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#1 User is offline   matmat 

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Posted 2007-December-25, 06:16

Scoring: XIMP


(2♠) 3♥ (4♠) 5♥
all pass


what do you think of the auction? what NS calls would you change (and why)?
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Posted 2007-December-25, 06:39

3H is fine, the alternative of a t/o would be ok as well,
I am fairly tolerant, but making a t/o with the North is
certainly not mainstream.

5H on the other hand is a lot more problematic, but
not bad as well, either 5H makes, 4S makes or it is
cheap insurance you have to pay sometimes.

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Posted 2007-December-25, 08:26

I would double rather than 3H, but I won't claim 3H was wrong. I would also bid 5H.
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Posted 2007-December-25, 08:56

matmat, on Dec 25 2007, 02:16 PM, said:

what do you think of the auction? what NS calls would you change (and why)?

1) Fine. 2) None.

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Posted 2007-December-25, 10:25

Both X or 3♥ could work out. The upside of 3♥ is that it gets our longest suit into the auction and heads towards our most likely game. The downside is that we will end up declaring 3♥ sometimes doubled opposite some horrendous dummies when a better contract might well be availalble (partner isn't going to rescue us into even a six card minor at the 4 level). Personally, I lean towards making the double - especially if playing some sort of Lebensohl.

I think after partner bids 3♥ then you have to bid 5♥ on this sort of hand. Nobody really knows who is making what, but with your surprising length in ♥, you might have far fewer tricks in defense than partner expects.
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Posted 2007-December-25, 10:45

I agree with the auction.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-December-25, 11:12

I understand this will probably be a minority view, but I would not bid 5♥. I think there is a real chance of 800, and the opponents might also be down. And if partner is not reopening with a double when it comes back to him then I think the odds of 5 making are low. Maybe I'm trying to land on a pin head here, but I really feel pass is percentage.
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Posted 2007-December-25, 11:58

I think it's fine, and I think passing is a huge view. I won't list off all the ways that bidding can work since I know josh knows them so I'm surprised he thinks its best to try for the parlay of 4S down, 5H down (or to just avoid 5H down a lot doubled).
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Posted 2007-December-25, 12:19

What Arend said.
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Posted 2007-December-25, 16:28

Double or 3 ♥ is a style issue, I had been fine with both. 5 ♥ is clear cut.
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Posted 2007-December-25, 16:34

Ditto the general concensus.
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