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#1 User is offline   straube 

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Posted 2010-March-07, 19:52

2/1 forcing 1N

AQTxxxx AQx Qx x

1S P 1N P ?

worth 3S or not?
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Posted 2010-March-07, 19:55

Yes for sure, 4S is a better bid than 2S but 3S has to be better than either.
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Posted 2010-March-07, 19:57

I bid 4♠

Partner has shown 6-12, you have a 7 card suit, 5 loser hand. You don't need much to make game. However, you need alot to make slam.
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Posted 2010-March-07, 20:01

3♠ is right on the money ;)
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Posted 2010-March-07, 21:10

rogerclee, on Mar 7 2010, 08:55 PM, said:

Yes for sure, 4S is a better bid than 2S but 3S has to be better than either.

again ditto.
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Posted 2010-March-07, 21:13

It's on the heavy side for 3S I guess since partner can pass on hands we have game but that's my bid.
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Posted 2010-March-07, 21:37

Partner bid 3N. I passed and I think this is right...but any votes for 4S? or 4H en passant?
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Posted 2010-March-07, 23:39

3♠ for me
OK
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Posted 2010-March-08, 03:43

I prefer 4♠; my 3♠ bid is going to be a bit more in high cards and often only 6 spades. I can understand either bid.
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Posted 2010-March-08, 04:27

3♠ is ok, but I think 4 is more descriptive: 1M+4M = a good 4M opening.
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Posted 2010-March-08, 06:39

3S, I do not need to reach for game without partners help. If I can make 4 partner will bid it I hope.
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Posted 2010-March-08, 06:51

Pretty obvious 3S bid.
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Posted 2010-March-08, 06:53

straube, on Mar 8 2010, 03:37 AM, said:

Partner bid 3N.  I passed and I think this is right...but any votes for 4S? or 4H en passant?

if your partner is whereagles you damn well better bid 4S :unsure: opposite mikeh (or most people on this forum) you should pass, he promises lots of slow values
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Posted 2010-March-08, 07:23

If it went 3♠-3NT, I'd go back to spades. We're not going to make 3NT without bringing in the spades, and the entries for that may not be present. Also, if we have to lose two spades, its asking a lot to expect partner to keep both minors stopped and not have five top losers.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2010-March-08, 08:14

gwnn, on Mar 8 2010, 12:53 PM, said:

if your partner is whereagles you damn well better bid 4S :)

I allow my pards to exercise judgement... IF IT TURNS OUT IT WORKS :rolleyes:
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Posted 2010-March-08, 10:37

I'd bid 3♠ without ♦Q, but that would be a minimum 3♠, now I bid 3♠ also and have a maximim.
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