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Weak jump shift?
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Posted 2012-October-17, 10:56
Matchpoints. Vanilla 2/1.
Would you make a weak jump-shift 3♥ bid? Anything else you would consider other than that or pass?
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Posted 2012-October-17, 11:05
I would never play weak jump shifts, but if you do play them, isn't this a typical hand for it? I think a reluctance to make the weak JS on this hand really speaks to the unsoundness of the method in general.
Edit: To make it clear, with the agreement to play weak jump shifts, I'll plant one here, reluctantly. I would not preempt this hand 3♥ at this vulnerability normally, but partner surely has some of my losers covered.
Edit: To make it clear, with the agreement to play weak jump shifts, I'll plant one here, reluctantly. I would not preempt this hand 3♥ at this vulnerability normally, but partner surely has some of my losers covered.
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Posted 2012-October-17, 12:14
CSGibson, on 2012-October-17, 11:05, said:
I would never play weak jump shifts, but if you do play them, isn't this a typical hand for it? I think a reluctance to make the weak JS on this hand really speaks to the unsoundness of the method in general.
Weird questions today. I agree that this is another one.
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Posted 2012-October-17, 12:48
I don't think this question is that weird. I mean obviously you have the right shape and point count, but man, that is a pretty awful suit to bid 3H with, especially r/w. Would far prefer to have xx/KJ109xxx/xxx/x. I mean maybe we agree to play WJO, but that doesn't mean that this is a 3H bid over a first seat 1D.
Since hands with the right shape, point count, and distribution of honors come up once in a blue moon, I also prefer jumps here as fit, but unfortunately OP gets to set the CoC.
Since hands with the right shape, point count, and distribution of honors come up once in a blue moon, I also prefer jumps here as fit, but unfortunately OP gets to set the CoC.
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Posted 2012-October-17, 14:45
If 3♥ is wjs, then yea i would bid 3♥. It may not be the textbook hand for it, but i never wait for those hands anyway, those hands are for textbooks, the hand we have in hand is for real life. Suit is not very good but it is 7 cards + shortness in their suit.
I rarely agree with Ken and his opinions but if we play wjs here, we ought to bid it imo.
I rarely agree with Ken and his opinions but if we play wjs here, we ought to bid it imo.
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Posted 2012-October-17, 18:41
If you play wjs, ya gotta do it with 7 of them and sooner or later will have a reason to pull out your pen and immediately scratch them off the card. They suck.
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Posted 2012-October-17, 20:15
The question you've got to ask yourself is "Would you open this hand 3 ♥ in 1st seat vul vs. not?".
You've got 7 ♥s but with the poor quality of the suit, this hand ought to be passed when VUL.
If you wouldn't open the hand in 1st seat, then why would you try a preempt in 4th seat after the opponents have shown at least game invitational values between them.
This hand could easily go set for -500 often and for some big numbers occasionally. Even -200 would be bad if the opponents can't make game.
You've got 7 ♥s but with the poor quality of the suit, this hand ought to be passed when VUL.
If you wouldn't open the hand in 1st seat, then why would you try a preempt in 4th seat after the opponents have shown at least game invitational values between them.
This hand could easily go set for -500 often and for some big numbers occasionally. Even -200 would be bad if the opponents can't make game.
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Posted 2012-October-17, 21:59
rmnka447, on 2012-October-17, 20:15, said:
If you wouldn't open the hand in 1st seat, then why would you try a preempt in 4th seat after the opponents have shown at least game invitational values between them.
Look at the auction again. Partner opened, only one opponent has bid, the other started with pass. I think you might have gotten confused.
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