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imps nobody vulnerable. this was worth -800, and we weren't happy with the result or one another's bidding
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there's NEVER enough atb in the world!
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Posted 2009-November-10, 17:52
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2009-November-10, 18:52
I'll call this one unlucky. I mean could south have caught any worse at all? I guess he could double 4♥ instead but that looks like 590 or 690 anyway.
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Posted 2009-November-10, 19:14
4S bid is silly, perfect hand to X 4H with. North assumed south was 5-6 I guess, seems reasonable.
Sometimes partner has the worst possible hand and they make.
Sometimes partner has the worst possible hand and they make.
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Posted 2009-November-11, 18:12
North wasn't on the same wavelenght this time, he should bid 5♦ IMO. But south could shut up as well
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Posted 2009-November-11, 19:07
I also much prefer X and would pass 4♠ with the weak hand
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Posted 2009-November-11, 19:18
Doesn't S bid 2NT with a 5-6? Then 4S should be 4-6? Not saying this particular 4-6, maybe KQJ KQJ or something.
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Posted 2009-November-11, 19:37
gwnn, on Nov 11 2009, 08:18 PM, said:
Doesn't S bid 2NT with a 5-6? Then 4S should be 4-6? Not saying this particular 4-6, maybe KQJ KQJ or something.
Don't know if he will bid 2NT with all 5-6's, you could make a case for it though.
I suppose the -800 lost 9 IMPs to 420, so getting out for 500 would have saved 7 IMPs or so.
But even so, whether or not North should have bid 5♦ doesn't seem so crucial to me, because I don't like the 4♠ bid at all. If partner had a heart trick or two amongst his 4 hearts, you still go for the same 500 or 800, but 4♥ doesn't make.
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-November-12, 16:02
gwnn, on Nov 11 2009, 08:18 PM, said:
Doesn't S bid 2NT with a 5-6? Then 4S should be 4-6? Not saying this particular 4-6, maybe KQJ KQJ or something.
If you are always going to drive to at least 4S (which is the case with a lot of 6-5s) you should start with 2D first. If you bid 2N and they compete to 4H you can no longer show your 6th diamond, and doubling shows something more like a strong 5-5. I think this is fairly normal procedure as long as you aren't worried about 2D being passed out.
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Posted 2009-November-12, 16:08
Jlall, on Nov 10 2009, 08:14 PM, said:
4S bid is silly, perfect hand to X 4H with. North assumed south was 5-6 I guess, seems reasonable.
Sometimes partner has the worst possible hand and they make.
Sometimes partner has the worst possible hand and they make.
Yeah, you can't get much more perfect.
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Posted 2009-November-12, 17:15
4S is terrible.
I think pass is better than X, sure our diamonds are great but the hand looks like a minimum to me and they are NV.
I think pass is better than X, sure our diamonds are great but the hand looks like a minimum to me and they are NV.
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For instance, he doesn't like being used as a human shield when we're being shot at.
I happen to think it's a very noble way to meet one's maker, especially for a guy like him.
Bottom line is we never let that difference of opinion interfere with anything."
For instance, he doesn't like being used as a human shield when we're being shot at.
I happen to think it's a very noble way to meet one's maker, especially for a guy like him.
Bottom line is we never let that difference of opinion interfere with anything."
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Posted 2009-November-13, 06:38
my style is that this kind of bidding suggest 6-4 rhater than 6-5. I normlly bid spades first with that holding.
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