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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge
Subject: Misbid This Hand With Me
Message-ID: <647@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 17:00:54 EST
Article-I.D.: houxz.647
Posted: Thu Jan 26 17:00:54 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Jan-84 01:46:11 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Have you ever misbid your way to the perfect contract?  We had a hand the
other night where one partner didn't know what was going on, the other
corrected out of desperation, and the final contract was the top spot.
You try it.
		S
		H AT7542
		D A7
		C A8753
You open 1H, partner responds 2C (2 over 1 forcing to game), and RHO doubles.
Now what?  What is your plan?

This hand redoubled.  The bidding went as follows:

1H	P	2C	X
XX(1)	2D	P	3D
3S(2)	P	4S	P
5D(3)	P	5S	P
6C(4)	P	6S	P
7C(5)	P	P	P

1)He'll find out later what I have, but I better keep him bidding.
2)I need to show all the controls.  This is the easiest way.  He should
not believe it's a suit, at least not after I bid clubs.
3)First round control.  Gee, I wish you hadn't made me commit to slam.
4)Clubs is really what I meant by the redouble.
5)CLUBS, stupid.  CLUBS!!

The other hand had:
		S KJ73
		H 9
		D K32
		C KQ964

Hearts were 4-2, clubs were 2-1.  7C made, for a clear top.  The slam
of course is excellent.  But what a way to get there.