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Posted 2011-April-02, 14:33
lesh, on 2011-April-02, 14:16, said:
What kind of scoring is it ?
Anyway, i would DBL and pass (uncomfortably) whatever pd bids at 3 level. 3NT is an option, but i chose the low path with Axx ♣ and 4333 shape. Even if pd has 8-9 hcps it wont be a picnic walk to make 3 NT, since we wrong sided the contract (if there was a right side )
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Posted 2011-April-02, 14:36
I am definitely bidding 3N over 3x fwiw
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Posted 2011-April-02, 16:43
3NT. I'm really surprised to see anyone doubling.
If partner is 4-4 in the majors, I think he should insist on playing in a major, and I can't see anything good about that. Even if partner has a five-card major, 3NT will often be better, or just as good.
If partner is 4-4 in the majors, I think he should insist on playing in a major, and I can't see anything good about that. Even if partner has a five-card major, 3NT will often be better, or just as good.
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Posted 2011-April-02, 18:53
3NT looks right. I don't want to play game in a 4-3 fit.
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Posted 2011-April-04, 07:02
3NT too.
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Posted 2011-April-04, 07:47
not sure what JLALL hopes to show by X and 3NT. I think 3NT shows this hand so that's what I call.
EDIT: rethot JLALL's X and 3NT presummably he is trying to show a hand stronger than a direct 3NT call. For me this hand does not qualify as I would need 19+.
EDIT: rethot JLALL's X and 3NT presummably he is trying to show a hand stronger than a direct 3NT call. For me this hand does not qualify as I would need 19+.
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Posted 2011-April-04, 10:39
pooltuna, on 2011-April-04, 07:47, said:
not sure what JLALL hopes to show by X and 3NT. I think 3NT shows this hand so that's what I call.
EDIT: rethot JLALL's X and 3NT presummably he is trying to show a hand stronger than a direct 3NT call. For me this hand does not qualify as I would need 19+.
EDIT: rethot JLALL's X and 3NT presummably he is trying to show a hand stronger than a direct 3NT call. For me this hand does not qualify as I would need 19+.
No, i am pretty confident that this was not his reason at all. I would bid just like he did in imps and stick to my original reply in mp.
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Posted 2011-April-04, 13:03
The problem with dbl + 3NT is not what you show, but rather that you might catch pard with 4-card major and a few points. Under pressure, pard may end up bid to a bad 4M when 3NT was a breeze on a simple hold-up play.
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Posted 2011-April-04, 13:12
X...3NT has something going for it, because you really want partner to move toward a slam if he is at all interested.
A direct 3NT has something going for it, also, as X...3NT sounds like 4-3 majors and partner picked wrong, which is bad if partner has 4-4 majors and bids 3♠...4♥.
I still don't know which I would do at the real table.
A direct 3NT has something going for it, also, as X...3NT sounds like 4-3 majors and partner picked wrong, which is bad if partner has 4-4 majors and bids 3♠...4♥.
I still don't know which I would do at the real table.
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Posted 2011-April-04, 14:05
3NT.
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Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2011-April-04, 18:22
Because we have most of the 3 level to explore, x then 3N says "I'm interested in alternate strains" (see actual hand). A direct 3N is more definitive.
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Posted 2011-April-05, 04:10
3N, what is partner supposed to do with xxxx, Axxx, KQJ, xx, he bids 4♣ and you play somewhere stupid rather than 3N with 9 off the top.
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