When he has 5 or more spades and his opposition bid 4♥ he's been bidding 4♠ over the top. I'm not quite sure on his rules but it doesn't sound like vulnerability is that much of a concern.
Since he's been claiming successes of about 9 times out of 10 I've been trying it out. Sounds like lots of fun. Only, it doesn't work for me.
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Now admittedly unfavourable probably isn't the time to go trying new competitive bidding theories but what a hand! If any time was right to bid four over four it's now right? If my bro can do it on any ol' five carder surely a 7-5 will work for me.
Turns out no. Even at equal vul this is a bad sacrifice; unfavourable it's a disaster.
But. I have an admission. It wasn't all doom and gloom. A poor decision by opponents to bid 1 more combined with less than dazzling play delivered +50. That was worth a round 10 IMPs where it should have cost 9.
Am I doing it right?
There is no such bid as a sacrifice at unfavourable vulnerability!
ReplyDeleteWhen your brother bids 4S, he gets the Queen of hearts lead and then it's hard to go down more than one (loose 2 diamonds and two trumps).
ReplyDeleteWhen I got the Queen of hearts lead into 4SX, I won and played a diamond from dummy at trick 1. South hopped up with the DA on the first round, north dropping the DQ, and south smoothly continued a low diamond... Your guess...?
ReplyDeletePieter
@Paul
ReplyDeleteIt was more one of those "no downside" bids. I was expecting outcomes
a) -500 against 420-480 (-2)
b) -200 against 4H making, (+7)
c) +620 or +790 (+bundles)
d) -450 (par)
c) +50 when 5H fails (+10)
e) (dreaded) -500 when 4H goes down.
@John
Agreed, on a heart lead you're looking fancy.
@Piet
People normally hop to protect AQ. It's not that and South can't possibly know you have 5 (looking for a ruff) I'd sit and think for a long time =) helpful?