hand from last night

#1 mike777

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Posted 2006-December-12, 15:43

Scoring: MP

(1D)=P=(1S)=?

I plan on posting some of my late night problem hands. I hope the discussion will help other improving players with some common problem hands.

These are hands for the newer player that I found tough at the table. I am told by many good players these hands should be pretty easy for us but I find them tough. I hope others find them fun and instructive. If so I will post more.

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Posted 2006-December-12, 16:11

I play 1NT here as natural by unpassed hand. That's my call.

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Posted 2006-December-12, 16:30

mike777, on Dec 12 2006, 04:43 PM, said:

Scoring: MP

(1D)=P=(1S)=?

i pass. 1s should be forcing. if lefty passes, p should have enough sense to reopen based on the psych.

#4 Guest_Jlall_*

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Posted 2006-December-12, 16:52

at red/red matchpoints it might be right to operate with a pass, hoping LHO will bid 1N. red/red you always want to defend 1N rather than play it. There's a chance we have a game and a chance that LHO will raise spades putting us in an awkward spot in the passout seat. hmm.......

I think I will pass and X if LHO bids 2S... lol. Not reccomended

#5 HeartA

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Posted 2006-December-12, 23:53

I pass.

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Posted 2006-December-13, 06:59

Pass quietly.. problem is NEXT bid I fear....

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Posted 2006-December-13, 09:13

Easy pass for me. If LHO bids 1NT, I'll let it die there. If LHO bids 2♠ and it gets passed to me, I might toy around with balancing 3♦.

#8 neilkaz

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Posted 2006-December-13, 20:59

If you play that a direct 2♦ is natural as I do when they've bid both suits then that comes under consideration. However, I'd like to have a bit better suit since I will be Xed when Red if 2♦ is wrong.

If you play 1N as natural then that comes under consideration, but I really don't care for my ♠ stop and at MP's when both are Red it can be better to defend 1NT than to play it, and once again if 1NT is wrong I am in trouble.

I'd rate as follows:

Pass 50
1NT 40
2♦ 10

So a reluctant pass, but I won't criticize a natural 1NT at all.

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