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#21 User is offline   gnasher 

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Posted 2009-August-17, 05:11

Cascade, on Aug 15 2009, 09:12 PM, said:

Is there really not something better you can do with your 3NT openings?

I don't know, but there's definitely something better I can do with my solid 8-card minors. I'd open 5♦ except at adverse, when I'd bid 1♦.
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Posted 2009-August-17, 05:15

Yesterday I faced this lead problem:

Matchpoints
AJxxx 109x J10 KJx
(3NT) pass (5♦) all pass

I could make a case for any of the four suits. One thing is certain: I'd prefer it if my partner were on lead. So, although 3NT often wrongsides 3NT, it does sometimes rightside five of a minor.
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Posted 2009-August-17, 06:40

gnasher, on Aug 17 2009, 06:15 AM, said:

Yesterday I faced this lead problem:

Matchpoints
AJxxx 109x J10 KJx
(3NT) pass (5♦) all pass

the saying is always lead an Ace v this type of auction - probably they have 11 tricks and you have 3 so need to hold the lead.
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Posted 2009-August-17, 09:37

I think opening 1D is simply delaying the delaying the decision.

I would open 3D,4D,5D,3NT but never 1D.

I like to play that 2Nt is a garbage preempt and that 3m is a good preempt. So we used 3NT as showing both M. Doesnt happen too often but we are 3/3 for winning imps with it.
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Posted 2009-August-17, 13:01

Agree with gnasher. These 8card minor suits are always hard to bid, and depending on the hand sometimes it is a 5♦ opening or 1♦-5♦ or 1♦-2♦-5♦ etc. This one looks like a 5♦ opening for me except at adverse like gnasher said.
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