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#1 User is offline   Behemont1 

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Posted 2013-October-30, 13:54

Team game, vul vs nonvul, on the first position you hold

what is your bid?
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Posted 2013-October-30, 14:03

pass, and I preempt with nearly everything.

You have 4 losers outside of hearts. I see a lot of ways for you to preempt our side out of a vulnerable game (not to mention going for a number), and the upside is what -- preempting opps out of a nonvul game or slam, where they are in for some horrific breaks if they bid it? It would be batty to preempt with this hand imo.

Hell AKxx and Q isn't even an opener for partner and I want to be in 4.
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Posted 2013-October-30, 14:11

Obvious pass, even more so at these colors.
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Posted 2013-October-30, 14:41

of course I pre-empt, I bid 2
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Posted 2013-October-30, 15:21

assuming standard agreements: pass, intending to get in later tow show the 2-suiter.
playing 2-suited openings: pass may still be best, since a later entry my tell p, that
you have difference in suit quality.

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Posted 2013-October-30, 15:26

At favourable I would open 3, else pass.
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Posted 2013-October-30, 15:48

Pass. I don't really care about the Vulnerability but it'll be good to know if they are the red ones or us.

6-5 is quite a strong hand, if the suits were inverted I would surely prempt with 3, even if red myself I'd say.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2013-October-31, 22:16

Multi 2. If not available, then pass.
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Posted 2013-November-01, 09:53

2 Polish (hearts and a minor), if I have it. Otherwise, pass. Too easy to miss game in either suit if I mention one of them.
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Posted 2013-November-01, 21:02

Pass, 2 might be number territory at IMPS and likely misses a club fit. 3 puts you in too much danger of missing an important fit.

If you have a 2 suited bid which covers this hand, it's up to you what you do. I'd probably still pass.
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Posted 2013-November-02, 10:03

View PostSteveMoe, on 2013-October-31, 22:16, said:

Multi 2. If not available, then pass.

Have you moved continents Steve? :)
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Posted 2013-November-02, 15:45

View PostSteveMoe, on 2013-October-31, 22:16, said:

Multi 2[di}. If not available, then pass.

Why would you open a Multi 2 but not a Weak 2? A Garbage Multi would be more understandable. In any case, outside of special agreements that we would have been given this is surely an easy pass.
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