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04-21-2005, 09:48 AM
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Smells like slam
 AKxxx QTxxx - QxxI open this 1 against two intermediate players on bridgebase. LHO bids 2 and partner bids 3. RHO bids 3 which I double. Partner now bids 5, RHO 5Lots of points at this table (I've got about 25 myself). My two top spades take care of partner's losers, and hopefully he only has one heart to lose. And hopefully the trump doesn't get pulled prematurely so he can ruff his diamond losers. I bid 6 which RHO doubles. AKxxx QTxxx - Qxx x x xxx AKJT98xxSure enough, d lead was ruffed, heart pitch on second spade. Ruff hearts and diamonds, draw trump, make 7. I think all four 6 bids were doubled making 7.
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04-21-2005, 10:42 AM
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So, what do I smell like?
Seriously, one often gets doubled on such distributional hands. The opponents have enough Aces and Kings that they think you have to go down. An example from my weekly Tuesday rubber bridge game a few days ago (yes, we play for money). I'm holding: xx, xxx, AJxxx, 10xx. Lefty opens one diamond, partner overcalls two clubs, righty bids two hearts, I raise to three clubs, lefty bids three hearts, partner jumps to five clubs, righty doubles, partner redoubles. Opening lead is a diamond and partner has: KQ10x, Ax, void, AQJ9xxx. Partner pitches a heart on the diamond Ace, A and one spade was onside as well as K and one club onside. Making six, +1000. A major suit lead would have led to down one.
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04-21-2005, 02:40 PM
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The opponents' ability always enters into my decision making. More often that not, I expect a welcome
lead from an intermediate player and bit to 6, but fear a or lead from an experienced player and may double 5 instead.
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#4
04-21-2005, 05:29 PM
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Back to your main point, yes distributional hands are often doubled, yet many people manage to bid beyond their distribution. If you have Aces, Kings, trump length and voids, you can often bid a lot and do well. The modern approach is to bid a lot with Queens, Jacks, and flat distribution.
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04-21-2005, 05:57 PM
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04-22-2005, 01:20 PM
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The way the scoring works to get to 1000:
400 for the tricks up to the contract (5*20*4) 300 for a non-vulnerable game 100 for the insults (50+50) 200 for the non-vulnerable overtrick We were playing 4-deal, not strictly rubber bridge.
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