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First time with an expert partner. What is your call?
You are playing Lebensohl, so if you double what is your plan after a 2NT response?
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Strong balanced hand over weak 2
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Posted 2007-August-08, 04:27
First time with an expert partner. What is your call?
You are playing Lebensohl, so if you double what is your plan after a 2NT response?
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Posted 2007-August-08, 04:35
I'll go with 2N. If I double I suppose the intension would be to bid 3N over partner's 2N.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 04:47
Double with the intention to bid 3NT over 2NT.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 04:49
Double, then 3NT over 2NT.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 05:41
Double, and 2nt over 2♠, 3nt over 2NT
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Posted 2007-August-08, 07:27
3♣ -we have a system! I hope that we'l play on 8 card suit. His hand can be :
xxx xx xxx xxxxx
xxx xx xxx xxxxx
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Posted 2007-August-08, 08:14
Double. Nice cozy bid.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 08:43
Double followed by a minimum bid in notrump.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 11:00
Agree with the majority here.
Too strong for a direct 2NT.
Double followed by NT.
Too strong for a direct 2NT.
Double followed by NT.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 11:43
The other nice thing about double is partner might bid lebensohl 2NT with like Qx of hearts. Rightsided, on the house.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 11:52
X then NT
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Posted 2007-August-08, 13:14
X then NT seems normal
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Posted 2007-August-08, 13:28
We have to X then bid 3N over partner's 2N, but I can't say I like the auction very much, opposite many hands we will be down a lot?
Actually, here is a weird idea: how about inverting a direct 2N and X, then 2N, over a weak 2M? The idea is that with a balanced 15-18 you can guess pretty well over Lebensohl, bid game over an encouraging bid and respect a signoff, where as with 19-21 you are pretty much on a guess opposite the weak response. So X could be balanced 15-18 (will bid on over encouraging response), and direct 2N would be 19-21.
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Actually, here is a weird idea: how about inverting a direct 2N and X, then 2N, over a weak 2M? The idea is that with a balanced 15-18 you can guess pretty well over Lebensohl, bid game over an encouraging bid and respect a signoff, where as with 19-21 you are pretty much on a guess opposite the weak response. So X could be balanced 15-18 (will bid on over encouraging response), and direct 2N would be 19-21.
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Posted 2007-August-08, 13:32
x then NT.
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Without delay,
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To lose the way.
Into the woods,
Who knows what may
Be lurking on the journey"?
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"Into the woods,
Without delay,
But careful no
To lose the way.
Into the woods,
Who knows what may
Be lurking on the journey"?
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Posted 2007-August-08, 13:33
cherdano, on Aug 8 2007, 11:28 AM, said:
We have to X then bid 3N over partner's 2N, but I can't say I like the auction very much, opposite many hands we will be down a lot?
Actually, here is a weird idea: how about inverting a direct 2N and X, then 2N, over a weak 2M? The idea is that with a balanced 15-18 you can guess pretty well over Lebensohl, bid game over an encouraging bid and respect a signoff, where as with 19-21 you are pretty much on a guess opposite the weak response. So X could be balanced 15-18 (will bid on over encouraging response), and direct 2N would be 19-21.
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Actually, here is a weird idea: how about inverting a direct 2N and X, then 2N, over a weak 2M? The idea is that with a balanced 15-18 you can guess pretty well over Lebensohl, bid game over an encouraging bid and respect a signoff, where as with 19-21 you are pretty much on a guess opposite the weak response. So X could be balanced 15-18 (will bid on over encouraging response), and direct 2N would be 19-21.
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Sounds a little like a Weiss double. 2N would be a takeout however, not 19-21.
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