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I would surely run to 2♦ now, and I would most likely have bid 2♦ on the first round. I have an unbalanced hand and want to play in a strain other than notrumps, that's all. Sure we have half the deck, or perhaps a bit more, but then again partner is most likely not leading one of our suits, and perhaps not even when he gets in again a few tricks later.
I think that relatively aggressive doubles of weak 1NTs are right, btw.
decison from last night
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Posted 2010-April-28, 05:53
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Posted 2010-April-28, 06:18
Dble defined as penalty and if this should be the case my RHO has made a mistake, they are not making it. However it is possible partner had no other way to compete with a flat 18 and they can run a C suit. I am a 2D bidder and sorry if I am wrong partner.
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Posted 2010-April-28, 06:44
http://forums.bridge...showtopic=30686
just linking this to show I'm not the lonesome weirdo who doesn't like systems on
just linking this to show I'm not the lonesome weirdo who doesn't like systems on
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2010-April-28, 07:06
guess its time to reveal what happened... (I was dummy and didn't may too much attention to the play...
I pulled to 2♦, p bid 3♣ which is where we played - comfortable make for +110.
If i had passed 1NTxx it would have been +1000 - p had solidish clubs and some cards...
Interestingly opps had 4♥ on but pretty difficult to find...
My p wasn't impressed with the pull but almost all good people i have asked are pulling...
I pulled to 2♦, p bid 3♣ which is where we played - comfortable make for +110.
If i had passed 1NTxx it would have been +1000 - p had solidish clubs and some cards...
Interestingly opps had 4♥ on but pretty difficult to find...
My p wasn't impressed with the pull but almost all good people i have asked are pulling...
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Posted 2010-April-28, 07:39
Pict, on Apr 27 2010, 04:49 PM, said:
ArtK78, on Apr 27 2010, 10:31 AM, said:
I pull to 2♦ in balancing seat.
We might have 7 tricks (possibly more) on defense on the right opening lead, and we might not. It is a near certainly that we will not have 7 tricks on the wrong opening lead (this assumes that the double shows values not tricks).
Furthermore, I expect to go plus in 2♦ and I am allergic to numbers that start with -560 and increase by 200 per trick.
We might have 7 tricks (possibly more) on defense on the right opening lead, and we might not. It is a near certainly that we will not have 7 tricks on the wrong opening lead (this assumes that the double shows values not tricks).
Furthermore, I expect to go plus in 2♦ and I am allergic to numbers that start with -560 and increase by 200 per trick.
You need to be allergic because the numbers start at -760 and the next one is -1160.
You are correct. I am not used to weak NTs being used vulnerable, so I assumed that they were not vul.
In any event, I am even more allergic to the vul numbers, although I have to admit the flip side - going plus one or two tricks against 1NTxx - might be worth a little itching and scratching.