[whereagles]

The_Hog, on Mar 25 2009, 12:55 AM, said:

Nuno, I think you are still sleeping this morning
How on earth can you pass 4NT? I must admit I would not be in this position as 4C over 3NT would be an ask for hand type. Anyway....Give I am bidding 5C to show pd on what my 3NT was based.

Pass 4NT: see above.

And now a question for you. If you bid 5!c, will pard take that as 0-3 aces or a club suit? And how sure you are of that?

[ASkolnick]

Easy 6♣ bid. Tell partner I have a solid club suit and about 8 tricks. If he thinks NT should be best, he can always correct.

Not that worried about missing a grand, but 6C could easily be the safer contract if partner has a tenuous holding (non-ace) in spades.

[jdonn]

whereagles, on Mar 25 2009, 05:29 AM, said:

I know you keep telling moderators you don't like me breaking up your quotes, but I'm going to do it anyway because I think it's the easiest and cleanest way to reply. Sorry.

You shouldn't claim to know things you don't know. Then if or when you turn out to be wrong you end up looking foolish.

But if you want to know instead of guessing so that doesn't happen, I have one time before asked the moderators to ask you not to. Of course you are also aware I have about 50 times before asked you not to. What else can I do? You are apparently too dense to realize that aside from being less effective and more unwieldy than breaking into seperate quotes

me said:

like

that you can easily make seperate replies to

still me said:

this

it's a very very bad thing to do, and changes the meaning of what was said.

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Issue 1: That is correct. However, I would bid 3NT because pard may pass if his major suit holdings aren't too extreme.

That's not a reason, he is more likely to pass 5♣ than 3NT if he is all majors.

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Agree this may confuse pard

Agree with who, I never said that.

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Issue 2: If I'm sure 4NT is an invite to 6, I might try for 6!c now.

It is.

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Masterminding? Probably. But with preempts you're always guessing anyway.

Guessing what to bid, sure, such as that 3NT could definitely turn out right. But not guessing what the bids mean.

[P_Marlowe]

5C.

I am not clever enough to bid 3NT, it would not cross
my mind, but I agree, it is most likely the bid with the
highest potential to reach a making game.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[FrancesHinden]

I would overcall 5C on the first round. I prefer 4C to 3NT.

Having overcalled 3NT for some reason, I bid 6C over partner's 4NT. We might be making 7, but I can't think of any way to say to partner "I have a hand that was totally atypical for 3NT last round but chose it in case it was the only making game, what I really have is a huge club suit, do you happen to have quick tricks in the majors?"

[lonesome31]

FrancesHinden, on Mar 26 2009, 01:33 AM, said:

Having overcalled 3NT for some reason, I bid 6C over partner's 4NT. We might be making 7, but I can't think of any way to say to partner "I have a hand that was totally atypical for 3NT last round but chose it in case it was the only making game, what I really have is a huge club suit, do you happen to have quick tricks in the majors?"

I agree with your opinion!

[whereagles]

jdonn, on Mar 25 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

whereagles, on Mar 25 2009, 05:29 AM, said:

I know you keep telling moderators you don't like me breaking up your quotes, but I'm going to do it anyway because I think it's the easiest and cleanest way to reply. Sorry.

You shouldn't claim to know things you don't know. Then if or when you turn out to be wrong you end up looking foolish.

But if you want to know instead of guessing so that doesn't happen, I have one time before asked the moderators to ask you not to. Of course you are also aware I have about 50 times before asked you not to.

Don't be ridiculous. I'm not guessing anything. I'm mentioning something you know perfectly well you did, and of which I have evidence (unless the moderator who told me is lying).

Finally, I will continue to do things my way because

1. I can't be bothered to do it otherwise.
2. I don't think I should anyway.
3. I firmly believe my way is superior in practicality and equal in readability.

[the hog]

whereagles, on Mar 25 2009, 05:31 PM, said:

The_Hog, on Mar 25 2009, 12:55 AM, said:

Nuno, I think you are still sleeping this morning 
How on earth can you pass 4NT? I must admit I would not be in this position as 4C over 3NT would be an ask for hand type. Anyway....Give I am bidding 5C to show pd on what my 3NT was based.

Pass 4NT: see above.

And now a question for you. If you bid 5!c, will pard take that as 0-3 aces or a club suit? And how sure you are of that?

I have to admit I'm not sure with a pick up pd.

[lonesome31]

Well~

If partner hold this hand as below, what is best bid for his/her ?

♠AQ10x
♥AJ10xx
♦Jx
♣xx

Just a sample, not real.

If his hand better then the sample?

[whereagles]

I guess you mean SAMPLE, or example.

[lonesome31]

whereagles, on Mar 26 2009, 04:21 PM, said:

I guess you mean SAMPLE, or example.

Ya, I was wrote wrong.