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#1 User is offline   cherdano 

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Posted 2007-October-15, 11:23

Last board at a table in MBC, you are half an IMP ahead, and a lot of bragging rights at stake depending on who is winning this round. White vs red, partner opens 1N in 3rd seat, you hold J6532 864 985 AK. What do you do?
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Posted 2007-October-15, 12:07

cherdano, on Oct 15 2007, 12:23 PM, said:

Last board at a table in MBC, you are half an IMP ahead, and a lot of bragging rights at stake depending on who is winning this round. White vs red, partner opens 1N in 3rd seat, you hold J6532 864 985 AK. What do you do?

3nt
I am guessing 15-17?


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Posted 2007-October-15, 12:10

Uh, transfer to ♠ then 2nt .... was this a trick question?? :)

I'm assuming we're playing 15-17 but this was not stated.....
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Posted 2007-October-15, 12:12

Pass.
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Posted 2007-October-15, 13:51

transfer and pass
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Posted 2007-October-15, 13:58

I'm passing. Not enamored about investigating game with this cheese, and I'd rather try to make 1N on power, than try to play in a flaky 5-2 opposite Qx or Kx.

My second choice is 2♣ followed by 2♠.
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Posted 2007-October-15, 14:03

ralph23, on Oct 15 2007, 06:10 PM, said:

Uh, transfer to ♠ then 2nt .... was this a trick question?? :)

I'm assuming we're playing 15-17 but this was not stated.....

Uh? you are leaving the decision to partner? I bet you don't know who he is :P
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Posted 2007-October-15, 14:54

Partner surely psyched but I'm not going to field it. I'd really like to bid Stayman followed by 2S as an invite with 5 spades. Can we please play that pleeeaaaase?

Not playing that I would transfer (I never pass with a 5-card major) and probably bid 2NT but pass seems reasonable as well.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-October-15, 15:23

2♥ then:

pass if heads
2NT if tails
3NT if it stops on its edge.
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Posted 2007-October-15, 15:30

That sounds about right Csaba, unless you have a very thick coin.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-October-15, 15:33

transfer and pass
if i were half an imp behind i'd stayman and 2s.
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Posted 2007-October-15, 15:40

I almost never pass 1NT with a 5 card major, even a bad suit in a balanced hand, but if there is to be an exception this is it. Playing a 5-2 fit with this suit is not my idea of a good time, and we have enough strength to expect 1NT to make regardless. The only real downside is if partner had a super accept for spades we probably miss a good game.

3NT is very poor. Jxxxx is worth < 1, and AK doubleton is worth < 7. And not a spotcard to be found in the other suits. It would be a stretch to say this hand is worth 7.
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Posted 2007-October-15, 17:01

Partner is not going to be psyching when you are up with 1 board to go and are better than your opponents. I hate passing, the hand has 2 suits with no honors and can easily bid game opposite a super accept. The field will surely be transferring, why would you want to go anti field in this spot?

As far as inviting or not, I always invite but don't care if you think passing is best long run (it might well be).
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Posted 2007-October-15, 19:06

Are you claiming that white vs red 3rd seats 1NT psyches in late night BBO game are usually rational? If so I disagree, at least about mine.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-October-15, 19:46

Hannie, on Oct 15 2007, 08:06 PM, said:

Are you claiming that white vs red 3rd seats 1NT psyches in late night BBO game are usually rational? If so I disagree, at least about mine.

I am claiming that when playing vs aaron and ira with 1 board to go my only goal is to win.
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Posted 2007-October-15, 21:26

2♣, and then the cheapest spade call I can make, if I am playing that 2♣...2♠ shows an invitational hand with five spades. Otherwise, transfer and 2NT.

If I'm going to get sexy on this hand, it will be passing a redouble of 2♥.
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Posted 2007-October-15, 21:36

kenrexford, on Oct 15 2007, 10:26 PM, said:

If I'm going to get sexy on this hand, it will be passing a redouble of 2♥.

That would be totally automatic. If I decided to transfer and it went X XX P back to me I would have drool running down my chin.
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Posted 2007-October-16, 03:03

Invite in spades, whatever way the methods prescribe (trf+2N or 2C+2S; prefer the latter).
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Posted 2007-October-16, 08:09

Transfer, then invite with 2NT. My spades are not great but I routinely upgrade 8 points to 9 when having a 5 cards suit with an honor.
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Posted 2007-October-16, 09:57

I think I'd pass actually. Might not get passed out if my opps are desperate to get an IMP and don't think defending 1NT will get that ;)
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