Marmalade

Anton Witzen:

"A bigger problem is perhaps you miss 6 or 7H....."

Richard Hills:

Yes, I have the old-fashioned policy to eschew a pre-empt when holding an
outside four-card major, as too frequently you pre-empt your own side out
of a cold major game. And here you have an outside five-card major with two
voids, making a heart slam plausible.

Larry:

"Pass often works well."

Richard Hills:

Bingo! Yes, I as North elected to pass. LHO passed, pard opened 1H, RHO
passed. Now I jumped to 6H, all pass.

In principle I had misbid, as 7H was cold. However none of the other
North-Souths in this Butler pairs reached slam, with most declaring 3NT or
5D.

Best wishes,

Richard Hills

On Thursday, June 16, 2016, Anton Witzen <[email protected]> wrote:

> A bigger problem is perhaps that you miss 6 or 7H if your partner holds
> AKJxx(x) of hearts and nothing else.
> Perhaps a hand for the hideous Hog
> Regards
> anton
>
> Anton Witzen (a.k.a. ฟะนท)
> Boniplein 86
> 1094 SG Amsterdam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Herman De Wael
> Sent: donderdag 16 juni 2016 13:31
> To: Bridge Laws Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [BLML] Marmalade
>
> I don't like 3NT - I don't have 9 tricks and communication with partner is
> not going to be easy. It's too much of a gamble.
> I would bid 2Cl (weak diamonds or strong) and then either pass (showing
> the weak hand - he's going to make that!) or to whatever level (showing
> nine tricks - I almost got those) if the opponents intervene.
> But without this system, I have no clue. Possibly a strong diamond after
> all, but it can create the same problem if partner raises based on his
> black aces.
> Herman.
>
> a.witzen schreef:
> > Me too, or is that too easy?
> > Regards
> > Anton
> >
> >
> >
> > Verzonden vanaf Samsung-tablet.
> > A.witzen, boniplein 86 amsterdam
> >
> >
> > -------- Oorspronkelijk bericht --------
> > Van: Sven Pran <[email protected]>
> > Datum: 16-06-2016 08:04 (GMT+01:00)
> > Aan: 'Bridge Laws Mailing List' <[email protected]>
> > Onderwerp: Re: [BLML] Marmalade
> >
> > 3NT
> >
> > *Fra:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *På vegne
> > av* Richard Hills
> > *Sendt:* 16. juni 2016 07:31
> > *Til:* Bridge Laws Mailing List
> > *Emne:* [BLML] Marmalade
> >
> > Imps
> >
> > Dlr: North
> >
> > Vul: None
> >
> > You, North, hold:
> >
> > S ---
> >
> > H T9765
> >
> > D AKQT8654
> >
> > C ---
> >
> > What call do you make?
> >
> >
> >
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