Comments on: An Impossible Auction? http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/ Contract Bridge Themes with a Midwest Accent! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: DaveMilw http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-22022 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:54:02 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-22022 5D, if more people bid in response to partner's takeout doubles, it would be good step toward world peace. 5D, if more people bid in response to partner’s takeout doubles, it would be good step toward world peace.

]]> by: Mark http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-11388 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:09:05 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-11388 Partner has a twist hand. I wouldn't pass because I might get them to bid one more. If partner has 6-5 in the minors she would bid NT so partner should have five spades. I bid 4S. Granted, I don't relish a spade lead, but she could have a sequence in them or another natural lead, or we might push them to five hearts/ Partner has a twist hand. I wouldn’t pass because I might get them to bid one more. If partner has 6-5 in the minors she would bid NT so partner should have five spades. I bid 4S. Granted, I don’t relish a spade lead, but she could have a sequence in them or another natural lead, or we might push them to five hearts/

]]> by: dave MOJO http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-10106 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:07:35 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-10106 Happy holidays, Jeff. Happy holidays, Jeff.

]]> by: Christopher Monsour http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-9691 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:37:22 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-9691 I bid 5D, unless the pair I am playing against are Reese and Shapiro. Whatever has just transpired is a very rare event, but I think it is much rarer that partner holds a penalty double and this happened than that partner is three suited with a heart void and nothing and now wants to sacrifice. The sacrifice motivation isn't entirely implausible given the colors. For partner to have a penalty double here requires something seriously odd to be going on: Even if the opponents have psyched, they have hearts...RHO wouldn't psyche a limit raise, and LHO, if he had psyched the heart suit to begin with would seem unlikely to reraise the suit to game at these colors (apart from the above-mentioned pair). It is plausible RHO forgot they were playing limit raises and bid 3H as a preempt. But that still leaves partner with a singleton or void heart, so if he has a penalty double now, he passed a takeout double or an overcall last time. It's also possible partner missed an ace and passed by accident over 1H. If that's the case, then, yes, 4H and 5D could well both be down. But (A) that would be partner's fault, not mine; and (B) that would require the opponents to be psyching or having a misunderstanding on the same auction that partner spaced out on, which seems like quite a parlay. At both I would bid 5D and at unfavorable I would pass. I think the question is toughest at neither vul (them not being vul makes the psychic reraise somewhat plausible). I should also note there are some partners with whom you should always bid 5D with this hand, regardless of colors...namely those who never double anything for penalty unless you have shown values. I bid 5D, unless the pair I am playing against are Reese and Shapiro. Whatever has just transpired is a very rare event, but I think it is much rarer that partner holds a penalty double and this happened than that partner is three suited with a heart void and nothing and now wants to sacrifice. The sacrifice motivation isn’t entirely implausible given the colors. For partner to have a penalty double here requires something seriously odd to be going on: Even if the opponents have psyched, they have hearts…RHO wouldn’t psyche a limit raise, and LHO, if he had psyched the heart suit to begin with would seem unlikely to reraise the suit to game at these colors (apart from the above-mentioned pair). It is plausible RHO forgot they were playing limit raises and bid 3H as a preempt. But that still leaves partner with a singleton or void heart, so if he has a penalty double now, he passed a takeout double or an overcall last time.

It’s also possible partner missed an ace and passed by accident over 1H. If that’s the case, then, yes, 4H and 5D could well both be down. But (A) that would be partner’s fault, not mine; and (B) that would require the opponents to be psyching or having a misunderstanding on the same auction that partner spaced out on, which seems like quite a parlay.

At both I would bid 5D and at unfavorable I would pass. I think the question is toughest at neither vul (them not being vul makes the psychic reraise somewhat plausible).

I should also note there are some partners with whom you should always bid 5D with this hand, regardless of colors…namely those who never double anything for penalty unless you have shown values.

]]> by: MOJO http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-8616 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:25:31 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2008/10/31/an-impossible-auction/#comment-8616 Are you playing in Boston? GL if you do. Are you playing in Boston? GL if you do.

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