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#1 User is offline   mr1303 

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Posted 2013-December-15, 15:16



What do you call here?
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Posted 2013-December-15, 15:20

5 and then make a Lightner double of their slam.
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Posted 2013-December-15, 18:34

4, next will be many spades
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Posted 2013-December-15, 19:38

I'll follow Gonzalo's route here.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


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Posted 2013-December-16, 01:02

5C. Followed by pass over their slam or 5S over their 5 level bid. This will ensure I get C lead. I don't care if 5C is passed out.
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Posted 2013-December-16, 02:27

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Posted 2013-December-16, 06:26

I bid 4C at the table. It now goes 6D all pass back to you. Are you finished?
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Posted 2013-December-16, 06:58

Yes I am finished. Hopefully 6 goes down on a club lead.
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Posted 2013-December-16, 14:33

I am prepared to sacrifice all the way to 6s but I need to prepare us for a x if the

opps happen to bid 7d. That means this bid has to be

4h

No matter how the bidding proceeds from this point (unless opps stop in 6n) I should be

able to either bid 6s or get in my lightner x for the needed club lead against 7d. This is

important since waiting until the 7 level to use lightner risks a mistake. Those choosing to

bid 4c have the right idea but the concept of lighter is to primarily tell p what NOT to lead

and to hunt around for something diffenent. The main purpose being the something different

may be the only way to beat the opps slam. If we are going to defeat a slam on a normal

lead then passing is fine save the lightner for hands where you give your side the only chance

it may have to prevail. The 4c (like my 4h bid) are all too easily just a normal honor or natural

lead director and may be needed when the opps bid more. They can also be used (as in this case)

to set up a lightner x.



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Posted 2013-December-16, 15:23

I would bid 4 and then take the push to 6. I know it might be wrong, but it is likely to be cheaper than game, so I want to avoid a big loss.

LHO's 6 is likely to be based on a spade void (no blackwood opposite an unlimited partner).
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Posted 2014-January-01, 20:27

white vs red,I would like bid 6,and hope majors(spade and heart) fit.
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Posted 2014-January-01, 21:02

View Postmr1303, on 2013-December-15, 15:16, said:


What do you call here?
IMO 6 = 10, 4 = 9, 5 = 8. If opps bid 7, I like Broze's idea of a Lightner double.
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