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#1 User is offline   mr1303 

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Posted 2008-June-18, 12:38

Scoring: MP


Playing 4 card majors and a weak NT (this is important), partner opens 1C. RHO leaps in with 3S, and it is your go.

Please note that this is matchpoints, not IMPs.

If you think this is easy, there will be a second part to this question
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Posted 2008-June-18, 12:44

Double.

I don't want to bid 3NT, as partner rates to have either: (1) a strong NT opening, in which case we probably need to bid more; or (2) and unbalanced hand, in which case we want to bid more and not in notrump.

The next bid may be tougher.
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Posted 2008-June-18, 12:57

Double. Next part?
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Posted 2008-June-18, 13:08

I'll double but I have no beef with 4♦.

edited: Just saw this was MPs. Can I bid a natural 4N?
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Posted 2008-June-18, 13:20

rather easy double... it's not that the auction will be very cozy and happy afterwards, but surely this is the best way to start off.
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Posted 2008-June-18, 15:52

I'm deciding between 3NT and 4♦. Given it's MP I'll bid 3NT and hope for oppo holding KQ spades and Ace or King of hearts.
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Posted 2008-June-18, 15:56

I started 3NT, but I got confused. Partner opened 1♣, not 1NT.

OK.

Double.
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Posted 2008-June-18, 18:39

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Posted 2008-June-18, 19:18

X
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Posted 2008-June-18, 19:58

mr1303, on Jun 18 2008, 01:38 PM, said:

Scoring: MP

Playing 4 card majors and a weak NT (this is important), partner opens 1C. RHO leaps in with 3S, and it is your go.

Please note that this is matchpoints, not IMPs.

If you think this is easy, there will be a second part to this question

IMO 3N = 10, _X = 9, 4N = 5.
May miss a slam but my ♥ are bad and I have a source of tricks. Anyway, if partner has 4 ♥ and 4 ♣, he opens 1N or 1♥ rather than 1♣.
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Posted 2008-June-18, 20:06

nige1, on Jun 18 2008, 05:58 PM, said:

May miss a slam but my ♥ are bad and I have a source of tricks. Anyway, if partner has 4 ♥ and 4 ♣, he opens 1N or 1♥ rather than 1♣.

And if he has 4♥ and 5♣?

I think Dbl is clear enough personally.
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Posted 2008-June-18, 20:07

Double.

nige1, on Jun 18 2008, 08:58 PM, said:

Anyway, if partner has 4 ♥ and 4 ♣, he  opens 1N or 1♥ rather than 1♣.


So partner has either a strong notrump without 4 hearts, or an unbalanced hand. In either case we seem to be in slam territory.
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Posted 2008-June-18, 23:48

I think this is easy, where is the second part please?
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Posted 2008-June-20, 00:30

Remembering this is still matchpoints, you decide to double (as the consensus seems to be)

Partner now comes back to you with 4C.

1) Are you still happy with doubling, now that you've gone past 3NT at matchpoints? 4NT now IS Blackwood, whether you like it or not.

2) What are you going to try now.
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Posted 2008-June-20, 00:57

x then 4 spades, I think Q 10 is satisfactory support , you have no guarantee that you will have more trumps in diamonds
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Posted 2008-June-20, 01:56

Hi,

3NT, but I dont play weak NT (at least I have forgotten
the time I played it).

I dont mind X, but quite often all partner needs to know
is the stopper.

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Posted 2008-June-20, 01:58

mr1303, on Jun 20 2008, 01:30 AM, said:

Remembering this is still matchpoints, you decide to double (as the consensus seems to be)

Partner now comes back to you with 4C.

1) Are you still happy with doubling, now that you've gone past 3NT at matchpoints? 4NT now IS Blackwood, whether you like it or not.

2) What are you going to try now.

#1 Of course not, but such is life.
Did partner deny 4 diamonds?

#2 4D, lets see, what develops.

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Posted 2008-June-20, 08:01

cue 4♠ now
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Posted 2008-June-25, 15:37

Well, if you bid 3NT here, partner passes, and you score +690. Which is not quite a zero, as you are playing in a poor standard game, and there are players in 5C.

If you doubled, and you try 4S, partner cue-bids 5H after that. If you settle for 6C, you get a 50% board. 6NT and 7C are also laydown.
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