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#1 User is offline   matmat 

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Posted 2008-July-01, 02:27

same matchup. the air's a little thicker. You're sitting south.


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This one not so high...

(p) - p - (2NT)* - (3♣%)
(X) - 3♥ - (p) -?

* - 2NT was minors. 55+, 7-11HCP
% - you were hoping this was some sort of call emphasizing
the majors, perhaps hearts, no discussion. p seems to have
fielded it at least a little bit.

what now?
what methods would you like to have had available?

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Posted 2008-July-01, 03:54

In the absence of discussion I would assume double followed by a cue bid was a very strong hand, so the immediate 3♣ is not that. Therefore double is a takeout, 3♣ is a takeout with better hearts, and 3♦ is a takeout with better spades. Partner's 3♥ is a signoff, but my hand is enough for 4♥.

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Posted 2008-July-01, 03:58

4♥, what did partner have?

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2008-July-01, 04:32

4♥.

I would have started with a double, but 3♣ has turned out well for us. With 4♥ now we have shown a very strong hand with both majors, better hearts. Luckily that is exactly what we have. :)
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Posted 2008-July-01, 07:02

I like my bidding so far- at least it had worked and bid a confident 4 Heart, maybe missing a slam, but such is life.
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Posted 2008-July-01, 07:50

OK, I'll bite. I bid 4C, slam try.

1) If I am going to bid game, I might as well show extras which I have.
2) As for partner showing a minimum, that I think is incorrect. He was not forced to bid after the double. You can re-open with a redouble, so partner has some values (6-10) HCP for his bid. If he has KH, AS you can be OK.
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Posted 2008-July-01, 10:58

655321, on Jul 1 2008, 08:32 PM, said:

4♥.

I would have started with a double, but 3♣ has turned out well for us. With 4♥ now we have shown a very strong hand with both majors, better hearts. Luckily that is exactly what we have. :)

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Posted 2008-July-02, 11:29

p had a dog, and probably overbid it at the first go:

♠JT
♥KJx
♦87xxx
♣Txx

4♥ was down 1 when the side suits broke (surprise!) poorly.
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