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Bidding over a preempt ...playing matchpoints

Poll: What do you bid? (17 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you bid?

  1. Dbl (2 votes [11.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.76%

  2. 3NT (10 votes [58.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 58.82%

  3. 4C (natural, usually one-suited) (4 votes [23.53%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.53%

  4. 4C (artificial, usually 5C5H) (1 votes [5.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.88%

  5. 5C (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. 6C (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   Poky 

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Posted 2004-March-07, 04:49

Scoring: MP

pass - (3♠) - ???


We are vulnerable.
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Posted 2004-March-07, 11:30

Ever heard of "none of these above"?? I guess Misho can't vote, because meta-overcalls will bid 4♣ but not with 5-5... :(

I'll probaby shoot 3NT.
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Posted 2004-March-07, 12:12

i doubled, planning to pull 4♦ to 5♣.. pard would bid hearts if he had 4 of them... unless 4♣ is conventional, i think it's wrong to bid (natural that is) cuz it seems a tad unilateral.. if pard bids 3nt over my x, i pass... it might make, but more importantly he has to play it :(
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Posted 2004-March-08, 00:23

I'm scared to x, because partner might bid D at a high level. He won't be able to bid 3N, that is unrealistic with my S honors. 4C probably shows 5C&5H if we are playing some non leaping Leaping Michaels.

Doesn't leave much apart from 3N, does it? I am not enthusiastic, however.

(I am even more worried now, because I just noted that Free made the same bid.)
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Posted 2004-March-08, 04:22

Poky, on Mar 7 2004, 10:49 AM, said:

Scoring: MP

pass - (3♠) - ???


We are vulnerable.

I think i will bit 3N. If got dbled, i might pull to 4c. I am not worrying s, but d. LHO may have a solid d suit to run.
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Posted 2004-March-08, 05:16

I dislike double a lot. 4♣ with only 4 hearts is a misdescription. I'll follow Hamman's rule and go for the money in 3NT.
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Posted 2004-March-08, 07:24

3NT at matchpoints, what's the problem?
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Posted 2004-March-09, 03:24

Free, on Mar 7 2004, 07:30 PM, said:

Ever heard of "none of these above"?? I guess Misho can't vote, because meta-overcalls will bid 4♣ but not with 5-5... :D

I'll probaby shoot 3NT.

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Hi Frederick!
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You probably didn't read meta overcalls (as well as NTC, hehe), else you will know 3NT is natural bid by meta and can be based on good minor suit, how in example. 4♣ is rf and show ♥ suit too, but probably at least 5 cards at 4 level, if overcaller plan to pass 4♥ from p, but can be 5+m-4♥ too, if he plan to continue. In posted example 3NT is ok by meta, as well as sequence:
(3♠) - 4♣ - (?p) - 4♥
(?p) - 4NT: nf, slam try, 5+♣-4♥-stopper♠-♦shortness
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Whith above sequence you can reach good slam with a few, but well placed hcp like: xx,Axxx,xxxxx,Kx, while 3NT is down or at least reasonable contract 5♣ witth: xx, QJx, xxxx,xxxx while 3NT is many down.

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MP is strange and wild bridge. My bidding will depend of my result at the moment and if I don't need top, I will bid 3NT too, so I vote for 3NT.

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Posted 2004-March-09, 04:09

I close my eyes and go for 3NT :D
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Posted 2004-March-09, 04:47

I open my eyes and bid 3nt :D
Its the practicle contract, it can be good even when p got 4 hearts, if the hearts dont break.
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Posted 2004-March-09, 14:24

MP's either 3 NT or 6 ♣, depends on my game, if I need a good score to go somewhere, I will bid 6 ♣.

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