Playing 2/1...
my LHO opens 1 spade, partner comes in with 2 clubs, Red vs White at MP, RHO passes, and you pickup:
S: Void
H: AK873
D: AQJT6
C: 862
Obviously a huge hand given the auction, I'm evaluating it as the equivilant of 20 pts or so. I start with a 2s cuebid, showing a limit raise or better in partner's suit.
Following the cuebid partner jumps to 5c, which should show fairly substational extras beyond a bare minimum overcall, since partner can decline the invitation with 3c, or punt back to me with 4c. So I bid 6c, on every expectation that it will make, with good trumps and running tricks in the red suits, and no losers in spades.
Partner shows up with:
S: KJT73
H: JT
D: 4
C: AKQT9
The initial 2c bid is fine, although a penalty pass on the hand is attractive. I thought partner's 5c bid was rather understrength with such long spades. Down 2 in 6 when trumps are Jxxx offsides.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
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2 comments:
I think I might have raised 5C to 7C.
As it is, 6C is not the worst contract I've ever been in. It's got plenty of chances (though with 4-1 clubs, that sets things back a bit.)
Did you consider 2D instead of 2S? It's not yet clear what the trump suit should be, no?
--JRM
Hrrm that's a thought. My general style is to support partners suit with a fit though, so a 2d bid here would in my style tend to deny 3 card club support, although that certainly isn't always true.
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