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hold back,,, or go for it? vul vs nvul

Poll: this is quite simple and basic Q, should you bid (61 member(s) have cast votes)

this is quite simple and basic Q, should you bid

  1. 5 diamonds (38 votes [62.30%])

    Percentage of vote: 62.30%

  2. pass (20 votes [32.79%])

    Percentage of vote: 32.79%

  3. other (3 votes [4.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.92%

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#1 User is offline   Sambolino 

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Posted 2007-May-18, 05:24

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your RHO (dealer) opens 4H (you know his style, surely has a solid suit)
it's bd2 in a 14bd team match against fair opposition
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Posted 2007-May-18, 06:37

5, which will go for -800.

next board deal me the same and I'll still bid 5.

note: the only second thought I'd have would be a t/o X but that doesn't sound quite right.
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Posted 2007-May-18, 06:37

It depends on whether your partner's double would be for penalty or takeout.

Having too many spades I prefer to pass hoping partner would bid 4. To bid like that RHO will have from zero to two small spades. We may have 4 but not 5.

If partner doubles in the balancing position, I have an easy 5 bid.

Yes, we could easily miss a slam here, but there's not much left for science after opps open at game level.
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Posted 2007-May-18, 06:44

It's too obscure not for me to bid my longest suit at the lowest level. 5D.
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Posted 2007-May-18, 06:49

Pass, no problem yet.
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Posted 2007-May-18, 07:29

I would bid Dbl, so if Partner has a penalty lenght in , he will stay, if he has spades the dbl will ring that we have a fit.
If he don't like dbl or don't have spades you can pass correct any minor he bid on 5th level.
We might have 4 or also penalty if he have shape like 3=4=2=4 or sort of.
I won't miss the possibility 4 to be our final contract.
If I'm are too risky player, after 4-X-P-4-P-> i can bid 4nt as rebid. Nonvuln vs. Vuln it doesn't mean that we have to defense their contract. We might still have a time for slam contract, and 5 can confuse our way to the slam.
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Posted 2007-May-18, 07:32

5D

Given your knowledge about the player
who opened 4H, this is even more clearer,
you know partner will have at most Q/J in
hearts, i.e. he will not have a lots of wastage,
if he has something at all.

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Posted 2007-May-18, 08:05

5 - no brainer ^^
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Posted 2007-May-18, 09:15

5, automatic. So what that it won't always work, neither will passing. What am I missing?
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Posted 2007-May-18, 09:27

5 but with a queasy feeling. Some bids we want to make; some bids we have to make.

We have a great suit and a void in the preemptor's suit. Whats not to like?

If they nail me; well, "preempts work".
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Posted 2007-May-18, 10:23

I voted for 5 despite the fact that the first average hands I imagined for partner don't make.

I am interested in the argument for letting partner double or bid four spades, and maybe that is the winning approach, but I'll stick with bidding.
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Posted 2007-May-18, 10:48

mike777, on May 18 2007, 07:49 AM, said:

Pass, no problem yet.

except for the double game swing you're about to lose.
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Posted 2007-May-19, 13:32

Sambolino, on May 18 2007, 06:24 AM, said:

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your RHO (dealer) opens 4H (you know his style, surely has a solid suit)
it's bd2 in a 14bd team match against fair opposition

I seem to recall old folk wisdom that one should never preempt a preempter...

While my D's are very nice, this is still a 11 HCP, 6 loser hand.
=AT UNFAVORABLE VULNERABILITY=

The only reason to bid here is if the odds favor us being in Game.
If there is any question as to whether We are saccing or not, bidding is suicidal.

GOP needs 4 cover cards for me to make 5D.
We may belong in 4S. For which he needs 3 good cards opposite my hand.
Worse, =I'm in front of GOP=. He may take me seriously and put me in 6.

Being aggressive about finding red games at IMPs does not mean one should make "Marie Antoinette" bids (those that put our head in the guillotine.).

There are too many minuses and too high a risk in bidding.
Pass.
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Posted 2007-May-19, 22:43

count me for 5 also
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Posted 2007-May-19, 22:49

Fluffy, on May 20 2007, 11:43 AM, said:

count me for 5 also

Me also. Mike, passing would be a problem.
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Posted 2007-May-20, 10:15

tx for replies, the full deal was

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(4)-5-(dbl)-all pass
as the very first poster said it went for -800 after 3 rounds of spades and A of hearts ruffed; could've gone for -1100 if E played small club at trick four.
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Posted 2007-May-20, 12:53

5D seems clear.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-May-20, 13:41

69% seems like a strong vote, but hardly clear I hope. 30%, even if only nonexpert votes, thought there was another option worthy of discussion. :lol:
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Posted 2007-May-20, 13:46

Frankly, this is the sort of disaster you have to have from time to time or else you are letting them push you around too easily. Even here the opponents were making game so it's a loss of imps but not a match ruining disaster. Sometimes partner has no tricks and no support, so be it.
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Posted 2007-May-20, 13:49

jdonn, on May 20 2007, 02:46 PM, said:

Frankly, this is the sort of disaster you have to have from time to time or else you are letting them push you around too easily. Even here the opponents were making game so it's a loss of imps but not a match ruining disaster. Sometimes partner has no tricks and no support, so be it.

I think of this "pushing you around" phrase often at the table. I get confused if bidding is being pushed around or passing is being pushed around. I mean this as a serious discussion point here, not sarcasm. :lol:
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