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I don't remember the exact hand, but this was pretty close. After passing in first seat, RHO bids 1♠ over your partner's 1♦ opening.
Is it pass, X, or 1NT?
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Posted 2006-March-10, 09:47
I don't remember the exact hand, but this was pretty close. After passing in first seat, RHO bids 1♠ over your partner's 1♦ opening.
Is it pass, X, or 1NT?
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Posted 2006-March-10, 09:50
I'll go with 1N. I don't find pass to be an adequate solution with this type of hand, and Xing with 3 small hearts and a balanced hand seems more of a lie than 1N with J9x as my stopper. You did leave out what, imo, is a very valid option (2D).
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Posted 2006-March-10, 09:53
Yes. I should have added 2♦ to the mix. Please feel free to add it yourself. It was even more valid given that my partner's 1♦ opening promised 4.
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Posted 2006-March-10, 10:14
2♦ gets my vote. I like raising on three cards; the fact that partner promises four makes it easy.
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Posted 2006-March-10, 10:21
I like 1NT the shape is right, the values are right and Jxx is a stopper.
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
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Posted 2006-March-10, 10:34
Playing weak NTs I would bid 2D. Playing strong NTs its close... I would bid 2D if 1D promised 4, otherwise 1N at this vul and this vul only.
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Posted 2006-March-10, 10:35
luis, on Mar 10 2006, 11:21 AM, said:
I like 1NT the shape is right, the values are right and Jxx is a stopper.
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
Your partner never has Ax and RHO both the King and the Q?
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Posted 2006-March-10, 10:37
2♦ for me
I hate bidding 1NT with no stopper when there is a reasonable alternative
I hate bidding 1NT with no stopper when there is a reasonable alternative
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Posted 2006-March-10, 11:48
2♦ or 1N, but 1N works more than it should. 
It can slow down LHO, or they will misplay the spade suit if they buy it, or pard might have a 1/2 stop as well.
2♦ is the honest bid, and I agree with Josh about raising if we are playing weak NT's.
It can slow down LHO, or they will misplay the spade suit if they buy it, or pard might have a 1/2 stop as well.
2♦ is the honest bid, and I agree with Josh about raising if we are playing weak NT's.
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Posted 2006-March-10, 11:54
2D Constructive I hope.
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Posted 2006-March-10, 11:56
joshs, on Mar 10 2006, 04:35 PM, said:
luis, on Mar 10 2006, 11:21 AM, said:
I like 1NT the shape is right, the values are right and Jxx is a stopper.
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
Your partner never has Ax and RHO both the King and the Q?
Nope, never happened.
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Posted 2006-March-10, 11:57
luis, on Mar 10 2006, 12:56 PM, said:
joshs, on Mar 10 2006, 04:35 PM, said:
luis, on Mar 10 2006, 11:21 AM, said:
I like 1NT the shape is right, the values are right and Jxx is a stopper.
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
Your partner never has Ax and RHO both the King and the Q?
Nope, never happened.
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Posted 2006-March-10, 19:07
2♦.
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Posted 2006-March-11, 02:44
luis, on Mar 10 2006, 04:21 PM, said:
I like 1NT the shape is right, the values are right and Jxx is a stopper.
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
The empiric demonstration of why Jxx is a stopper is that every time I have bid NT with Jxx as a stopper nothing bad has happened. Quite scientific isn't it?
I have two alternative ways to prove Jxx is a stopper:
1. The dictactorial proof: it is a stopper because I say so
2. The mathematical denial proof: stopper? what's that?
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