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What is your bid as dealer?
Some system stuff
2S is weak (5-9) with 6+ cards in spades
4S is to play, we do not anything to show the difference between a poor 4S open and a good one.
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How many spades to bid
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Posted 2007-February-13, 07:15
What is your bid as dealer?
Some system stuff
2S is weak (5-9) with 6+ cards in spades
4S is to play, we do not anything to show the difference between a poor 4S open and a good one.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 07:36
3♠
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Posted 2007-February-13, 08:41
3S, 4S is reasonable, but vul I bid 3.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 09:29
3♠ is the normal choice, 4♠ is mine.
3♠+1 can be rather annoying if pd has
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Ajt
Axx
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3♠+1 can be rather annoying if pd has
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Ajt
Axx
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... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 11:28
If the point of opening that hand is to be preemptive, I'm opening 4♠.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 11:36
I vote 4S.
I'm enjoying the big 3S's Ben, how many have you got so far?
I'm enjoying the big 3S's Ben, how many have you got so far?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 11:40
I'd open 3 at unfavorable and 4 otherwise.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 11:48
4♠ NV, 3♠ else
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Posted 2007-February-13, 12:05
I would also open 3S at unfavorable btw.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 12:11
4♠
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Posted 2007-February-13, 12:52
4♠.
If I opened this 3♠ and the opponents bid 4♥, I would be sorely tempted to sac. Why give yourself the last guess? Get your hand off your chest pronto.
If I opened this 3♠ and the opponents bid 4♥, I would be sorely tempted to sac. Why give yourself the last guess? Get your hand off your chest pronto.
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Posted 2007-February-13, 16:32
3S
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Posted 2007-February-16, 20:36
With tolerant pard, 4♠; with no-so-tolerant pard, 4♠ and hope would not screwed by bad lucky. 
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Posted 2007-February-17, 00:44
3S, this hand just doesnt have the playing strength for a 4S bid red. I won't be tempted at all if they bid.
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Posted 2007-February-17, 02:12
pclayton, on Feb 13 2007, 08:52 PM, said:
4♠.
If I opened this 3♠ and the opponents bid 4♥, I would be sorely tempted to sac. Why give yourself the last guess? Get your hand off your chest pronto.
If I opened this 3♠ and the opponents bid 4♥, I would be sorely tempted to sac. Why give yourself the last guess? Get your hand off your chest pronto.
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Teaching in the BIL TUE 8:00am CET.
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Posted 2007-February-17, 02:48
Jlall, on Feb 17 2007, 01:44 AM, said:
3S, this hand just doesnt have the playing strength for a 4S bid red. I won't be tempted at all if they bid.
are you saying 234 ...so on this one 3s?
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Posted 2007-February-17, 03:16
I would have opened 3♠ in red, not enough tricks for 4♠. 3♠ takes a lot of bidding space, so opps have already a hard time usually. The bigest problem with 4♠ is that it takes too much space, and it will be often the final contract (doubled or no). Missing 2 spade honours, the penality will be more frequent
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