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partner is weak. he is a sound opener but he doesn't know the first thing about bidding. he opens 1♥ you bid 1♠ and he bids 2♦. it's matchpoints. it's not 100% guaranteed that partner knows what 4sf is but you may try it. What's your plan?
What would your plan be if partner were strong and a normal opener? etc?
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what are you supposed to do with this hand?
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- Csaba the Hutt
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Posted 2009-September-05, 16:21
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2009-September-05, 16:41
is there enough time while you are thinking about it to cash his check?
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2009-September-05, 17:05
At MP with a weak partner I bid 3NT.
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Posted 2009-September-05, 17:44
gwnn, on Sep 5 2009, 05:21 PM, said:
it's not 100% guaranteed that partner knows what 4sf is but you may try it.
Surely he will know that 3♣ is forcing even if it is not conventional.
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Posted 2009-September-05, 22:58
3C, no matter who sits opposite. Even a complete novice understands that new suits by responder, at the three level, are forcing - even if a novice might not know that 3C there is often artificial 4sf.
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Posted 2009-September-06, 02:55
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What would your plan be if partner were strong and a normal opener? etc?
I'd bid 3♣, FSF, planning to follow it with 4♦ over any reply. There's too much chance of slam making to stop in 3NT, and this is the sort of hand where 5♦ makes and 3NT doesn't have enough tricks.
The idea of bidding 3♣ first is that it may help me to judge whether to bid slam later.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2009-September-06, 05:39
part 1: bid 5♦ part 2: bid 5♦
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Posted 2009-September-06, 05:59
3NT. Diamonds may not go so well, MPs, you play better, auction not over, etc.
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Posted 2009-September-06, 08:49
3C and see what happens. 3N is completely hopeless, if you bid 3C and partner bids 3S do you really want to play in 3N? lol. At the very least the possibility of a 3S bid should cause you to bid 3C.
I am going to bid 4D unless partner bids 3H over 3C. That would turn me off enough.
I am going to bid 4D unless partner bids 3H over 3C. That would turn me off enough.
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Posted 2009-September-08, 20:16
3♣ for now... 3NT seems quite awful.
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