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#1 User is offline   mgoetze 

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Posted 2012-May-03, 14:29

In a recent team match, kfay had the following hand:


1NT is semi-forcing, 2NT is INV+ with 4 hearts so 3♥ is preemptive.

I'll let you guess what he bid before revealing the hand and the completely different auction at the other table.
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Posted 2012-May-03, 14:40

4♥.
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Posted 2012-May-03, 15:03

I had an unlikely push in an event recently.

I opened a weak no trump with a 2533 12 count, played there opposite partner's 2452 8 count and they cashed a lot of black tricks for -2. This proved to be flat with 5♥ after the making 4♠ was bid at the other table.

On this hand probably 4♥.
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Posted 2012-May-03, 17:17

1H - 2S! = Zel mini- or in-between splinter ( 2NT! next by Opener = relay; "asks" )
2NT! - 3D = mini-splinter in ♦
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Posted 2012-May-03, 17:28

View Postmgoetze, on 2012-May-03, 14:29, said:

I'll let you guess what he bid before revealing the hand and the completely different auction at the other table.

1NT? ;)

Down one and 4H-1 at other table?
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Posted 2012-May-03, 17:30

♥♥♥♥
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Posted 2012-May-03, 17:37

I bet he evaluated it as a limit raise+
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Posted 2012-May-04, 02:17

And the winner is .... CSGibson!





I thought we had done quite well to bid and make our 17 HCP game, but against Kevin's mad hand evaluation skillz, +420 was a push.
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Posted 2012-May-04, 05:49

Phil's alert is strange to me. The pass denies a diamond control? You are not even in a gameforcing auction.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2012-May-04, 08:33

View Posthan, on 2012-May-04, 05:49, said:

Phil's alert is strange to me. The pass denies a diamond control? You are not even in a gameforcing auction.


What does not being in a gameforcing auction have to do with it?
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Posted 2012-May-05, 04:08

everything 2-2 and a king onside, nice evaluation :)
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