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Good gracious!

Poll: What would be a correct guess ? (35 member(s) have cast votes)

What would be a correct guess ?

  1. Pass (6 votes [17.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.14%

  2. 3 spades (7 votes [20.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.00%

  3. 3 NT (5 votes [14.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.29%

  4. 4 clubs (13 votes [37.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 37.14%

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

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. other (4 votes [11.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.43%

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#1 User is offline   H_KARLUK 

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Posted 2009-January-08, 22:16



       1♠   P   2♣
2♥   2♠  3♥   P   
P     ?
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Posted 2009-January-08, 22:20

4c no problem yet
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Posted 2009-January-09, 02:32

A guess can never be correct, as it would then not be a guess. :-)

My best guess would be a take-out double, planning to correct 4♦ to 4♠.

That is an overbid off course, but I will rather overbid than misbid.
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:

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Posted 2009-January-09, 03:32

since pass is posted as an option I guess 2♣ is not GF. Pass looks like a bridgt idea.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 03:47

Fluffy, on Jan 9 2009, 09:32 AM, said:

since pass is posted as an option I guess 2♣ is not GF. Pass looks like a bridgt idea.

me too
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Posted 2009-January-09, 04:03

You guys vote or only reply? I voted for pass, yet there are only 2 votes for pass.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 04:22

I like 4C.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 04:27

FrancesHinden, on Jan 9 2009, 11:47 AM, said:

Fluffy, on Jan 9 2009, 09:32 AM, said:

since pass is posted as an option I guess 2♣ is not GF. Pass looks like a bridgt idea.

me too

As I would have opened:

♠ KQ10973
♥ K3
♦ Q53
♣ 82

with one spade, I have a Club and a King more than I have already shown. And my spade suit is a tad above average for this sequence.

But in general terms, you'll have no problem convincing me that pass is right.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 04:39

ochinko, on Jan 9 2009, 10:03 AM, said:

You guys vote or only reply? I voted for pass, yet there are only 2 votes for pass.

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Posted 2009-January-09, 07:59

I bid 4♣ even if this is not a forcing sequence. I do not want to defend 3♥, and 3NT is out of the question.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 08:16

My partners 2/1s are sound, so I "must" make another move. I try X as "do something intelligent" and if pd passes, I am fine with that descission.

Yes pass will often be a winning bid, but may fav. opps tend to bid on many hands without many HCPS in this situation.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 08:16

Assuming we are playing 2/1, partner's pass is 100% forcing. I am assuming we are playing 2/1, and so I bid 4♣. Playing SAYC, I pass.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 08:46

3♠

Don't want to Pass, don't want the opening lead to come thorough the ♥K.

Don't know if pard's pass is forcing beyond 2♠ or 3♣, depends on agreements.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 09:58

Like some of the other posters I assume we are not playing 2/1 GF since pass is a poll option.

I'l pass, I don't see a plus score coming from this hand, and we're vul.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 11:35

3♠. I don't like 3NT because I have only 1 stopper and no quick tricks other than 5-6 clubs.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 12:28

H_Karluk, it seems to be a common theme in your recent threads that you post an auction without enough information on the methods of the players involved.
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Posted 2009-January-09, 12:41

My first reaction was double, meaning "Do something intelligent" like Codo put it. I guess it's also known as a "maximum double". If my double would be penalty, I pass. (In 2/1 GF 4C stands out of course)
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Posted 2009-January-09, 18:27

brianshark, on Jan 9 2009, 08:28 PM, said:

H_Karluk, it seems to be a common theme in your recent threads that you post an auction without enough information on the methods of the players involved.

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Posted 2009-January-09, 19:38

so why would you want to pass?
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Posted 2009-January-10, 03:32

I voted 4C. I am almost persuaded by the passers. But I have great club support so far concealed, and I don't fancy concealing it for ever. Perhaps I should have bid 3C last time and 3S this time.
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