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Is this easy? Or, isn't it?

Poll: You... (28 member(s) have cast votes)

You...

  1. ...pass (1 votes [3.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.57%

  2. ...double (1 votes [3.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.57%

  3. ...bid 3NT (15 votes [53.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.57%

  4. ...bid 4 Clubs (2 votes [7.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.14%

  5. ...would do something else (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. ...would have bid differently (9 votes [32.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 32.14%

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#1 User is offline   Hanoi5 

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Posted 2009-June-23, 03:56

w/r you receive:

♠K94
♥K2
♦K5
♣AKQT95

Bidding goes:

Pa 2♠* ???

This is alerted as any 5-5 with 5 spades (could be 5♥'s). You double:

Pa 2♠* X 3♠
Pa Pa ???

What now?

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


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Posted 2009-June-23, 04:11

3NT easy 1st round. Now I have to bid 3NT I suppose but now it's a misdescription.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 04:40

Agree with Csaba.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 04:50

Agree with bidding the obvious 3NT on the previous round.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 05:13

3NT the first time round. If we have game on, that is our most likely game.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 05:13

Doubling had been my third choice.

Now I will bid my first choice.

In short: Agree with Helene.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 06:07

Double, but I have xfer responses with lowest xfer maybe joker. This allows partner to xfer into a red with AQxxx alerting me to try higher. Essentially I allow HA +DA +5-red suit to show and if not 3NT next.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 07:13

3NT. 3NT. On my 3rd chance unfortunately 3NT would be insufficient :D
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Posted 2009-June-23, 08:44

See no evil, hear no evil, BID 3NT!
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Posted 2009-June-23, 09:56

I'm not sure what the point of double was. What are you going to correct to, 4♣? Surely you plan to bid 3NT at your second call regardless of what partner bids.

I don't hate a 3♣ call on the first round, but I would have bid 3NT. If partner puts down an Ace, you'll likely make it.

While there are plenty of dummies where pass or 4♣ could work out better on the second call, I'd still bid 3NT, for the same reasons. I don't think it's too optimistic to hope partner has an Ace and that clubs come in.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 11:53

The best chance to play 3NT is normally to bid it, on this hand it also happens to rightside the contract
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Posted 2009-June-23, 12:24

Overcalling 3C the first time is a good way to miss easy games.

Xing the first time is a good way to get to 4H in a 5-2 fit.
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Posted 2009-June-23, 23:09

Codo, on Jun 23 2009, 06:13 PM, said:

Doubling had been my third choice.

Now I will bid my first choice.

In short: Agree with Helene.

Even shorter, I agree with Roland. Can't really understand the double on the first round.
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