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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2008-October-08, 10:28

Scoring: IMP


p-p-p-1♠
p-1NT-p-2♦

All you have discussed with this partner (whom you've never seen in your life) is 2/1 udca 3/low, 4th. You don't know if he regularly opens all 5332's with 1NT or if he thought this 1NT was forcing.
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Posted 2008-October-08, 10:48

I would pass.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-October-08, 11:16

Pass. You have improved the contract. Go plus.
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Posted 2008-October-08, 12:46

While one can easily see hands on which 3♣ will play better than 2♦, I pass.

For one thing, the opps will lead hearts against 3♣, and will probably lead diamonds against 2♦, which in turn may help with tempo... maybe even pitch some heart losers, and attack clubs while dummy's diamonds remain long enough to allow clubs to run.. in my dreams: AKxxx xxx AQxx x... 2♦ is a heck of a lot better contract than 3♣
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Posted 2008-October-08, 16:50

3D, the alternative being pass.

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Posted 2008-October-08, 17:09

Very easy pass.
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Posted 2008-October-08, 17:10

Pass, I can't think of any alternative.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2008-October-08, 17:13

If partner thought 1N by a passed hand was forcing, then we found something to discuss afterwards.
Oh, and I pass of course.
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Posted 2008-October-08, 19:27

Pass. At least we are in at least 4-3 fit instead of 5-0. Could even be 4-4 or 4-5. The opponents' silence could mean partner had a near GF JS - - or - - that opps both have spades and nothing worthwhile to say.
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Posted 2008-October-09, 01:27

Not! an easy pass but I would.
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Posted 2008-October-09, 01:35

I had

Axxxx
QJT
AKxx
J

and after they got their ♥ ruff and Qxx♦ i was +90!:o

I must say I would have worried in partner's place about something like

xxxxx
xx
AKxxx
A

basically most hands with not too much in spades and the ace of clubs, yes, ok, and the 5th diamond. Reconsidering, yes, pass is quite clear, lol. I guess I was just interested in telling everybody that I played 2 hands with Michael Rosenberg.
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