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#1 User is offline   rduran1216 

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Posted 2009-November-27, 20:20

Scoring: MP



Auction so far

South West North East

1♣ 2♣ x 2♠
p p 3♦ p
?

Double of Michaels bid is agreed to mean we can set one of their suits.


So what do you do with this hand?
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Posted 2009-November-27, 20:21

3H
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Posted 2009-November-27, 20:28

dunno if it's forcing but I have a good enough hand that I will bid 3H regardless.
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Posted 2009-November-27, 20:33

I think it's forcing. 3♥, we should have 9 tricks if p has a single spade stopper.
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Posted 2009-November-28, 00:56

so we are agreeing that 3H is showing a stopper towards bidding 3NT?

And to the person that liked my hand, what exactly is there to like. How does this sound like 9 tricks off the time after an assured Spade lead?
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Posted 2009-November-28, 05:11

rduran1216, on Nov 27 2009, 11:56 PM, said:

so we are agreeing that 3H is showing a stopper towards bidding 3NT?

And to the person that liked my hand, what exactly is there to like.  How does this sound like 9 tricks off the time after an assured Spade lead?

five diamonds, two major cards and the club hook.
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Posted 2009-November-28, 05:12

edit dupe
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Posted 2009-November-28, 07:36

rduran1216, on Nov 27 2009, 09:20 PM, said:

Scoring: MP



Auction so far

South West North East

1♣ 2♣ x 2♠
p p 3♦ p
?

Double of Michaels bid is agreed to mean we can set one of their suits.


So what do you do with this hand?

Well clearly 3♦-> X=♥ with no ♠ stopper my choices appear to be 3♥ and 4♦ and 3♥ looks to be the most flexible.
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Posted 2009-November-28, 19:29

aguahombre, on Nov 28 2009, 06:11 AM, said:

rduran1216, on Nov 27 2009, 11:56 PM, said:

so we are agreeing that 3H is showing a stopper towards bidding 3NT?

And to the person that liked my hand, what exactly is there to like.  How does this sound like 9 tricks off the time after an assured Spade lead?

five diamonds, two major cards and the club hook.

So it is forcing, and because of that, 3♥ appears best.

My partner as it turns out had 17 points, with 4 diamonds.
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Posted 2009-November-28, 22:13

lol...let me guess...3 small spades and they break 43....and we make 3NT.
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