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Settle a bet

Poll: Your call (77 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call

  1. Pass (1 votes [1.30%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.30%

  2. XX (32 votes [41.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 41.56%

  3. 1 Spade (39 votes [50.65%])

    Percentage of vote: 50.65%

  4. 1 NT (5 votes [6.49%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.49%

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#1 User is offline   TylerE 

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Posted 2009-August-09, 14:58

Scoring: IMP

p (p) 1♥ (x)
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Posted 2009-August-09, 15:06

1♠.

Pass (masterminding) and 1N (why?) are wrong, so that leaves redouble and 1♠.

I really don't like redbl with a bare aceless 10 and most of my stuff in one suit.
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Posted 2009-August-09, 15:07

Partner having opened in 3rd seat maybe redouble isn't SO right, but that's what I'll do.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

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Posted 2009-August-09, 15:08

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Posted 2009-August-09, 15:58

1♠, no close second choice.
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Posted 2009-August-09, 16:10

I voted for 1♠, but I don't hate 1NT. I think 1NT is better than redouble because I'm really not excited about defending 2m doubled (which might hang partner for opening a bit light in 3rd seat).
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Posted 2009-August-09, 16:17

I think that redouble is best by far. Just how much more than a bare aceless 10-count are we supposed to have as a passed hand. 1S is my second choice and I really don't see the merits of 1NT.

If partner did open light then we haven't lost the board yet. If partner does have a full opening then we have KQJ10 of spades and they are red.
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Posted 2009-August-09, 16:34

1♠, because I don't want to have to cope with
  rdbl 2♦ pass pass
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Posted 2009-August-09, 16:37

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Posted 2009-August-09, 16:52

1♠ for me
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Posted 2009-August-09, 18:44

XX. 1♠ close second choice. Would not pass or bid 1NT.
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Posted 2009-August-09, 18:46

XX and 1♠ are both reasonable. I pretty much agree with Nigel... slight edge for XX. (As an aside, I just posted this as a neutral 3rd party, I'm not actually involved)
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Posted 2009-August-09, 19:16

Rdbl, I really do not want to steal their spade suit but I can understand 3rd seater tendencies which make 1S bid as good as Rdbl. Almost, anyway.
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Posted 2009-August-09, 19:59

Rdbl. Switch the majors to bid 1S. Nah, no 'baby' psych.

I play xfers here. Red->S, 1S->C, 2C->D, 2D->H with 2+DT, 2H/3H for total tricks raises with no promise of defense. Often gets help suit raise in, but long suit signoff or lead direct likely by passed hand.
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Posted 2009-August-09, 20:34

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Posted 2009-August-09, 21:45

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Posted 2009-August-09, 21:58

1S also.
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Posted 2009-August-10, 01:47

Lol, I am the only one who passed. If partner has opened in first or second position, I'd redouble, but here I am never raising the level when probably no side has a fit, and opps can easily have more points than us.

Don't your partners never open light in third? Especially at favorable. I won't consider 1♠ in any position, but that's just my style.
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Posted 2009-August-10, 02:20

gnasher, on Aug 9 2009, 10:34 PM, said:

1♠, because I don't want to have to cope with
  rdbl 2♦ pass pass

I supose that this is not standard but I would easilly rebid 2♥ then, XX denies support for me.
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Posted 2009-August-10, 02:38

If partner has opened in 1st/2nd, rdbl creates a FP in certain situations (I probably wouldn't be able to enumerate them :) ).

Should this still be the case when he opens in 3rd? Obviously this should depend on how frivolous our 3rd seat openings are, but is there a "standard" ?
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