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1S P 2S 3H,
4S ?
What now and how close a decision is this?
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Posted 2009-October-18, 21:53
matchpoints.
1S P 2S 3H,
4S ?
What now and how close a decision is this?
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Posted 2009-October-19, 01:31
To me thisis very close. Your hand is as flat as possible. But partner is bidding in a living auction with at most KJ9xxx in his suit. He must have a good shape to do so. Maybe he has a 0742 hand with some values in the minors?
Yes I talked myself into supporting with this support.
Yes I talked myself into supporting with this support.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 05:37
I think 5♥ is clear.
Of course you could be down or 7♣ could be cold, but anything else looks too optimistic to me.
I would never pass or DBL and I do not think it is close.
I would hit 5♠ only in the pass-out position.
Rainer Herrmann
Of course you could be down or 7♣ could be cold, but anything else looks too optimistic to me.
I would never pass or DBL and I do not think it is close.
I would hit 5♠ only in the pass-out position.
Rainer Herrmann
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Posted 2009-October-19, 05:45
pass dont hang partner! we want him to bid 3♥ with various nauseating hands.
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 06:47
Pass, and in tempo. If partner has the 0-7-(2 4) hand we hope, he will have another bash with 4NT, unless you tank. Total trumps could well be 18, which suggests that, if 4S is making, 5H will be 3 down. True there is some purity which might make total tricks more, but against that there is a chance partner has a singleton club when we may well beat 4S.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 06:50
5♥, no hard feelings. If we're hanging partner, this could turn out to be a good sac too.
Though to be honest, I would have doubled 1♠.
Though to be honest, I would have doubled 1♠.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 07:58
I have no idea, pass, X, and 5H all seem ok.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 17:16
My first thought was 5♥ WTP, but I guess that is wrong, partner could just be bidding because he didn't want to defend 2♠.
Anyway I still bid 5♥, but maybe it is not as clear as I first thought.
Anyway I still bid 5♥, but maybe it is not as clear as I first thought.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2009-October-21, 04:48
anything but pass, partner is an unpassed hand for all that we know we could had 15 tricks in hearts.
If partner doesn't make 5♥ opposite this then his 3♥ bid was hopeless.
I'd bid 4NT to show a major heart raise with slam tendencies.
If partner doesn't make 5♥ opposite this then his 3♥ bid was hopeless.
I'd bid 4NT to show a major heart raise with slam tendencies.
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Posted 2009-October-22, 12:08
I'm with gwnn on this one and pass.
I want pard bidding 3 hearts here with short spades and 1/2 a reason. Unless pard has a heart club 2-suiter, I make us 50% at least to beat this.
Allan Graves in a bidding contest once said, "I don't mind a poor result to maintain our overall bidding integrity". If you don't pass 4 spades here, you should constantly face auctions of 1s - p - 2s - p - p to you with these cards. Now what?
I want pard bidding 3 hearts here with short spades and 1/2 a reason. Unless pard has a heart club 2-suiter, I make us 50% at least to beat this.
Allan Graves in a bidding contest once said, "I don't mind a poor result to maintain our overall bidding integrity". If you don't pass 4 spades here, you should constantly face auctions of 1s - p - 2s - p - p to you with these cards. Now what?
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Posted 2009-October-23, 06:15
I like double to show this. We have this guideline:
"If they have a fit at 3♥+ and partner has shown a suit, double shows a defensive raise."
Whether you think this is the right hand for this treatment is another question.
"If they have a fit at 3♥+ and partner has shown a suit, double shows a defensive raise."
Whether you think this is the right hand for this treatment is another question.
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