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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2010-March-22, 17:25

KQxx
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QJ8xx
Qx

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Posted 2010-March-22, 17:37

It seems like your choices are either 1♠ or 1NT. I prefer 1NT, because you have ♦ stopped, are in the 8-10 HCP range, and are not denying a 4 card major. Anyone who says 2♠ deserve to be in 4♠ down 1 or 2, as the diamond values are worthless.
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Posted 2010-March-22, 19:38

2S bid and this is not close. I could have a zero count for 1S. I am not passing 1D either.
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Posted 2010-March-22, 20:21

Pass. Second choice is 2♠, which is clearly better than either 1♠ or 1NT as a passed hand.
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Posted 2010-March-22, 20:23

2♠ for me
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Posted 2010-March-22, 20:26

2s fine, of course.
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Posted 2010-March-22, 21:12

2S. Slight overbid but I still bid 2S. The diamond honors might not be working in a spade contract and shortness in both hearts and clubs might be a problem in a NT contract. Pass is out of the question.
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Posted 2010-March-22, 22:02

2♠ seems normal. I could maybe live with 1NT which at least shows some values. 1♠ is too pessimistic and pass is ridiculous.
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Posted 2010-March-23, 03:18

2♠ as the normal bid, or a ridiculous pass if I need some "action".
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Posted 2010-March-23, 10:17

chasetb, on Mar 23 2010, 12:37 AM, said:

It seems like your choices are either 1♠ or 1NT.  I prefer 1NT, because you have ♦ stopped, are in the 8-10 HCP range, and are not denying a 4 card major.  Anyone who says 2♠ deserve to be in 4♠ down 1 or 2, as the diamond values are worthless.

Given that:

KQxx
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8xxxx
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would be good enough to bid 2♠, the wasted values in diamonds on the actual hand are not worrying me.

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Posted 2010-March-23, 10:40

I'd bid 2♠, but cerainly 1NT is reasonable.
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Posted 2010-March-23, 10:55

2♠ 100, 1N 80, P 50, 2♦ 30, 1♠ 10....my personal rankings.

We can sometimes get back to notrump after we bid spades..but we will almost never get back to spades if we bid notrump. As to hand valuation, it is silly to argue that our diamonds are wasted in spades....I once knew a partner who doubled 1♦ holding a diamond honour, and unless I am playing against David Berkowitz, who hates leading AK, that may be the lead if I declare spades.
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Posted 2010-March-23, 11:06

In fact, if pard makes another call after my 2S, he will see 3NT from his CHO.
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Posted 2010-March-23, 14:41

Finally an appropriate post for action ratings.

2♠ 100
1NT 60
1♠ or 2NT 20
other 0
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Posted 2010-March-24, 02:58

2♠ seems normal
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Posted 2010-March-24, 04:29

2♦ cue (I prefer to have a 5crd suit for 2♠)

after 2♥ I rebid 2NT (implying a 4crd ♠ suit), giving partner a choice between pass, 3♠, 3NT or 4♠

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