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What should I Bid? - Best enquiry for August 2001 The
best submission in August came from Judy May.
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A9 © J2 ¨
AK763 § A965 | |
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10542 © 1074 ¨
Q92 § KQJ | | ª
6 © 9863 ¨
10854 § 10842 | | ª
KQJ873 © AKQ5 ¨
J § 73 | |
| Dealer
S, all vulnerable | Bidding:
| West
| North
| East | South | | | | | 1S |
| P | 2D | P | 2H |
| P | 3C | P | 3S |
| P | 4NT | P | 5S |
| P | 5NT | P | 6D | | P | 6S | All
Pass | Comments: Dear David, As you can
see, both 7S and 7NT make here. Is there a more elegant way of bidding this? I
was playing with Jane Russ, and we both felt we should have found the Grand Slam,
even with one King missing. And David's Response: The hand
you gave me is a troublesome one. The key is the 5NT bid, which guarantees
interest in a Grand Slam, and therefore all first round controls. If responder
is uncertain, then they should show the number of kings they hold and leave the
final decision to partner. In this case, however, South has a good source of tricks
in hearts, a great spade holding and should bid 7S over 5NT directly.
All
the best, David Beauchamp What
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