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Try for game?

Poll: Try for game? (19 member(s) have cast votes)

Bid on?

  1. Pass (3 votes [15.79%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 15.79%

  2. 3S (1 votes [5.26%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 5.26%

  3. 3N (14 votes [73.68%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 73.68%

  4. Other (1 votes [5.26%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 5.26%

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#1 User is offline   Jinksy 

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Posted 2015-November-19, 11:29

You hold

KQT9x
AKJ
QJx
xx

IMPs, all vul.

Partner (me) opens 3C, first in, passed to you. What's your call, and how close is it?

My preempting style in this position is relatively sound. Usually a 7 card suit, but not a guarantee, probably fairly pure (ie decent offence-defence ratio).
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Posted 2015-November-19, 11:31

I'll try 3S, and pass 4C if it comes back. I would not be surprised in the least if pass was the winning action though.
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Posted 2015-November-19, 12:45

I'd just bid 3N and donate 100's like I generally do.
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Posted 2015-November-19, 13:41

IMP scoring dictates that you should bid game anytime that game has a 35% or more chance of making.

AK seventh, stiff A and partner holding KQJ seventh, AQJ seventh with K onside are possible combinations that partner might hold that make 3 NT a pretty good bet. In addition, partner MIGHT hold a properly positioned J or the Q as a possible entry if they hold up in .

So, there seem to be quite a few card combinations where 3 NT will make. You do have pretty good stoppers in all the suits.

You might bid 3 to try to find a game, but that may get you past the last makeable game of 3 NT if partner rebids 4 .

It's a guess, but time to be aggressive and bid 3 NT.
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Posted 2015-November-19, 14:20

I see no reason (well not much) for a 5-3 spade fit to play better than 3nt and 1 trick higher and my partner might raise with 2 of them.

As others point out the imp odds favor a game bid so 3nt it is.
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Posted 2015-November-19, 18:27

Pass
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Posted 2015-November-19, 18:35

View PostJinksy, on 2015-November-19, 11:29, said:

IMPs, all vul, you hold K Q T 9 x A K J Q J x x x
Partner (me) opens 3C, first in, passed to you. What's your call, and how close is it?
My preempting style in this position is relatively sound. Usually a 7 card suit, but not a guarantee, probably fairly pure (ie decent offence-defence ratio).
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1. Pass. Phantomsac persuades me again.
2. 3N. Rmnka447 might be right.
3. 3. But Ggwhiz worries about 4 losers at the 4-level, even if we have a fit.
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Posted 2015-November-19, 18:43

View Postrmnka447, on 2015-November-19, 13:41, said:

IMP scoring dictates that you should bid game anytime that game has a 35% or more chance of making.


This is not true when you go down multiple when you go down (as is often the case on a hand like this).
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Posted 2015-November-19, 19:20

I'm going to do something dangerous and disagree with Justin on a bridge related topic.

Partner has opened 3 vulnerable
Folks often strain to lead a major against 3N and I have both majors double stopped

I think that there are enough chances to wriggle home to 9 tricks that I am willing to risk it...
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Posted 2015-November-20, 00:06

I only have small doubleton in ,very bad support,no fit,no trick, we are difficult to get 9 tricks,so pass .
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