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#1 User is offline   nickf 

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Posted 2007-August-24, 01:49

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You pass as dealer and LHO opens 2D Multi, being a weak 2 in either Major or an Acol 2NT. Partner bids 3C which is a good hand but ostensibly denies a hand short in either Major. RHO bids 3H correctible.

Opponents are weak-ish, you and your partner are both expert players.

Your call - do you pass, double for takeout, bid 3S or 4C? What are the competitive bidding factors influencing your decision?

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Posted 2007-August-24, 01:53

I would pass, partner can be short in BOTH majors.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 03:47

I would bid 3 Spade. I had liked to have a better suit or two HPCS more, but nothing is perfect.

But I am not really sure what 3 Spade shows. I believe tha it shows a hand with club support here, with a own weak suit I had passed.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 10:21

I would double
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Posted 2007-August-24, 15:17

I am definitely bidding, as 3C is normally a 6 card suit. In my normal style, 3S by a passed hand here would imply club tolerence (actually shows a fit in some of my partnerships) so is relatively safe, yet this is a pretty defensive hand so x isn't rediculous either.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 16:38

Nick,

This is a flawed argument you have raised, you haven't mentioned what you have denied when you passed. I have seen some of the Multi 2 structures you have played. You are equal vul, and I am sure you have opened some ragged weak 2s in in the past, so more information is required. Given that you have denied a possible weak 2 in , (or a flawed one), bidding 3 would show tolerance in my opinion.

However, I am not bidding yet until I know what you have denied. :P

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Posted 2007-August-24, 16:42

jikl, on Aug 25 2007, 08:38 AM, said:

However, I am not bidding yet until I know what you have denied. :P

Sean

Good point.

I've denied:
- any 6 card Major weak 2 appropriate to the vulnerability and form of scoring
- any 5M-4m weak hand, again appropriate to the vulnerabilty.

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Posted 2007-August-24, 16:49

I will double for takeout.

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