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Seeking the 4=4 spade fit is for text-books it just doesn't work in practice whenever there is competition. Here responder thought he had extras which just resulted in a nebulous cue-bid and noone knowing where they were going until they got to 5♥ and then we were too high to exchange useful information.
On the other hand after
1♥ 2NT we will never get to the wrong spot assuming similar interference.
Self cue?
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Posted 2008-March-18, 14:55
Wayne Burrows
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I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon
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Posted 2008-March-18, 15:35
Cascade, on Mar 18 2008, 03:55 PM, said:
Seeking the 4=4 spade fit is for text-books...
Do the texbooks recommend the 4-4 fit over the 5-5 fit?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-March-18, 15:41
han, on Mar 19 2008, 10:35 AM, said:
Cascade, on Mar 18 2008, 03:55 PM, said:
Seeking the 4=4 spade fit is for text-books...
Do the texbooks recommend the 4-4 fit over the 5-5 fit?
hmmm No I overlooked that.
That diminishes any possible advantage from 1♠ to vanishingly close to zero.
Last night in a 12 board team match I got my hands on the dummy 9 times - the only advantage therefore is to be declarer. If you try this I hope partner raises with three and keeps correcting for ever.
Wayne Burrows
I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon
I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon