How To Take The Bidding Slowly - Weekly Free

[@erickehr4475]

On 8, partner can always cue with 2S with a maximum pass with H support, so I think he is more likely to have the sort of hand he did have, than the sort of hand you would need for game.

[@shostrock]

That was my thinking too, I don't know if the robot does this but I feel passed hands should cue raise aggressively here

[@MarkHugger]

First time in all these years I matched you board for board. I was sure you were going to find a way to avoid the 4H bid on 8. Thanks as always.

[@ddpult]

I stopped on a dime in 3H on the last board and somehow made it, getting 100%. 57% overall.

[@richardfarrer5616]

Rather less successful when I pushed to 6D on hand 5, two down after misguessing clubs. Then, possibly influenced by overbidding one hand, I underbid the next and just rebid my clubs and played there.

[@BrianOxleyTexan]

Interesting that you mentioned 4th suit forcing as looking for a stopper. My understanding is 40 years outdated so I think of it as partner wants the conversation to continue without fear of getting dropped in a bad spot. 1S as 4th suit is a corner case and I'd be nervous as their partner and wondering if natural with 6+ (still forcing), or strong without a better bid. There are only specific shapes by partner where 1S isn't natural and might instead be covered by agreements on jumps in NT?

[@jyutzler]

The bots play a jump to 2S as showing a GF with spades and a 4th suit of 1S showing all other GF hands.

[@frankah]

Peter - can you help me on this hand ? My partner bid 1NT - I had 16 points with 4 spades so bid stamen. Partner bid 2 spades so of course easy 4 spades contract. What I didnt know is what to bid after 2 spades to indicate interest in slam. What do you think I should have bid ? 4NT ? - is that automatically asking for aces ?

[@BridgeWithPete]

A common agreement people have is bidding the other major at the 3 level agrees the first one and is a slam try. So 1NT-2C-2S-3H. 3H would just say spades are trumps and I'm interested in slam, nothing about hearts.

[@frankah]

OK noted thanks.

[@damianhgr4282]

4NT would have been quantitative in this sequence, NOT blackwood

[@MrHarrys6604]

The sound went away after bd 3

[@jyutzler]

1. What do you think of raising to 2NT instead of jump shifting? It failed horrendously here because the bot found a diamond lead, but I don't like jump-shifting with a semi- balanced distribution. 8. I did not like your raise here. With no shortness, where is your source of tricks?

[@BridgeWithPete]

If 2NT was forcing I would do that. I like 2NT to be a GF without a 5/5 shape but the bots don't play that.

[@jyutzler]

@@BridgeWithPete Huh, okay. I thought it was pretty normal for 1M-1NT;2NT to be 17-19 balanced, non-forcing. OK, I guess I'll abandon this approach in the 5=4=2=2 case, presumably because it makes the 4-4 heart fit harder to find.