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Best use of the sequence? Why not 18-19?

#1 User is offline   BunnyGo 

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Posted 2011-October-21, 05:13

Apparently the sequence:

1♣-(1♠)-X-(P)
2NT

shows a 20-21 NT hand with a spade stopper. Why wouldn't such a hand just open 2NT? Shouldn't this be 18-19? I may be not understanding something.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 05:21

View PostBunnyGo, on 2011-October-21, 05:13, said:

Apparently the sequence:

1♣-(1♠)-X-(P)
2NT

shows a 20-21 NT hand with a spade stopper.

Not apparent to me.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 06:06

I certainly agree with your analysis. But, no hand to show the developers?
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Posted 2011-October-21, 07:50

View PostBbradley62, on 2011-October-21, 06:06, said:

I certainly agree with your analysis. But, no hand to show the developers?


No, because I didn't bid 2NT...Unless they'd want to see that hand anyways.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 11:25

I would think it would help them to recreate the situation to analyze it.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 11:45

Well, there is one chance it could be 20-21, if it was something like 4(31)5 or 4xy6 and a baby singleton. I would expect the Club suit to be solid and there to be Spade honor tenaces. 18-19 would be better, with the 20-21 hands bidding 3♠ as a transfer to 3NT or to show belated ♥ support.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 12:04

View PostBbradley62, on 2011-October-21, 11:25, said:

I would think it would help them to recreate the situation to analyze it.


Ok, I dug it up. The thing is, I figure that since it's just the roll-over explanation they'd get just as much from simply seeing what the sequence says at a new table.


http://tinyurl.com/3uyk5pr

I did just get a top by passing, but it struck me as weird that the 2NT roll over said 20-21 flat.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 12:06

View PostBunnyGo, on 2011-October-21, 12:04, said:

Ok, I dug it up. The thing is, I figure that since it's just the roll-over explanation they'd get just as much from simply seeing what the sequence says at a new table.


http://tinyurl.com/3uyk5pr

I did just get a top by passing, but it struck me as weird that the 2NT roll over said 20-21 flat.


If you look at some of the other hands (dunno if that's possible), it also says that

1C-(1S)-X-(P)
3NT

is 20-21 flat.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 12:13

Your answer was much more fun than bidding 2N! :P
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