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Your call part 2 After you pass, LHO passes

Poll: Your Call? (18 member(s) have cast votes)

Your Call?

  1. 1NT (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 2NT (1 votes [5.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.56%

  3. 3NT (17 votes [94.44%])

    Percentage of vote: 94.44%

  4. 2[HE] (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. other (0 votes [0.00%])

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#1 User is offline   dcohio 

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Posted 2009-December-12, 19:07

Scoring: MP


Bidding:

(1♥)-P-(P)-1♠
(P)-?
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Posted 2009-December-12, 22:49

3N
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Posted 2009-December-13, 01:15

3NT. What else could you bid?
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Posted 2009-December-13, 11:00

I don't think another trap will work :P 3Nt
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Posted 2009-December-13, 16:19

Deal 3.1 simulation of 10 hands indicates 3NT makes about 60% of the time, more if West leads a heart. My opponents never lead a heart when I hold AQTxxx, but South can strip the hand and endplay East in hearts. Here are the ten hands, apparently making 3NT without too much trouble on #3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9. But note hands #5 and 8, where North will not bid 1S if playing balance WJO.

1. ♠K9873 ♥ --- ♦ A743 ♣ J832
2. ♠ QT653 ♥ --- ♦ AQ975 ♣ T42
3. ♠ QJ542 ♥ --- ♦ Q75 ♣ AT752
4. ♠ KT752 ♥ 5 ♦ A5 ♣ JT743
5. ♠ KQJ9543 ♥ --- ♦ QJT53 ♣ 3
6. ♠ QT754 ♥ 64 ♦ AJ7 ♣ JT7
7. ♠ KT875 ♥ 7 ♦ AT74 ♣ J65
8. ♠ KQJ86542 ♥ 6 ♦ QJ42 ♣ ---
9. ♠ QJT72 ♥ --- ♦ J9 ♣ AJ7432
10. ♠ KQ974 ♥ --- ♦ QT93 ♣ JT43

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Posted 2009-December-13, 16:37

Partner balanced with:

Kxxxx
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xxxxx

3NT-1 -50

14.5mps/25
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Posted 2009-December-13, 16:43

how many MP would 1♥ down a lot be? :)
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Posted 2009-December-13, 16:43

It is usually better, when posting a problem, to base it on a reasonable premise. they obviously misdefended to get you even up to avg. hard to construct a layout where a diamond would not be led, or even a spade, or a whatever other than a heart.
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Posted 2009-December-13, 20:38

Agree with aguahombre. Also this is not a balancing bid, but a totally obvious pass. Opposite any sort of reasonable balancing hand, 3NT is an obvious call.
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Posted 2009-December-13, 21:49

yep, I wasn't clear. the 1S balance was the premise I was referring to.
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Posted 2009-December-13, 22:01

The_Hog, on Dec 13 2009, 08:38 PM, said:

Agree with aguahombre. Also this is not a balancing bid, but a totally obvious pass. Opposite any sort of reasonable balancing hand, 3NT is an obvious call.

Once again we agree. That 1♠ balance is awful, even at MP.
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Posted 2009-December-13, 22:41

it is awful anywhere in this Galaxy.
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