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Matchpoints, opps silent.
♠AQxx
♥97xxx
♦AKx
♣x
♠K
♥T
♦QTx
♣AKQJ9xxx
Responder was generally afraid to go on after 1C-1H-3NT, and of course passed an overly heavy Gambling 3NT opening.
But I wouldn't even be sure what responder's 4-level suit bids mean after 1C-1H-3NT, to be honest.
Anybody have cool tools to find this one?
3NT made 8, on the SJ lead (though they only scored it as 520, not 550.) Hearts were Jxx-AKQx with Jxx on lead.
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Posted 2014-February-22, 02:11
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Posted 2014-February-22, 03:50
Our 3N denies an outside K so I wouldn't open that, also 1♣-1♥-3N means something else so I can't bid that. My choice is between an over heavy 3♣ or a GF unbalanced 2N over 1♣-1♥, and whether I bid the slam depends on my choice of bids, it's extremely close.
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Posted 2014-February-22, 04:15
4d by north should be a cuebid then south can cuebid hearts.
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Posted 2014-February-22, 05:19
I don't find the rush to cuebid in support of clubs, you can use 4♣ to start cuebidding and 4♦ as natural. Regardless of that, some pairs have trouble if they have the agreement not to cuebid partner's suit with a singleton. But anyway, 3NT typicially shows weakness in aprtner's suit, and singleton is not an unexpected holding at all.
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Posted 2014-February-22, 05:22
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Responder was generally afraid to go on after 1C-1H-3NT
I agree.
The crux of the problem is how to define 3nt,for me,the defination of 3nt is 18p+ values with a long solid opening suit,the suit pd respond is 0-1 card and it also promise stoppers in others side suits.So don't need to think about more,bid up to 6♣.
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