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#1 User is offline   Jlall 

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Posted 2010-January-08, 04:07

KQJ KQJ KQJ xxxx. MP. You play 14-16 NT. Would you?
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Posted 2010-January-08, 04:22

"good players never downgrade, experts do"? :blink:

I wouldn't.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 04:29

No way, unless I'm playing with GIB. I'd show it as the bottom of the next balanced range (17-19?).

If partner has enough to GF opposite an average 17-count, he's likely to bring enough to the party to make it worth my while not opening 1NT imho.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 04:29

I would in 3rd or 4th. I wouldn't in 1st or 2nd.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 04:30

I would.

Good players evaluate accurately and then bid aggressively based on that valuation. If that means downgrading then so be it. This is easily closer to 16 than 17. If a good player would open a 14-16 NT with an average 16 then they can do it with this too.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 05:13

I would not. I have 6 tricks this is too much for a 14-16 opener.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 05:20

I'd treat it as a 17-count. I don't think it merits a two-point downgrade.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 05:30

Maybe in fourth seat, matchpoints, opp. red. Not otherwise.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 05:33

I think I partially did it just so I could say I downgraded by 2 points at some point in my life heh.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 07:37

I wouldn't downgrade this at all - 18 points! Every honor has a buddy, every jack is as good as a king. Those are big plusses. OK, no aces or spots with the honors are minuses, but overall I call that a wash, not a downgrade.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 07:51

billw55, on Jan 8 2010, 08:37 AM, said:

I wouldn't downgrade this at all - 18 points! Every honor has a buddy, every jack is as good as a king. Those are big plusses. OK, no aces or spots with the honors are minuses, but overall I call that a wash, not a downgrade.

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Posted 2010-January-08, 07:54

Jlall, on Jan 8 2010, 08:51 AM, said:

lol

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Posted 2010-January-08, 07:59

Jlall, on Jan 8 2010, 05:07 AM, said:

KQJ KQJ KQJ xxxx. MP. You play 14-16 NT. Would you?

Definitely a 1♦ opener with a NT rebid ;)
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Posted 2010-January-08, 08:05

I would always downgrade by 1 point - but not 2, there are 3 negative features
4333 is bad, no aces is bad, all hcp in short suits is bad

I was amazed to see that this hand is valued as 15.4 on the K&R Evalualor, so maybe I should downgrade more often

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Posted 2010-January-08, 08:12

Feels pretty close to a double-downgrade, no strong feelings. Did you miss game? ;)
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Posted 2010-January-08, 08:14

IMO, a "downgrade" is not really what it seems to be by the words used. Rather, what I vbiew as happening is that a range is used that is not equivalent to the Works HCP analysis. When you translate what your range really is into the HCP definition, sometimes it appears to be a downgrade or upgrade.

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If the range means that this hand fits in a HCP world as roughly a "14-16 HCP" hand, you are not really downgrading.

To be consistent, then, I would also "downgrade."
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Posted 2010-January-08, 08:23

pooltuna, on Jan 8 2010, 01:59 PM, said:

Jlall, on Jan 8 2010, 05:07 AM, said:

KQJ KQJ KQJ xxxx. MP. You play 14-16 NT. Would you?

Definitely a 1♦ opener with a NT rebid ;)

You mean you are downgrading to 11-13? Bit excessive IMO
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Posted 2010-January-08, 08:28

Not me.
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Posted 2010-January-08, 08:30

MickyB, on Jan 8 2010, 09:23 AM, said:

pooltuna, on Jan 8 2010, 01:59 PM, said:

Jlall, on Jan 8 2010, 05:07 AM, said:

KQJ KQJ KQJ xxxx. MP. You play 14-16 NT. Would you?

Definitely a 1♦ opener with a NT rebid ;)

You mean you are downgrading to 11-13? Bit excessive IMO

I did not say a one NT rebid I just said a NT rebid probably two
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Posted 2010-January-08, 09:19

Count me in for downgrading if I have even the slightest bit of respect for my opponents' defense. Surely partner is going to put us in game with two aces (or even and A and a K!) opposite 17-19, and it sure seems like that will frequently have no play whatsoever.
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