[kuhchung]

all red imps, we're 4th 543 AKQ73 972 T6

p 1D* p 1H
2S 3H 4S 5H
all pass

* precision

Feel free to comment on the auction

SK lead

--- J982 AQJT654 K2
543 AKQ73 972 T6

[mikeh]

kuhchung, on 2014-February-06, 22:07, said:

all red imps, we're 4th 543 AKQ73 972 T6

p 1D* p 1H
2S 3H 4S 5H
all pass

* precision

Feel free to comment on the auction

SK lead

--- J982 AQJT654 K2
543 AKQ73 972 T6

try to learn how to use the hand editor icon when doing a post. It is really easy and makes it far better for anyone trying to understand your post

[Zelandakh]

It would be difficult to comment on your auction without knowing your system over 2♠. Suffice to say that this is a good position for transfers, especially in a Precision context.

The level of the opps might be relevant in the play of the hand. After a ♠ lead I would play ♥8, ♥A, ♦9. If the ♦K is with West we are in good shape now. If East has ♦Kx they can beat it by returning another ♦. Similarly if ♦K was singleton and West has the ♣A they can organise a ♦ ruff. But at my level of play East will usually exit woodenly in a major allowing us 6 hearts and 5 or 6 diamonds. Against good opps this line is probably poor because they can see the diamond suit and will know what to do. In this case it is probably better to insert a second round of trumps before tackling diamonds but there is almost certainly something much better than this.

[kuhchung]

Opponents are GIB, everything is "standard" over the 2S call

Edit: I spent 10 minutes with the review your hands, which supplies a .lin file. Apparently I can't set a kibitzer if lin is passed as an argument so I gave up.

[HighLow21]

Zelandakh, on 2014-February-07, 05:09, said:

It would be difficult to comment on your auction without knowing your system over 2♠. Suffice to say that this is a good position for transfers, especially in a Precision context.

The level of the opps might be relevant in the play of the hand. After a ♠ lead I would play ♥8, ♥A, ♦9. If the ♦K is with West we are in good shape now. If East has ♦Kx they can beat it by returning another ♦. Similarly if ♦K was singleton and West has the ♣A they can organise a ♦ ruff. But at my level of play East will usually exit woodenly in a major allowing us 6 hearts and 5 or 6 diamonds. Against good opps this line is probably poor because they can see the diamond suit and will know what to do. In this case it is probably better to insert a second round of trumps before tackling diamonds but there is almost certainly something much better than this.

Good line of play but why not draw 2 rounds of trumps first?

[kuhchung]

HighLow21, on 2014-February-07, 11:52, said:

Good line of play but why not draw 2 rounds of trumps first?

ruff, trump trump (3-1), diamond hook losing, spade back

[Zelandakh]

HighLow21, on 2014-February-07, 11:52, said:

Good line of play but why not draw 2 rounds of trumps first?

The problem with drawing 2 rounds of trumps first is that you have no entry back to hand to draw a third round after they continue spades. So you are relying on trumps being 2-2 if the diamond king is offside.

[HighLow21]

Zelandakh, on 2014-February-07, 11:57, said:

The problem with drawing 2 rounds of trumps first is that you have no entry back to hand to draw a third round after they continue spades. So you are relying on trumps being 2-2 if the diamond king is offside.

Good point