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How to bid a Grand Slam
The following hand was bid by my partner (Mike Devine) and myself (no name given, oh what the heck, John Layton) on 28 Feb. 1999 at Daytona Metropolitan Bridge Club. I was a keen novice with about 40 master points. This was Mike's 3rd or 4th Duplicate game. Now retired he played Rubber Bridge in college and maintained his interest by reading newspaper columns. I had slightly overloaded Mike by introducing Weak Two's, Negative Doubles, Stayman, Transfers, Gerber and Blackwood to our card. (All new to Mike) Mike's hand: John's hand: Mike: 2c lots of quick tricksJohn: 2d WOW (22+ 12) we have a slam.Opp: What does the 2d mean? Mike: I think he is denying a 4 card major (mix up with Stayman) Mike: 4c Gerber-oups John may think that is my suitJohn: Is that his suit (I hope), but why 4 and not 3. Is it Gerber? We have at least 34 points I will assume it is his suit and bid Blackwood-4nt. Mike: I can't
answer with a void. He does not have a major, but must have points to
ask for Aces so - John Gulp!!!! Mike thinks I have diamonds, but where can I go. Pass.The Opening Lead---a small spade. John: If I finesse we could be down 1 spade and 2clubs. If I play the Ace we will only be down 1 so, Ace please THE KING DROPS!!!!!!! Our luck continued, we ended up 1st with a 67.61% game (submitted by John Layton - 03/04/2005)
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"Bid what you have" Submitted by Betty Sandifer A doctor is called away from a bridge tournament to tend to an emergency. There is still the last board to play. They ask a kibitzer to take his place, although he knows nothing about the game. They tell him "Just bid what you have got and follow suit". He, sitting South, thereupon starts the following bidding sequence: South West North East 1C pass 2H pass 2S pass 3C pass 3H pass 4NT pass 7D Dbl pass! pass pass This is the deal NORTH S - A9 H - AKQ65 D - AK C - Q 10 54 WEST EAST S - K Q 10 8 S - 76542 H - J 10 97 H - 8 D - Q 10 D - J9 C - K J 8 C - 987632 SOUTH S - J3 H - 432 D - 8765432 C - A South took the lead of the king of spades with the ace, cashed the ace and king of trumps, came to hand with the ace of clubs and played all his diamonds. On the last one, West was hopelessly squeezed in hearts and spades, and ultimately discarded a heart, whereupon South made the last four tricks in hearts. When the opposition saw South's hand, they called the director, who asked for an explanation of the bidding, and got the following reply: "I was told to bid what I have got, and I have one club, two spades, 3 hearts and 7 diamonds!" |
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