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Balance? SABA 28-Jun-2010 AM #9

#1 User is offline   Mr. Dodgy 

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Posted 2010-June-30, 19:04

Scoring: MP

1♥-P-P-?


edited to add: opps are playing 4-card majors strong no-trump
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Posted 2010-June-30, 19:09

Unless I think they're going -2 I should definitely balance.

Am I afraid I'm going to balance them into game or something? Even if we're in 2♦-2 this could still be a fine result. We'd be going at 50 a trick.

Maybe I'm supposed to bid 1♠ but I think you should just double. If partner bids diamonds he'll probably have 5 of them, but really I have nothing to be ashamed of with my hand, even in a diamond partial.

Being white I wouldn't even be sure letting them play TWO hearts would be a good idea. Even with 3 tricks in my own hand.
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Posted 2010-June-30, 19:10

CSABA will double.

I believe he would do the same over 2 and maybe 3 hearts as well.
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Posted 2010-July-01, 08:43

I have a pretty good 4 card ♠ suit and in direct seat with this hand I prefer a 1♠ overcall to dbl since I really don't want to hear a 2♦ reply. Therefore I clearly prefer to balance 1♠ and if PD competes to 2♠ on 3 cards, I don't mind here.

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Posted 2010-July-01, 08:51

neilkaz, on Jul 1 2010, 09:43 AM, said:

I have a pretty good 4 card ♠ suit and in direct seat with this hand I prefer a 1♠ overcall to dbl since I really don't want to hear a 2♦ reply. Therefore I clearly prefer to balance 1♠ and if PD competes to 2♠ on 3 cards, I don't mind here.

1♠

this gets my vote altho even less than 2♦ do I want to hear 3♦ :P
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Posted 2010-July-01, 08:53

dbl
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Posted 2010-July-01, 15:32

jjbrr, on Jul 2 2010, 02:53 AM, said:

dbl

I think I agree ...

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Posted 2010-July-01, 17:52

uh... 1NT?
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Posted 2010-July-01, 17:57

1♠. I don-t understand double, what would I do over 2♦? Is 3♣ ELC then?

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

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


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Posted 2010-July-01, 18:48

Hanoi5, on Jul 1 2010, 11:57 PM, said:

1♠. I don-t understand double, what would I do over 2♦? Is 3♣ ELC then?

you pass 2♦. The same way you pass when it goes for example 2♠-x-p-p when you have a weak two of spades. Sometimes actions work out, sometimes they don't work out. Not saying that 2♦ can't be the best contract; partner is quite likely actually to have at least 5 cards this auction. Also 2♠x can be a good score for us. It's just that you're not hoping for 2♦ from partner and you're not hoping for 2♠ to be doubled and passed.
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Posted 2010-July-04, 09:32

1♠ for me as my best route to a small plus and an outside chance of 3nt if pard had to pass a moderate flat hand with 3 or 4 hearts in it. If any number of notrump is right, pard needs to bid it.

I can see pass or double followed by a ♦ bid from pard as the most likely way to get a minus score. At least if pard bids 2♦ over 1♠ I won't be wondering if we're in a silly 4-2 fit.
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Posted 2010-July-04, 10:15

1NT for me showing shape and points - no stop but in the protective position that's not so big an issue.
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Posted 2010-July-04, 11:47

X. sitting for 2♦
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