Is there a maximum number of times a player can transfer on one hand? My partner and I earned an unexpectedly good score on a board from last week's STAC games where I assumed that the number of transfers was limited. I quite arbitrarily applied a three strikes rule.
I picked up the following, at unfavorable vulnerability and second seat: ♠J4 ♥AKT63 ♦A92 ♣765. Dealer passed. We play a 12-14 notrump and, although we don't typically open 1NT with a five card major, for some reason I did this time. LHO bid 2♣ and partner bid 2♥, a transfer. RHO now doubled and I passed. Lefty passed and partner redoubled. I did recognize this as a re-transfer, although I was probably going to pass it if it came to it.
Incidentally, I discovered long ago, that it doesn't pay to re-transfer with a redouble unless you have at least invitational strength - just in case partner decides to pass the redouble out. Better to just bid your suit with a weak hand.
In any event, RHO bid 3♣ and I passed again. Now, partner bid 3♥. Should I have known this was another transfer? Perhaps. I thought partner had finally decided to support my hearts and this was to play. Partner's "thank you, partner" had just a smidgeon of an edge to it, I thought. The defense was not optimal and my partner's declarer play was brilliant so he brought home this unlikely contract. His hand, by the way, was ♠AKT763 ♥52 ♦T753 ♣4. One pair did beat us by taking ten tricks in a spade partial, but our result was an excellent 10 out of 11.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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