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1m - (1H) - ? bidding a with 4 spades

#21 User is offline   jogs 

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Posted 2014-December-12, 11:35

View Postjdeegan, on 2014-December-12, 01:01, said:

Addendum to my initial posting.
If you do choose to play a system that allows a negative double w/o 4, it is incumbent to be selective. The following is an actual hand from this afternoon. Your partner is one of the best bridge players in the history of the game. You hold:

This is not a negative double because the ruff is in the wrong hand with an almost certain 4-3 fit. Also, you have enough strength to make the correct bid of 2.

The South player did make a negative double. LHO bid 3. Partner bid 3 (a slight stretch). RHO passed. South had extras, so he bid 4. Down one despite a generally favorable lie of the cards, and a good guess of the trump queen by the best dummy player alive.


That hand doesn't present a problem. This hand does.



Now your choices are 1NT, 2 or pass. All are flawed.



What about this hand? 1NT?

East will hold KJTxx or AJTxx.

If North has Axx or Kxx, you want East on opening lead.
It would be nice if South were allowed to double showing 'cards'.
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Posted 2014-December-12, 19:07

View Postjogs, on 2014-December-12, 11:35, said:

That hand doesn't present a problem. This hand does.



Now your choices are 1NT, 2 or pass. All are flawed.



What about this hand? 1NT?

East will hold KJTxx or AJTxx.

If North has Axx or Kxx, you want East on opening lead.
It would be nice if South were allowed to double showing 'cards'.

1NT, wtp?
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