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I think I just convinced myself. If this is matchpoints, I'm changing my answer to pass....unless I see LHO reaching for the bidding box.
Winston
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Posted 2005-December-31, 10:48
Actually, playing MPs there is a case to be made for pass as the best bid. If LHO holds a medium hand he may well decide not to open with no spade length. If he opens just about anything but 2N, the spade hand can always come back to life. And if he does open 2N, who is to say partner may not lead a heart from J10xxx and a singleton spade?
I think I just convinced myself. If this is matchpoints, I'm changing my answer to pass....unless I see LHO reaching for the bidding box.
Winston
I think I just convinced myself. If this is matchpoints, I'm changing my answer to pass....unless I see LHO reaching for the bidding box.
Winston
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Posted 2006-January-01, 23:52
First, thank you all for your responses.
There's no particular message with this hand. I conclude that 4♠ is best, and there's no reason to wait to bid it. Double dummy, NS can make 3♠, while EW can make 3♣ or even 3NT. Eyeing the results (on line at www.bridge-studio.org, afternoon of 29-Dec) I conclude:
4♠ can win in two ways - they can let you make it or they may overbid to 5C. And half the people today will overbid, and if they let you play it, half will let you make it.
Results:
-50 => bottom (they set you in 4♠)
+100 => 33% (you set 4♣ or give a trick to their 5♣)
+140 => 50% (you get to play a part score)
+200 => 70% (5♣ down two)
+420 => top (you bid it and they don't manage to get their ruff)
(Oh, and Kelvan, do you play in Delaware, USA?)
Andy
There's no particular message with this hand. I conclude that 4♠ is best, and there's no reason to wait to bid it. Double dummy, NS can make 3♠, while EW can make 3♣ or even 3NT. Eyeing the results (on line at www.bridge-studio.org, afternoon of 29-Dec) I conclude:
4♠ can win in two ways - they can let you make it or they may overbid to 5C. And half the people today will overbid, and if they let you play it, half will let you make it.
Results:
-50 => bottom (they set you in 4♠)
+100 => 33% (you set 4♣ or give a trick to their 5♣)
+140 => 50% (you get to play a part score)
+200 => 70% (5♣ down two)
+420 => top (you bid it and they don't manage to get their ruff)
Scoring: MP
(Oh, and Kelvan, do you play in Delaware, USA?)
Andy