Just last week my partner faced an incredible problem at another Regional Knockout Teams.
White against red, the auction goes 3 — 3
(by me) – and 4
.
He held this modest collection:
Kxxxxx
Txxxxx
__
x!!!
You have a mighty 3 high-card points, but you might make a million tricks. Who knows? You can certainly bid 4, but this seems pretty cowardly, you won’t know what to do over 5
(probably bid 5
), and may have to take insurance and bid 6
over 6
.
You can try to be more scientific and Q-bid 5, partner will bid 5
, and you still don’t know what to do. The third choice, of course, is to call up all your courage and bid 6
.
Partner could hold as little as AQxxx
x
xxx
Axxx and 6
seems close to 100%. Change the
x to the
A and you should make 7 with 17 high-card points.
Give partner a void in and you probably make 7 with 13 high-card points.
What do you do? (see below)
My partner looked at his cards in disbelief and bid 6.
I held AQxxx
Ax
xx
Axxx, and the slam was 100%.
I think his bid is best, since it makes a much better story if it works.