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1♦ P 2♦* P
2♠** P 3♣ P
3♦ P ?
* Inverted minor raise
**Spade control/s 3+
How would you continue please?
Thanks
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Posted 2009-May-06, 07:30
1♦ P 2♦* P
2♠** P 3♣ P
3♦ P ?
* Inverted minor raise
**Spade control/s 3+
How would you continue please?
Thanks
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Posted 2009-May-06, 07:41
3♥ if it asks for a partial stopper.
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Posted 2009-May-06, 07:41
Partner has at most two hearts to an honour or 3 low hearts. They will lead this suit against NT from nearly any given holding.
So 3 NT is out. When partner has Ax in hearts, I may regret my choice, but such is life.
I try 5 diamond.
I have shown my club stopper and denyed both major suit stoppers, I have horrible soft values in hearts, so I would try to limit my hand now.
So 3 NT is out. When partner has Ax in hearts, I may regret my choice, but such is life.
I try 5 diamond.
I have shown my club stopper and denyed both major suit stoppers, I have horrible soft values in hearts, so I would try to limit my hand now.
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Posted 2009-May-06, 07:44
3♥, showing half stopper?
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Posted 2009-May-06, 07:45
3♥ should be asking for a partial stopper now, so I will try 3♥. Otherwise 5♦ I suppose.
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Posted 2009-May-06, 07:57
If I can trust pard to have splintered with a singleton heart, I would just bid 3NT, preferably right after 2♠ 
Otherwise I'll just use that 3♥ gadget, if available. If not, 4♦.
Otherwise I'll just use that 3♥ gadget, if available. If not, 4♦.
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Posted 2009-May-06, 07:57
So 3 ♥ is asking/showing for a partial stopper?
Which partial stopper would you like to find out from partner?
Txx? Will partner bid 3 NT with this?
Kx? May you construct a hand for me, where 3 NT makes and 5 Diamond fails?
What else?
When I understood the given scenario correctly, partner showed 3+ spades and a stopper there. So the heart holdings he cannot have are Kxx or better.
So, he may have AK or Ax. Now these are holdungs, where you may play better in 3 NT then in 5 diamonds.
Can you bring partner to bid 3 NT with Ax but not with Kx? I cannot.
Which partial stopper would you like to find out from partner?
Txx? Will partner bid 3 NT with this?
Kx? May you construct a hand for me, where 3 NT makes and 5 Diamond fails?
What else?
When I understood the given scenario correctly, partner showed 3+ spades and a stopper there. So the heart holdings he cannot have are Kxx or better.
So, he may have AK or Ax. Now these are holdungs, where you may play better in 3 NT then in 5 diamonds.
Can you bring partner to bid 3 NT with Ax but not with Kx? I cannot.
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Posted 2009-May-08, 03:19
3♥ sounds about right. Looking at the full hand, good one for a weak NT.
1NT - 3NT on a ♠ lead, you win the Q in dummy and try to sneak through a ♦, even if the ♦A wins this trick, his partner with JT tight couldn't signal for a ♥ switch.
1NT - 3NT on a ♠ lead, you win the Q in dummy and try to sneak through a ♦, even if the ♦A wins this trick, his partner with JT tight couldn't signal for a ♥ switch.
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Posted 2009-May-08, 05:49
... so you have 3 spade tricks, one sneaky diamond and then you play the club for 5 tricks?
Of course IRL even after a diamond continuation you will still make 3 NT quite often against lazy opps.
Of course IRL even after a diamond continuation you will still make 3 NT quite often against lazy opps.
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Posted 2009-May-08, 09:04
Gerben42, on May 8 2009, 04:19 AM, said:
3♥ sounds about right. Looking at the full hand, good one for a weak NT.
1NT - 3NT on a ♠ lead, you win the Q in dummy and try to sneak through a ♦, even if the ♦A wins this trick, his partner with JT tight couldn't signal for a ♥ switch.
1NT - 3NT on a ♠ lead, you win the Q in dummy and try to sneak through a ♦, even if the ♦A wins this trick, his partner with JT tight couldn't signal for a ♥ switch.
Unless they play any version of smith echo. Or coded honor leads and lead the ten. Really I think it's just an unlucky hand, you can't avoid getting to game and going down.
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Posted 2009-May-08, 09:47
Stopping below game with 28 combined is the stuff of CTC and relay nerds.
Agree with 3♥. Does it ASK for a partial stopper or SHOW a partial stopper?
At first I thought the trick was to get to 4♠ on the presumed 4-2 LOL.
Agree with 3♥. Does it ASK for a partial stopper or SHOW a partial stopper?
At first I thought the trick was to get to 4♠ on the presumed 4-2 LOL.
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Posted 2009-May-08, 09:52
Phil, on May 8 2009, 10:47 AM, said:
Stopping below game with 28 combined is the stuff of CTC and relay nerds.
Agree with 3♥. Does it ASK for a partial stopper or SHOW a partial stopper?
At first I thought the trick was to get to 4♠ on the presumed 4-2 LOL.
Agree with 3♥. Does it ASK for a partial stopper or SHOW a partial stopper?
At first I thought the trick was to get to 4♠ on the presumed 4-2 LOL.
Yes, partner really had AKT9 xx KJxx Kxx and diamonds were 2-2.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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