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New suit in competition after transfer How strong?

Poll: What is 3cl? (42 member(s) have cast votes)

What is 3cl?

  1. Weak (4 votes [9.52%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.52%

  2. Invitational (2 votes [4.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.76%

  3. Forcing to 3H (6 votes [14.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.29%

  4. GF (29 votes [69.05%])

    Percentage of vote: 69.05%

  5. No idea (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Other (1 votes [2.38%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.38%

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#21 User is offline   helene_t 

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Posted 2009-August-03, 15:54

We almost always play matchpoints and there I don't think it is so important to be able to show a strong hand with interest in a club contract. Those hands will usually double or otherwise make an omnibus 3♠ bid.
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Posted 2009-August-03, 16:49

a bright student asked, if 3C is not forcing is it an alert? I see from the answers here, and from what I can decipher from the ACBL, that if 3C is not so undoubtedly forcing that it could be called wildly unusual if treated as nonforcing --then it is natural and not alertable.

I wonder, though --if there were not so many who are influenced by playing weak notrumps ---whether it would be closer to unanimous. But the answer would still be the same about an alert. If they don't know it should be forcing, how would they know to alert if nonforcing?
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Posted 2009-August-03, 17:10

Hi,

Without special agreements GF, at least 5-4.
You could play it at competitive, if you play 2NT as some
kind of Lebensohl / Good Bad.

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Marlowe
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Posted 2009-August-03, 18:13

Shouldn't that be "Grosvenor gambit"? :)
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