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Out on a limb
#2
Posted 2015-March-16, 23:37
Yes,2♠ is out on a limb.
A pity that we don't know the results of other tables at the same time.
A pity that we don't know the results of other tables at the same time.
#3
Posted 2015-March-17, 00:53
One of the problems with 2S is that it does not even provide the safety of promise of a genuine Club suit. So if East gives preference to Clubs he could be raising the level of the bidding while giving preference from one 6 card trump fit to another 6 card trump fit.
It does not seem right to play in a 6 card trump fit in Spades. West might have a 5th Spade but then will have longer Clubs so giving preference is not going to be a disaster (or not any more of a disaster than you are in now).
2N by East in the final pass-out seat should perhaps show preference for Clubs over Spades, but stronger preference for Diamonds over Clubs. That would get you into 3D which is a better spot than 2S despite a level higher.
It does not seem right to play in a 6 card trump fit in Spades. West might have a 5th Spade but then will have longer Clubs so giving preference is not going to be a disaster (or not any more of a disaster than you are in now).
2N by East in the final pass-out seat should perhaps show preference for Clubs over Spades, but stronger preference for Diamonds over Clubs. That would get you into 3D which is a better spot than 2S despite a level higher.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mstr-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mstr-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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