Reap as you have Sown
Auntie's Advice: Many a time in Stormy Auctions the best Action is taking No Action.
Your 6 
-s
was chosen by near one-half of the field. It loses 113 IMP-s ... CFM
(left hand opponent) bids 6 
-s
over your blast, which LGM makes without breathing very hard ...
touch 
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to all
original choices or
Your 5 -s
was tried by about 1/4 of the field. It could win 60 IMP-s ... CFM
(left hand opponent) will bid 5 -s
over your call = 60 IMP-s to you if all pass, but most likely Minor will
(foolishly) save in 6 -s,
pushing them into the cold 6 -s
and into a 113 IMP loss to you ...
touch
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to all
original choices or
Your 7 -s
was picked by three others. it wins 97 IMP-s ... LGM
(right hand opponent) doubles and nets 500 for them ...
touch
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to all
original choices or
Your Double, (shared with one
other brave soul), is the ultimate in the
"Striped Tailed Ape" Doubles. It is very imaginative and could very
well win 52 IMP-s, when neither
opponent bids, nor redoubles ... -1190 versus -1430, if they redouble, your 5
or 6 runouts
will lead to 6 -s
and a 113 IMP loss ...
touch
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to all
original choices or
Your 5 
-s
(and 6 -s)
was perpetrated, one each, by a fellow inmate. It is a very cute lead director,
except, that you can expect to be on opening lead against some
contract. Call it a delayed lead director, it might even work in some other
layout, when partner wins a very early trick. Not on this hand though, see
"real Deal" (acual hand) below; the bid greatly encourages CFM
(left hand opponent) to bid 6 -s
(K
protection less in need), pushing them into the cold slam and you into a 113 IMP
loss ...
touch
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to
all original choices or
Such a nonsensical bid,
attempted by a few, will lead to where 6
(or 7 , depending on the
level of your bid) would have gone, the more fooling around, the more
determined the opponents will get. Touch 
to see where 6 -s
and
to see where 7 -s
would
have taken you, or ...
touch
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to all
original choices or
Auntie Ursula would never make such a
call! touch
to see her wise choice or ...
touch
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to all
original choices or
Pass, Aunties' choice and
hers alone, did win 156 IMP-s, by letting the
opponent make the most logical, but disastrous as the cards are, choice; CFM
(left hand opponent) bids 6 
-s
very intelligently, to protect the
K, while looking at a
suit, that can be expected to run with no loss. Expectations, expectations ...
touch
to see actual hand or URSA to go back to all
original choices or
|
The Real Deal is: *** |
||
| S: - | ||
| H: A,Q,10,6,5 | ||
| D: A,Q,10,9,8,7,5,3 | ||
| C: - | ||
| S: A,K,4 | * * * * * | S: Q,J,10,7,6,5,2 |
| H: - | * * | H: K,J,5 |
| D: K,J,2 | * * | D: 6,4 |
| C: A,K,Q,10,8,6,2 | * * * * * | C: 4 |
| S: 9,8,3 | ||
| H: 9,8,7,4,3 | ||
| D: - | ||
| C: J,9,7,5,3 | ||
*** This Deal is Real; two Grand Masters were present and will testify to my veracity, if need be.