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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2010-June-27, 08:18

J
Kxxx
Axxxx
Jxx

Kxx
Qxx
x
AKxxxx

west deals at all vulnerable teams. it goes:

p-p-(2♠)-??
(3♠)-

and opps mercifully shut up from now.
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Posted 2010-June-27, 08:51

I think I would have bid 3♣ as South and then tried 3NT when N doubled. On a good day it is down one only.

If S passes I think N would double but it's close. If N doubles then I would probably also try 3NT with the South hand.
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Posted 2010-June-27, 09:02

On the principle that the one short in their suit has to be aggressive, I think second round double as passed hand is in order. A direct overcall opposite a passed hand is a little risky.
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Posted 2010-June-27, 09:04

helene_t, on Jun 27 2010, 08:51 AM, said:

I think I would have bid 3♣ as South and then tried 3NT when N doubled. On a good day it is down one only.

If S passes I think N would double but it's close. If N doubles then I would probably also try 3NT with the South hand.

On that good day when are down one in 3NT: the clubs were breaking and we beat 3S with 2C, 1D, 2S (ruff) and maybe a heart.
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Posted 2010-June-27, 10:05

Think I would get to 3NT too. If South decides to (oddly) pass 2S then my auction would be passed out - doubling with the North hand is too crazy for me.
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Posted 2010-June-28, 01:41

I had played 3 ♠ undoubled. :)
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Posted 2010-June-28, 03:04

I might have gotten to 5♣, via 3♣-X-4♣-5♣.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2010-June-28, 05:18

Iceland lost 8 imps to wales here after it went

p-p-2S-3C
3S-x-p-4H
x-p-p-5C
x

Down 1 and

1D-p-2S-3C
3S-4C-all pass

2S was 8-10 with 6 spades
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Posted 2010-June-28, 11:43

I think I would probably bid (2s)-3c-(3s)-x-ppp, and I think only the final pass is unclear. Obviously 3n is an option, but Kxx is not so great as a stopper (can't hold up) and there's a decent chance the clubs aren't running. Did I go -730?
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Posted 2010-June-28, 11:45

sorry can't help you but I think clubs were 2-2, I think the 2S bidder haaaaad...

AQT9xx
x
KT9x
xx

does that make sense? I am too lazy to analyse the hand now.
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Posted 2010-June-28, 11:51

Apparently the Welsh North more than just allowed for the Welsh South to have that 3♣ bid, and all was well.

If my pard had bid 3C, we would have been in five very quickly.
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Posted 2010-June-28, 11:54

I mean it does look a little odd but opps have opened and semi-invited so it's hard to say he was outside the realm of normality I think, also it's a raise to the 4 level at vulnerable so partner can bid on if he likes.
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