Hi Dear Mr Wolff
While the play is appearing in four spades, in contrast to yesterday’s hand, this one should be played in three NT by north which would go down only if west has at least one club honor, east leads a club and east manages three heart tricks. Too low percentage. North should bid three NT even missing spade Q and with that card the bid should be automatic.Your opinion please
Regards
A V Ramana RaoJuly 9th, 2022 at 9:20 am
Hi Dear Mr Wolff
While the play is appealing in four spades, in contrast to yesterday’s hand, this one should be played in three NT by north which would go down only if west has at least one club honor, east leads a club and east manages three heart tricks. Too low percentage. North should bid three NT even missing spade Q and with that card the bid should be automatic.Your opinion please
Regards
A V Ramana RaoJuly 9th, 2022 at 9:27 am
Rather silly. I detected the spelling mistake of appealing ( thanks to auto correct) in time, pressed the stop button, corrected the spelling and submitted the post but somehow it appears that the stop command did not work. Please ignore first post
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bobbywolffJuly 9th, 2022 at 3:02 pm
Hi AVRR,
In an attempt to be fluid in bridge presentation, no one should expect, nor less demand an occasional 2nd, 3rd or even sometimes awkward discussion, although in essence, all of us try to make ourselves as understood as possible or at the very least plausible.
As to the bridge of the matter, especially when the subject is a possible (and double dummy) discussion of a hand with a combined 11 spade holding being, in fact declaring a better 3NT contract than 4 spades.
Of course, there are easily constructed hands which make 3NT better,, but at the heat of the table, it is usually foolish to even think of such aberrations, not that we have not chosen to do so at some time during a 30+ year or longer tenure of attempting to play good bridge.
IOW, sometimes original and thus satisfactory to mention, but very unlikely to even seriously consider such a thing, particularly so if allowing an opponent to stick in a lead directing bid on the way to the normal 4 spades turning out to be a “killing lead” which would not have been made, except tor the opportunity given.
IOW, there are often “bridge wicked witches encountered” on the way to the Emerald City which could be normally avoided except for the
overthinking involved by the ones in control.
However, YES, they do make interesting conversation based on their originality, allowing others to think that the perpetrator might have stuck to dress designing instead of bridge playing. However, certainly no offense taken!
And finally yes, original thinking has its place in our magnificent game, but in order for it to meet its acid test must involve itself with gain vs. loss, which methinks very generally, will be less than 50%, not good enough, unless post done winning accolades are more important than just mundane number of victories.
With today’s hand, yes North might be rightfully considering a 3NT bid, but what if partner had both fewer and also not holding the king for his bid, welcoming partner’s decision on not insisting on spades, but turning out to be sadly not making (but 4 spades being better, or maybe virtually almost laydown).
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Hi Dear Mr Wolff
While the play is appearing in four spades, in contrast to yesterday’s hand, this one should be played in three NT by north which would go down only if west has at least one club honor, east leads a club and east manages three heart tricks. Too low percentage. North should bid three NT even missing spade Q and with that card the bid should be automatic.Your opinion please
Regards
Hi Dear Mr Wolff
While the play is appealing in four spades, in contrast to yesterday’s hand, this one should be played in three NT by north which would go down only if west has at least one club honor, east leads a club and east manages three heart tricks. Too low percentage. North should bid three NT even missing spade Q and with that card the bid should be automatic.Your opinion please
Regards
Rather silly. I detected the spelling mistake of appealing ( thanks to auto correct) in time, pressed the stop button, corrected the spelling and submitted the post but somehow it appears that the stop command did not work. Please ignore first post
Regards
Hi AVRR,
In an attempt to be fluid in bridge presentation, no one should expect, nor less demand an occasional 2nd, 3rd or even sometimes awkward discussion, although in essence, all of us try to make ourselves as understood as possible or at the very least plausible.
As to the bridge of the matter, especially when the subject is a possible (and double dummy) discussion of a hand with a combined 11 spade holding being, in fact declaring a better 3NT contract than 4 spades.
Of course, there are easily constructed hands which make 3NT better,, but at the heat of the table, it is usually foolish to even think of such aberrations, not that we have not chosen to do so at some time during a 30+ year or longer tenure of attempting to play good bridge.
IOW, sometimes original and thus satisfactory to mention, but very unlikely to even seriously consider such a thing, particularly so if allowing an opponent to stick in a lead directing bid on the way to the normal 4 spades turning out to be a “killing lead” which would not have been made, except tor the opportunity given.
IOW, there are often “bridge wicked witches encountered” on the way to the Emerald City which could be normally avoided except for the
overthinking involved by the ones in control.
However, YES, they do make interesting conversation based on their originality, allowing others to think that the perpetrator might have stuck to dress designing instead of bridge playing. However, certainly no offense taken!
And finally yes, original thinking has its place in our magnificent game, but in order for it to meet its acid test must involve itself with gain vs. loss, which methinks very generally, will be less than 50%, not good enough, unless post done winning accolades are more important than just mundane number of victories.
With today’s hand, yes North might be rightfully considering a 3NT bid, but what if partner had both fewer and also not holding the king for his bid, welcoming partner’s decision on not insisting on spades, but turning out to be sadly not making (but 4 spades being better, or maybe virtually almost laydown).