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PhilG007, on 2017-June-14, 08:17, said:
A great expert once said "If you're not going down 800+ two or three times a week,
then you're not bidding enough!"
then you're not bidding enough!"
How do you bid this?
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Posted 2017-June-14, 08:58
I am no stranger to overbidding. True story from my younger days. I was sent to a small city about 100 miles from where I played regularly for work. Work was done and I called the local duplicate club and they offered me a partner. I recognized zero faces at the club and I thought nobody had ever heard of me since I'm far from an expert. A few hands into the game, I boldly bounced into 4H and went down 2 for -100 which was a top against 3D -110 the other way at all the other tables. (Of course, 3H would be better but part scores weren't for Kaitlyn!) An opponent looks at the score sheet and mutters "That's why they tell me to always double Kaitlyn Smith!"
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Posted 2017-June-14, 09:04
eagles123, on 2017-June-14, 08:23, said:
seems very close to me, my gut feeling is to pass but I could easily be persuaded that bidding is right.
If you could easily be persuaded, some of us have poor communication skills.
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Posted 2017-June-14, 19:39
This poll also says it's not even close between 2 NT and 2♦
It says it is close between pass and 2 NT.
http://bridgewinners...m-2-kkafbmxeu6/
It says it is close between pass and 2 NT.
http://bridgewinners...m-2-kkafbmxeu6/
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Posted 2017-June-15, 15:18
wonder how the vote would look at MP rather than IMP
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2017-June-15, 15:38
eagles123, on 2017-June-15, 15:18, said:
wonder how the vote would look at MP rather than IMP
Passes would be more than 2 NT I suppose.
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Posted 2017-June-15, 17:56
wank, on 2017-June-13, 04:41, said:
well that's just silly, because there are no hands weaker than this which can bid 2nt
It depends on what you mean by "Weaker". IMO, 2N would be OK, with fewer high cards e.g.
♠- ♥- ♦ A x x x x x ♣ A x x x x x x
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Posted 2017-June-16, 11:02
wank, on 2017-June-13, 04:41, said:
well that's just silly, because there are no hands weaker than this which can bid 2nt
? x, void, KQ109xx, KJ1098x
You wouldn't bid with this?
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