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#1 User is offline   Phil 

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Posted 2010-October-28, 13:38

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3♥ or 4♥?

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Posted 2010-October-28, 14:22

3♥ and hope it makes. Perhaps influenced by the junk that partner may have for an opening bid and subsequent pass. I now wish that I'd shown a good raise to 3♥ initially, especially as the spade suit looks so anaemic, but you never know and partner may 'correct' to 3♠ and all will be well :)
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Posted 2010-October-28, 15:19

3♥ and hope for the best.
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Posted 2010-October-28, 15:53

3♥ for sure. 4♥ is quite the overbid. I almost wish I had just started with 2♥ at my first turn... then I could X now to show a bit extra.
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Posted 2010-October-28, 16:06

2♠ already overstated our values for most.

3♥ is enough for now.
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Posted 2010-October-28, 16:57

View Postmtvesuvius, on 2010-October-28, 15:53, said:

3♥ for sure. 4♥ is quite the overbid. I almost wish I had just started with 2♥ at my first turn... then I could X now to show a bit extra.

An initial conservative 2♥ isn't wrong. But had you done that, is it best to play X here as takeout? Or should X show more balanced defensive oriented hand, something like balanced 10 count?
 
 
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Posted 2010-October-28, 18:22

3♥ is fine on the actual action. I would have bid 3♦=limit raise initially. We have found one trump suit, why look for another. I'd prefer 4 trumps, but 3 and a stiff will do in competition.
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Posted 2010-October-28, 18:38

3♥ now. The decision last round looks more interesting. I like showing a 3 card invitation instead, although 2♠ is OK too. I think a raise to just 2♥ would have been wrong.
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Posted 2010-October-28, 22:59

I'm bidding 4H.

I smell something like

Kx QJxxx Qx AJxx

with the A of spades likely onside, we should be ok in 4
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Posted 2010-October-28, 23:58

3♥, the hand is not that good. We might have to ruff Diamonds with a high trump. It might be difficult to set the Spade suit. BTW was 2♠ the correct bid ?
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Posted 2010-October-29, 03:41

2♠ undoubtedly the correct bid on the earlier round. Check this link if you have any doubts. :D
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Posted 2010-October-29, 04:15

3♥. Would have preferred 3♦ the previous round.
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Posted 2010-October-29, 05:33

I think 2S originally was correct as there are many minimums for S where 4S is cold. Now I would bid only 3H. This was a lucky turn of events since I got to have my cake and eat it too.
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Posted 2010-October-29, 07:34

I like the 2♠ bid the first round. If partner had raise us, we would have been quite happy.
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Posted 2010-October-29, 08:55

you missed your chance to call 3♥ now your choices are pass and 4♥ - go with aggression :)
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Posted 2010-October-29, 09:26

View PostBlue Uriah, on 2010-October-29, 03:41, said:

2♠ undoubtedly the correct bid on the earlier round. Check this link if you have any doubts. :D


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