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What would you bid? advancing decisions-invite or force?

#1 User is offline   rdepaulo 

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Posted 2014-December-22, 20:53

As North you hold:
Kx
x
KQJ109xx
Jxx

Playing support doubles, the auction:

S W N E
1 P 1 1
1 P ?

Invite or force?
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Posted 2014-December-23, 00:27

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Posted 2014-December-23, 01:28

Pretty nice hand. Given the awful stuff I open this is still only an invite to me but if your opening standards are high I could see upgrading this to a force.
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Posted 2014-December-23, 05:27

I would bid 3, not forcing.
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Posted 2014-December-23, 05:41

I am inclined just to blast 5. Partner could have three aces but we also need the K and quite possibly the Q for slam. 3NT could be right but if p doesn't have A we probably need two heart stoppers.
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Posted 2014-December-23, 06:39

View Postrdepaulo, on 2014-December-22, 20:53, said:

As North you hold: K x x K Q J 10 9 x x J x x
Playing support doubles, the auction:
S W N E
1 P 1 1
1 P ?
Invite or force?
IMO 3 (NF) = 10, 5 = 7, 2 = 6.
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Posted 2014-December-23, 15:50

Lack of aces holds me back from a GF.
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Posted 2014-December-27, 06:00

Bid 3 Your initial response of 1D showed less than 16HCP. A rebid of 3 promises long strong diamonds giving south the option of passing if very weak, 3NT 5 or slam.
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Posted 2014-December-27, 06:42

3D.

I guess this means, I go with the invite.

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Posted 2014-December-27, 13:28

Excellent black suit fillers make me disregard 3NT. So 5.
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Posted 2014-December-27, 19:58

View PostMichael000, on 2014-December-27, 06:00, said:

Bid 3 Your initial response of 1D showed less than 16HCP.

This is not the way the vast majority of players, including experts, play. Even those who play strong jump shifts (and many do not) have more detailed requirements for the jump shift than merely hcp
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