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If your bid is not 4♥, explain why.
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Posted 2006-November-13, 10:10
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Posted 2006-November-13, 10:31
One should be careful when one has extreme length in both RHO suit and another. Odds that pard has a 55 in the remaining suits are high and no one makes a thing.
This hand is borderline between 3♥ and 4♥, though I consider 3♥ the "conservative bid", and 4♥ the "swing bid".
This hand is borderline between 3♥ and 4♥, though I consider 3♥ the "conservative bid", and 4♥ the "swing bid".
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Posted 2006-November-13, 10:35
4♥, just so I don't have to explain myself.
Seriously ... what other call is there?
Seriously ... what other call is there?
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Posted 2006-November-13, 15:13
4 ♥ what else? May not work always but more often then anything else
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Posted 2006-November-13, 15:18
whereagles, on Nov 13 2006, 10:31 AM, said:
One should be careful when one has extreme length in both RHO suit and another. Odds that pard has a 55 in the remaining suits are high and no one makes a thing.
This hand is borderline between 3♥ and 4♥, though I consider 3♥ the "conservative bid", and 4♥ the "swing bid".
This hand is borderline between 3♥ and 4♥, though I consider 3♥ the "conservative bid", and 4♥ the "swing bid".
We agree, but I like 4♥ just a bit more than 3♥ if White.
.. neilkaz ..
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Posted 2006-November-13, 15:24
4♥
3♥ is the perfect definition of a 'nothing' bid.
It puts minimal pressure on the opps, has no real reward when it works, and may miss a game: how on earth is partner ever going to know what to do?
If you are afraid to bid 4♥, stay in bed all day: life is too dangerous for you
1♥ is odd, but better than 3♥ ...unfortunately, that is the only good thing I could think of to say about 1♥.
3♥ is the perfect definition of a 'nothing' bid.
It puts minimal pressure on the opps, has no real reward when it works, and may miss a game: how on earth is partner ever going to know what to do?
If you are afraid to bid 4♥, stay in bed all day: life is too dangerous for you
1♥ is odd, but better than 3♥ ...unfortunately, that is the only good thing I could think of to say about 1♥.
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Posted 2006-November-13, 15:41
While I agree that 4♥ is the "right" bid... how about 1NT? You have a club stopper after all. You can always pull 3NT from partner to 4♥, and there are a lot of situations where the 1NT bid might prevent the opponents from finding their 4♠ contract.
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Posted 2006-November-13, 15:50
awm, on Nov 13 2006, 04:41 PM, said:
While I agree that 4♥ is the "right" bid... how about 1NT? You have a club stopper after all. You can always pull 3NT from partner to 4♥, and there are a lot of situations where the 1NT bid might prevent the opponents from finding their 4♠ contract.
And you can always pass partner's texas transfer
Not a good hand for South African Texas, however
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Posted 2006-November-13, 18:38
mikeh, on Nov 13 2006, 09:24 PM, said:
3♥ is the perfect definition of a 'nothing' bid.
It puts minimal pressure on the opps, has no real reward when it works, and may miss a game: how on earth is partner ever going to know what to do?
It puts minimal pressure on the opps, has no real reward when it works, and may miss a game: how on earth is partner ever going to know what to do?
Minimal pressure? I don't think so. Unless LHO has an easy 3♠ bid, he's gonna have a real hard time over 3♥. Especially if his suit is diamonds.
4♥ puts LHO into a different type of pressure, not necessarily into more pressure.
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Posted 2006-November-13, 19:49
"4♥ puts LHO into a different type of pressure, not necessarily into more pressure"
Funny, I always feel more pressure the higher I have to bid in a competitive auction.
Must be just me.
Peter
Funny, I always feel more pressure the higher I have to bid in a competitive auction.
Must be just me.
Peter
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Posted 2006-November-13, 20:11
4♥.
I'm sure theres a story here.
I'm sure theres a story here.
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Posted 2006-November-14, 08:25
pclayton, on Nov 13 2006, 10:11 PM, said:
4♥.
I'm sure theres a story here.
I'm sure theres a story here.
No. The other table didn't bid 4♥, and it cost them. I can't imagine why....
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Posted 2006-November-15, 00:20
I would bid 4♥. It could lose but seems normal. Red/White a 3H bid seems normal.
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Posted 2006-November-15, 00:31
dank, on Nov 15 2006, 01:20 AM, said:
I would bid 4♥. It could lose but seems normal. Red/White a 3H bid seems normal.
Oo I didn't know dank ever preempted
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Posted 2006-November-15, 01:23
Not sure I would bid 4♥ with that lot.
If partner doesn't have hearts then we are taking an almost sure minus and we can't be sure that anyone can make anything.
2♥ Intermediate jump seems reasonable to me planning to accept any invitational noise or raise.
If partner doesn't have hearts then we are taking an almost sure minus and we can't be sure that anyone can make anything.
2♥ Intermediate jump seems reasonable to me planning to accept any invitational noise or raise.
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