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How many Diamonds?

Poll: How many Diamonds? (39 member(s) have cast votes)

How many Diamonds?

  1. 0 (Pass) (2 votes [5.13%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.13%

  2. 1 (3 votes [7.69%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.69%

  3. 2 (1 votes [2.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.56%

  4. 3 (7 votes [17.95%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.95%

  5. 4 (16 votes [41.03%])

    Percentage of vote: 41.03%

  6. 5 (10 votes [25.64%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.64%

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#1 User is offline   mtvesuvius 

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Posted 2009-March-26, 11:23

NV vs V at IMPs you hold:

♠xx
♥------
♦KQ9xxxx
♣KJxx

You're the dealer, your bid?
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Posted 2009-March-26, 11:33

Four for me. Five feels a bit too rich, and three leaves LHO a convenient 4D bid if he happens to have both majors. Plus, I would bid 3 with a lot less offense at these colors (like if one of my diamonds was a heart). I am not close to opening 1 with a minor-oriented hand and little defense.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 11:34

I like 2♦.

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Posted 2009-March-26, 11:36

5♦ for me.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 11:48

I agree with 5. Opening 1 or 2 I think is crazy. 1 promises much more on defence. 2 does nothing, it doesn't describe our hand well it doesn't describe our strength well, it doesn't prempt the opponents (much) and it even does a horrible job at showing our trick taking abilities.

I think 5 rates to be right in that it exludes the opponenets from finding 4 of a major (many play takeout of 4♦) and opposite a avg/avg+ partner gives us a decent chance of making it.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 13:00

I don't like the suit for 5, but between the vulnerability, seating, and the heart void, I'm persuaded. Change any one of these things and I wouldn't open 5.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 13:28

I'd content myself with 4 probably.

Upon reading the responses I wish I'd bid 5. Not really a compelling reason not to. But 4 is undoubtedly what I'd bid ATT.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 14:32

kfay, on Mar 26 2009, 02:28 PM, said:

Upon reading the responses I wish I'd bid 5. Not really a compelling reason not to.

Umm your diamonds are KQ9xxxx. Has the world gone mad?
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Posted 2009-March-26, 14:44

4♦

Even at these colours 5♦ needs more than this for me.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 15:24

I don't have a 4♦ bid in my arsenal (I use it for a solid suit major opening, with 4♣ a non-solid major: a form of namyats) and I really don't like 5minor here... the suit is too short/weak, and I have too much defence.

I would open 3N... which conventionally shows a 4 minor hand (I know that it is not as theoretically sound as having a 4minor but I like the modified namyats too much to change)
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Posted 2009-March-26, 15:31

4♦. Yes the 5♦ bidders are mad IMO. The suit is very shoddy.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 16:06

5♦ at IMPs? I don't think so. I know some who would open 5♦ at matchpoints, but I am not among them.

4♦ is fine.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 16:07

4m is my favourite pre-empt and I look for sensible opportunities to use it as much as possible.

Here is an opportunity, so 4♦ for me.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 17:29

1d.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 17:33

I'd rather open 5 than 4. Even madmen receive a game bonus. I think it's a 1♦ bid though.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 18:28

4D for me.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 18:35

5 mad diamonds.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 18:56

5D. Can't open 4. 3NT if playing Mikeh's convention.
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Posted 2009-March-26, 19:36

huh?
Nobody PASS?
I would like open 3 or 4 ♦ when 2nd/3rd seat.
But DEALER? PASS!
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Posted 2009-March-26, 21:04

You are all so predictable.
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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