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#1 User is offline   cnszsun 

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Posted 2007-October-12, 19:45

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Will you bid 3 or 4 now?
If you bid 3 now, LHO bid 4 and partner pass, will you bid again?
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Posted 2007-October-12, 23:12

Close between 3S and 4S, both are reasonable I think.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-October-13, 00:00

I have to disagree with han, I think 4 is horrible and 3 is completely normal. This hand just doesn't have the goods to bid 4 and RHO is passed so there's not much reason to do it.
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Posted 2007-October-13, 03:30

Hi,

3S, but I can live with 4S.
But I cant live with a partner, who bids 3S
followed by 4S.
If you bid 3S, you made up your mind, they
had to guess as they bid 4H, and a 4S bid is
justified only if you got add. information,
I dont think that 4H gives you this add. information.

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Marlowe
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Posted 2007-October-13, 05:26

If there is a book hand for 3 it must be this one. And never bid your hand twice of course, so 4 is the final contract.
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Posted 2007-October-13, 06:42

This hand is more or less an example hand for 3 .
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Posted 2007-October-13, 09:56

3 all the way. Once you decide to preempt, bid as high as you dare, then shut up unless forced or invited to bid by partner.

Bidding 4 over 1 is too much imo; imo, 3 is plenty; but if partner got carried away and did it and bid a direct 4 on this crap, I would just say "Oh well, good try." It could work and sometimes it does!!

If on the other hand, he chose 3, and then bid 4 over 4, however, I'd say "What the hell are you doing? You can't preempt twice!" He passed captaincy to me when he preempted with 3, and now he is defying that decision. That is just wrong and a breach of partnership discipline. Unless he miscounted the first time, which he didn't.
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Posted 2007-October-13, 10:26

ralph23, on Oct 13 2007, 10:56 AM, said:

3 all the way. Once you decide to preempt, bid as high as you dare, then shut up unless forced or invited to bid by partner.

Bidding 4 over 1 is too much imo; imo, 3 is plenty; but if partner got carried away and did it and bid a direct 4 on this crap, I would just say "Oh well, good try." It could work and sometimes it does!!

If on the other hand, he chose 3, and then bid 4 over 4, however, I'd say "What the hell are you doing? You can't preempt twice!" He passed captaincy to me when he preempted with 3, and now he is defying that decision. That is just wrong and a breach of partnership discipline. Unless he miscounted the first time, which he didn't.

other than disagreeing with the gentle response to an immediate 4 (I agree with Justin on that), I agree with this post
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Posted 2007-October-13, 10:54

It's about as good a 3 as I can have. Any more distribution and I would bid 4, any more strength I would make a mixed raise. I would certainly bid 3 on worse hands but this is still in the range (at the top).
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Posted 2007-October-13, 10:59

It looks like a classic 3 bid to me. I would bid 3 and pass the 4 call.
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Posted 2007-October-13, 13:20

I really like this hand. I think its a touch strong for 3 at NV.

I have two nice features: the K and the stiff. A preemptive raise usually shows one. The 5th club is nice too.

If I had a mixed raise available, I'd upgrade the hand to that. I'll make a single raise and re-compete to 3 if given the chance.
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Posted 2007-October-14, 07:16

Let's not forget might have made a "miles 4CM overcall" on

AQ9x
Axxxx
Kxx
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3 seems right.
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Posted 2007-October-16, 02:49

3 : book hand with no defence, 4 trumps and a single.
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Posted 2007-October-16, 03:03

skaeran, on Oct 13 2007, 01:42 PM, said:

This hand is more or less an example hand for 3 .

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