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What to do after preempts?

Poll: What do you bid? (35 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you bid?

  1. Dbl (6 votes [17.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.14%

  2. 3[HE] (3 votes [8.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.57%

  3. 4[HE] (24 votes [68.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 68.57%

  4. other (2 votes [5.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.71%

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#1 User is offline   Free 

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Posted 2006-January-21, 03:41

You hold:


Your RHO (= me) opens with 3♦ which might be a pretty light preempt. What's your plan?
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Posted 2006-January-21, 04:32

I'll start with X. We could belong anywhere from 3DX to 7C/H/S.
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Posted 2006-January-21, 06:44

4♦
Partner will know that I'm strong and that I'm very short in ♦.
Since dbl would give him the choice what to play, he should know I'm looking for controls and I'm not looking for a fit.
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Posted 2006-January-21, 06:57

Just bid 4♥ and concentrate on the play.
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Posted 2006-January-21, 06:59

Double and 4H could both be right.

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Posted 2006-January-21, 08:21

4H looks reasonable to me. It shows a good hand and does not prevent partner from making a bid. Double, while it may work out, runs the risk of defending 3D when my hand is offensive in nature and may result in a very poor score. It is also possible partner may bid 4S (possibly with only 4) and now moving may have me facing risks at the 5 level I may have avoided.
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Posted 2006-January-21, 15:21

X is usually correct with this shape but with such good hearts I'm just going to bid 4H.
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Posted 2006-January-22, 05:26

4♥ for me too.
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Posted 2006-January-22, 12:14

Dbl or 4H, but 4H is probably better,
it will cause less problems.

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Posted 2006-January-22, 12:22

4♥ for me, thats what pre empts are for to make life miserable for the opponents. ;) So I will bid game.
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Posted 2006-January-22, 14:29

4H, double close second.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2006-January-22, 17:25

3♥, best way to bid a slam is to bid your suit before game level :)
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Posted 2006-January-23, 03:54

Fluffy, on Jan 22 2006, 11:25 PM, said:

3♥, best way to bid a slam is to bid your suit before game level :)

The problem is that I think the vast majority of players including me would treat 3H as nonforcing and might passout a cold game. :)

I bid 4H, which is less risky than double or a 4D cue, both of which leave pard in the dark about our hand and are seriously bound to confuse the auction.

Also, if pard leaves 3DX in, I doubt we'll get rich enough to compensate our game/salm.

Over my 4H I expect pard to investigate slam with any non-wasted 9/10 hcp hand.
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