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You RHO, East deals and opens 1♠, west responds 1NT as forcing,
East rebid 2♣, west make a preference to 2♠, passed to you.
What is your choice?
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Posted 2005-February-06, 17:24
You RHO, East deals and opens 1♠, west responds 1NT as forcing,
East rebid 2♣, west make a preference to 2♠, passed to you.
What is your choice?
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Posted 2005-February-06, 17:50
You're vulnerable, they are not. Do they have a fit? That's unknown. To get in the bidding with such hand is probably suicide, asking for a -500.
I'll pass.
Turn the vulnerability around, then I might Dbl when it feels ok.
Note: tnx for the 'other'-option
I'll pass.
Turn the vulnerability around, then I might Dbl when it feels ok.
Note: tnx for the 'other'-option
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Posted 2005-February-06, 17:54
With a well known partner i play that after 1 something - 1NT our weak 2 suiter are still on (in 4rth seat) since only one suit is shown. So i would have bid the minors, first time it was my turn.
Now that two suits are shown and my partner will have a hard time to guess about my ♣. So i keep my mouth shut.
Now that two suits are shown and my partner will have a hard time to guess about my ♣. So i keep my mouth shut.
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Posted 2005-February-06, 18:27
Pass..............probably even if opps playing constructive single raises (it would be helpful to have that information). Partner didn't take any action over 1NT, lho could be up to a 9 to bad 10 count with dbltn spade, and, if so, partner likely has at least 4 spades, more major than minor suit cards, and there is no guarantee of a fit for us. Where are we going?
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Posted 2005-February-07, 01:11
Pass. Probably pd has 4S.
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Posted 2005-February-07, 03:30
I like to bid a lot, but vuln I think I pass. At matchpoints I could consider 2NT, depending on how the match was going and opps.
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Posted 2005-February-07, 04:43
As East rebid 2C 2NT would show long D and 4H!
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Posted 2005-February-07, 07:21
Double only if you expect partner to leave it in. Partner has at least 4 hearts, and probably 5. Especially as he has a fairly limited number of HCP, this will likely lead to you writing -470 down on your card.
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Posted 2005-February-07, 08:20
Pass.
From the bidding I estimate LHO has 2 Spades. If he had more he would have raised pard, (he didnt bid a new suit). So pard has 5 or 4 spades.
RHO doesn't care for Clubs (he may have 0-3, and he may be ruffing them, so I'll lead a trump).
Thus RHO has long hearts and diamonds.
I have no guarantee of pard having length in Diamonds, and I'd have to bid them at the 3 level. Hearts may be a 4-3 fit at the 3 level. Its possible we have a fit in clubs, (and also possible we have a 4-2 or 4-3 fit) , but I see no sense in risking it vulnerable at the 3 level. So no suit bid makes sense. Also, the opps dont have a game, so bidding to prevent them making 110, at the risk of -300 or -500 doesnt seem worth it.
Do we double? Opps have at least 18 HCP, and much more likely 20-22.
can we set them? Perhaps. We may set them a trick. doubled gives us an extra 50 points.
If we fail, they make a game bonus. So we better set them 90% of the time, or set them 2 tricks the majority of the time. Can we do that?
I dont think so.
Pass.
From the bidding I estimate LHO has 2 Spades. If he had more he would have raised pard, (he didnt bid a new suit). So pard has 5 or 4 spades.
RHO doesn't care for Clubs (he may have 0-3, and he may be ruffing them, so I'll lead a trump).
Thus RHO has long hearts and diamonds.
I have no guarantee of pard having length in Diamonds, and I'd have to bid them at the 3 level. Hearts may be a 4-3 fit at the 3 level. Its possible we have a fit in clubs, (and also possible we have a 4-2 or 4-3 fit) , but I see no sense in risking it vulnerable at the 3 level. So no suit bid makes sense. Also, the opps dont have a game, so bidding to prevent them making 110, at the risk of -300 or -500 doesnt seem worth it.
Do we double? Opps have at least 18 HCP, and much more likely 20-22.
can we set them? Perhaps. We may set them a trick. doubled gives us an extra 50 points.
If we fail, they make a game bonus. So we better set them 90% of the time, or set them 2 tricks the majority of the time. Can we do that?
I dont think so.
Pass.
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