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Another Huge Hand... and they open... Annoying Opponents...

#1 User is offline   mtvesuvius 

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Posted 2009-April-04, 17:26

NV vs V at IMPs, you hold:

♠K9
♥AKxx
♦Axx
♣AQ9x

(1♠) - Pass - (2♠) - X
(Pass) - 3♣ - (Pass) - ?

You have not discussed Lehbensohl in this sequence...

Han and Jason, wait to ridicule me until there are a few replies :lol:

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Posted 2009-April-04, 17:38

dbl wtp
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Posted 2009-April-04, 17:43

helene_t, on Apr 4 2009, 06:38 PM, said:

dbl wtp

OK... I forgot to post the next part... :lol:

Edited now...
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Posted 2009-April-04, 18:22

3nt or 5♣ :lol:
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Posted 2009-April-04, 20:08

I don't understand the comment about Han and Jason. which Jason and why would I ridicule you?

I would pass NV against Vul unless I thought there was a chance that partner assumed we played lebensohl.
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Posted 2009-April-04, 20:25

hanp, on Apr 4 2009, 09:08 PM, said:

I don't understand the comment about Han and Jason. which Jason and why would I ridicule you?

You were kibitzing, and Jason was playing... otherwise it has no relevance :lol:
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Posted 2009-April-05, 05:03

3NT seems ok here. All you need is pard to have ♣K 5th and a spade lead. Piece of cake... or not :rolleyes:
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Posted 2009-April-05, 14:48

I would just pass
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Posted 2009-April-05, 15:08

Justin and Han went down 3.
Jilly went down 5 either way.
Nuno went down 5 also.

Partner has:

♠Jx
♥xxx
♦xxx
♣Txxxx

KJx♣ is offside. ♥ are 4-2, etc...
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Posted 2009-April-05, 15:35

5 down is much, much, much better bridge :P
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Posted 2009-April-05, 18:46

When the opponents are both bidding constructively, and I have 20 HCP, I generally expect close to a Yarborough in partner's hand. Therefore, I bid very conservatively, since my hand is end-played at just about every trick. It's still right to double, but just pass whatever partner bids. His hand may take a few trump tricks, but don't count on it for anything else.

3NT on this hand is extremely optimistic. Not only does it require him to have more strength than he rates to have, it has to be in a specific suit and he has to have extra length there. And even if partner has ♣ Kxxxx you still need to score the ♠K for your 9th trick, which requires RHO to hold the A or LHO to lead away from it, even after you've warned him during the bidding that you hold the card.

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Posted 2009-April-06, 04:06

These days opps open on 10 and respond on 2. We could even have a SLAM after they open and raise :)
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Posted 2009-April-07, 13:00

True, although I expect that they usually have compensating shape, in which case I'll likely run into bad breaks, or they may even get a defensive cross-ruff going.

Just because I have 20 HCP is no reason to assume the opponents are bidding just because they have 13 cards.
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