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Could be easiest question ever... How much to bid?

#1 User is offline   nbailey 

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Posted 2009-March-12, 16:25

At matchpoints, favourable vul.

LHO passes and partner opens 2♠ just normal weak two.

RHO passes and you have 987xx/Q9xxx/x/Ax

Does everyone bid 4♠ with this?
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Posted 2009-March-12, 16:33

Can't speak for everyone. But I do.
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Posted 2009-March-12, 16:35

I think 4♥ is the best bid, it virtually guarantees a steal, which I very much like on this hand.

If my opponents were clueless I would settle for 4♠.
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Posted 2009-March-12, 16:46

At the teble, if I detected even the remotest break in tempo by rho, I would bid 3N.

Otherwise 4♠
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Posted 2009-March-12, 17:03

2NT and then 3♠.
They both passed, showing some "strength" and then 3♠ will keep them silent.
I don't believe we wil make 4♠.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 01:27

I think we make 4 Spade a lot of the time, so I go for it.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 03:08

4S
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Posted 2009-March-13, 05:52

4S.

Both opponents passed, you are an unpassed hand,
chances are high, that 4S will end the auction.

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Posted 2009-March-13, 17:27

3♦ psyche, anyone? :)
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Posted 2009-March-14, 11:20

4♠. You're not a passed hand, both opponents are, and neither opponent likely has enough that they can bid on over 4♠, not knowing your hand type.
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Posted 2009-March-14, 12:20

With both opps as passed hands, I can't see the need to preemptively push to 4♠ (which I would bid for sure if I were in 3rd seat instead of 4th). I think I'd either bid 3♠ to keep LHO from balancing or 2N...3♠ and accepting an invite if partner shows either a good hand or a non-diamond feature.
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