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#1 User is offline   barryallen 

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Posted 2009-April-12, 06:35

♠J9xx
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♦J109x
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Just a simple question, P opens 1NT(15-17), what is your bid when passed around to you?
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Posted 2009-April-12, 06:47

I pass.

"Garbage Stayman" to pass any rebid from partner after my 2♣ springs to mind, but I think this works well only when responder has 0-3/bad 4 HCP.

With the specific hand given, it is easier to pass and play.
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Posted 2009-April-12, 07:19

2C
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Posted 2009-April-12, 07:22

2♣
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Posted 2009-April-12, 08:08

2♣ and I wish you had a poll on this one ;)
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Posted 2009-April-12, 09:01

2C, mainly because if partner does happen to have a major the 110 score is better than 90, and I play mostly MP. Also, I and most of my partners open 1NT with 5-card majors.
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Posted 2009-April-12, 09:28

2C
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Posted 2009-April-12, 09:52

2♣, then 2♥ or pass partner's major.
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Posted 2009-April-12, 11:27

classic 2C.
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Posted 2009-April-12, 12:14

2♣ then pass partner's rebid. I think if you do an analysis of partner's possible shapes and their likelihood opposite our hand you will see passing 2♦ is clearly better than rebidding 2♥ and that in fact it's not even close.
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Posted 2009-April-12, 12:38

Pass is ok but I like 2♣/pass
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Posted 2009-April-12, 16:37

jdonn, on Apr 12 2009, 07:14 PM, said:

2♣ then pass partner's rebid. I think if you do an analysis of partner's possible shapes and their likelihood opposite our hand you will see passing 2♦ is clearly better than rebidding 2♥ and that in fact it's not even close.

Isn't he always 3226?
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Posted 2009-April-12, 19:47

Obvious 2C.
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Posted 2009-April-12, 21:08

2♣.

You have 3 chances to win here (any of the 3 suits might be better than NT) and only one chance to lose (NT is better than all the suits).
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Posted 2009-April-12, 21:39

mtvesuvius, on Apr 12 2009, 08:52 AM, said:

2♣, then 2♥ or pass partner's major.

disagree
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Posted 2009-April-12, 22:05

I thought for once we have a unaninmous vote. 2C, then pass.
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Posted 2009-April-12, 23:06

Pass without thinking. Garbage stayman, I think, is for something like the hand without the Ace.

As it is you have a good chance of making 1NT and why jeopardize it?
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Posted 2009-April-13, 02:40

petergreat, on Apr 13 2009, 12:06 PM, said:

Pass without thinking. Garbage stayman, I think, is for something like the hand without the Ace.

As it is you have a good chance of making 1NT and why jeopardize it?

Because you have a better chance of making 2D/H/S.
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Posted 2009-April-13, 03:38

I agree with 2♣ but, is Pass over 2♦ normal?

View Postwyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2009-April-13, 05:03

At MP's i would pass
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