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Forcing, or not?

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Posted 2008-February-14, 14:16

At the time this hand came up, I was the club bidder. I wasn't quite sure if it was forcing or drop-dead, because this was uncertain territory with my pard (occasional p'ship). I took another call with 1-3-3-6 shape (I bid my AKQ diamond fragment).

In an established p'ship, it would be much clearer I feel.
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Posted 2008-February-14, 14:33

2NT with your hand seems clear instead of 3D.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-February-14, 18:00

With all those p's with whom I play a natural 1♣ opening, this sequence is forcing for one round.
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Posted 2008-February-14, 18:33

han, on Feb 14 2008, 07:13 PM, said:

The world's gone crazy. Standard is forcing and nobody here plays it as forcing except for our limit-bidder. :P

I play it forcing. But that probably means it's completely barking.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2008-February-14, 21:56

Old fashioned here... I was taught it was forcing 20-odd years ago... and it hasn't changed with any partner I play with regularly. But then, I know I am very much behind the times in more ways than one.
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Posted 2008-February-15, 01:44

han, on Feb 15 2008, 03:13 AM, said:

The world's gone crazy. Standard is forcing and nobody here plays it as forcing except for our limit-bidder. :P

Maybe the posters to a Bridge Forum are non standard in more then one way by themselfs? So why do you expect to get standard answers?
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