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Finals of Brazilian Championships 2007 (today on vugraph)
NS vul, IMPs, South opened 1H in 3rd, then 1S by West, 2H by North, 4S by East, all pass. Down 1.
Is 4S automatic with A87xx, x, J987, Jxx? Is 3S planning to bid 4S if necessary too risky?
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Posted 2007-September-08, 11:10
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Posted 2007-September-08, 11:18
Yes, too risky. Pard can have Kxxxx, xxx, KTx, Kx. Didn't think of that. 
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Posted 2007-September-08, 11:20
it's automatic because you risk missing a game otherwise.
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2007-September-08, 11:38
If you bid 3♠ planning on bidding 4♠ later if the opportunity arises your opps are much more likely to double you, so 4♠*-1 would be the result if you chose that path.
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Posted 2007-September-08, 12:37
It is always tempting to go slowly when you have the boss suit, expecting to outbid them. Another possible problem with the slow route is that it gives the opponents more bidding space which, if used effectively, may assist them in making the optimal (for them) decision over your ultimate (and almost inevitable) 4S bid. If opener has a hand suitable for (eg) 4C over your 3S, and is given an opportunity to bid it, then over your 4S responder is well placed to decide whether to bid 5H or lead Club v 4S doubled, etc.
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Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2007-September-09, 04:14
4♠ is what we call a "bid game and see if it makes" bid.
You probably aren't making game. But you might be (you've given a good sample hand). And the game bonus is worth having at IMPs.
There is also the pre-emptive value - opener might have a strong hand and you are giving him room to describe at at the 4-level.
You probably aren't making game. But you might be (you've given a good sample hand). And the game bonus is worth having at IMPs.
There is also the pre-emptive value - opener might have a strong hand and you are giving him room to describe at at the 4-level.
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