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4 level decision

Poll: bid yourself (13 member(s) have cast votes)

bid yourself

  1. pass (4 votes [30.77%])

    Percentage of vote: 30.77%

  2. double (2 votes [15.38%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.38%

  3. 4 spades (7 votes [53.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.85%

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#1 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2008-March-14, 14:35

♠J72
♥Q1064
♦K5
♣K752


IMPs, All vulnerable, dealer west

W - N - E - S
1♥-2♥-4♥-??


2♥ is spades and a minor
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Posted 2008-March-14, 14:39

Happy 4S, expecting to make. Will X 5H.
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Posted 2008-March-14, 15:28

Jlall, on Mar 14 2008, 10:39 PM, said:

Happy 4S, expecting to make. Will X 5H.

this is because you prefer sound 2 suited overcalls or would you be this happy with your random American expert also?
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Posted 2008-March-14, 15:34

gwnn, on Mar 14 2008, 04:28 PM, said:

Jlall, on Mar 14 2008, 10:39 PM, said:

Happy 4S, expecting to make. Will X 5H.

this is because you prefer sound 2 suited overcalls or would you be this happy with your random American expert also?

I don't know tbh. Looks like pard has a heart void, and we have the king of his minor, the king of the other minor (where he surely has at least 2), and 3 trumps. On the downside he may be facing a tap, but I like my hand for him.
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Posted 2008-March-14, 15:42

Fluffy, on Mar 14 2008, 03:35 PM, said:

1♥-2♥-4♥-??

8♥
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-14, 15:55

han, on Mar 14 2008, 04:42 PM, said:

Fluffy, on Mar 14 2008, 03:35 PM, said:

1♥-2♥-4♥-??

8♥

Happy pi day!

I will go with 4♠.

btw isn't 7♥ an equally valid answer, with the added bonus that it exists?
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Posted 2008-March-15, 21:41

jdonn, on Mar 15 2008, 10:55 AM, said:

han, on Mar 14 2008, 04:42 PM, said:

Fluffy, on Mar 14 2008, 03:35 PM, said:

1♥-2♥-4♥-??

8♥

Happy pi day!

I will go with 4♠.

btw isn't 7♥ an equally valid answer, with the added bonus that it exists?

Any other number of hearts is valid too and some of those exist.

I bid 4♠ I am not going to not tell partner about my spade support - Pass is too wimpy and double too unilateral.

I'll double 5♥ if partner doesn't bid 5♠ or more first. If he does then I have a good hand for him.
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Posted 2008-March-16, 03:13

Double and expect +500.

I think partner would need a bit luck to bring in 4S on a forcing defence.
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Posted 2008-March-16, 03:34

4S. Expect to make.
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Posted 2008-March-16, 03:38

Cascade, on Mar 15 2008, 10:41 PM, said:

jdonn, on Mar 15 2008, 10:55 AM, said:

han, on Mar 14 2008, 04:42 PM, said:

Fluffy, on Mar 14 2008, 03:35 PM, said:

1♥-2♥-4♥-??

8♥

Happy pi day!

I will go with 4♠.

btw isn't 7♥ an equally valid answer, with the added bonus that it exists?

Any other number of hearts is valid too and some of those exist.

Valid in bridge terms, but not mathematically. If you don't get the joke you shouldn't answer :)
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Posted 2008-March-16, 05:09

1 - 2 - 4 - 7 (-11 - 16 - 22 - ...) is a valid series too, you know.
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Posted 2008-March-16, 07:19

Content with 4S
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Posted 2008-March-16, 07:29

jdonn, on Mar 16 2008, 10:38 AM, said:

Valid in bridge terms, but not mathematically.

Meh. Since when has "p_n - 1" not been a valid sequence? The answer is obviously 6♥. :)
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Posted 2008-March-16, 10:47

This hand is from the last round of the White House Junior International against Iceland, I bid 4♠ wich was not a success.



Double +7 IMPs
Pass +0 IMPs
4♠ -7 IMPs

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Posted 2008-March-16, 11:01

Of course all numbers of hearts are equally valid, but 8♥ is most equally valid by far.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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