi vici | ||||||||
| Leading | ||||||||
| We couldn’t have a leader, which requires agreement by 3. Having agreement by 2 only only 1 question is not a good start. |
oirg by e-mail
OOOPS!!
On A) I misread Pard’s bid. (I saw 3 Spades.) … 3N
Opp’s bid. But assume intent now is 3N regardless
A. 4 hearts. A bit pushy, second choice is 3 hearts. Don’t like 3NT with just two clubs.
B. 3 spades. 65 white on red, will preempt more, even with minor inconvenience of RHO opening in my 5 card suit.
C. 4 spades. Don’t think we are likely to want to play in hearts even if pd has 4.
D. 3 diamonds. Leaving room for pd to show a spade fragment.
E. Double. Feels a bit weird to not immediately show AKJxx of support, but want to play in spades if pd has 4 (particularly at MPs).
F. 3 clubs. Yuck. Don’t like it, but alternatives seem worse. Second choice is 5C.
G. 4 spades. What is the saying, where there are nine tricks, there is a tenth?
H. Diamond 3, more for safety at MPs than thinking we will get to run this suit. Partner could not find a call all white at MPs over 1C, think we just trying to limit the overtricks.
A) 3H. I know I should bid 3NT, but that is too much of a distortion.
B) 2S. Perhaps too cautious.
C) 4S. Aiming for 3NT may work, but this is the book bid.
D) 3NT. If I bid 3H, we’ll never find 3NT.
E) Dbl. Seems easy for now, but then again this may be our last chance to bid 3NT if pard doesn’t have four spades.
F) 3C. Distortion. Maybe I should bid 4C over partner’s 3NT.
G) 3S. Perfect.
H) H2. Yuck.
