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Dagnabbit! I was *THAT* close to passing 2♣
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Which bid wins the award: 3C or, errr, 3C?
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Posted 2013-October-27, 06:05
Dagnabbit! I was *THAT* close to passing 2♣
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
s
t
r-m
nd
ing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
#2
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Posted 2013-October-27, 10:07
I also hate the 2♣ bid, but we've had this conversation before. If you respond 2♣ over 1♣ with 3-3-3-4 distribution and less than 16HCP, when will you ever respond 2N or 3N?
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Posted 2013-October-27, 10:46
This is a different conversation. Much as I might dislike that 2♣ bid, it is the 3♣ bid that I find particularly objectionable.
Using 2♣ to show a hand that could just as well be shown with 2N is merely a waste of resources. At least on this occasion North did not have a 4 card ♦ suit (as I recall when we last discussed it there was a third, 1♦ option for North).
Rebidding 3♣ is calculated to get you into the wrong contract rather more frequently than the 2♣ bid, I feel.
Using 2♣ to show a hand that could just as well be shown with 2N is merely a waste of resources. At least on this occasion North did not have a 4 card ♦ suit (as I recall when we last discussed it there was a third, 1♦ option for North).
Rebidding 3♣ is calculated to get you into the wrong contract rather more frequently than the 2♣ bid, I feel.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mstr-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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