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balancing standards slipping? Celtic sims

Poll: balancing standards slipping? (36 member(s) have cast votes)

Do you come in?

  1. Pass (27 votes [75.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 75.00%

  2. 2S (3 votes [8.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 8.33%

  3. would have bid already (abstain) (6 votes [16.67%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 16.67%

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#1 User is offline   manudude03 

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Posted 2015-December-05, 08:32



MPs (simultaneous pairs), all vul. LHO has shown 15-16 balanced, do you come in now?
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Posted 2015-December-05, 11:17

Do NS bypass a 4-card ♠ to rebid 1N?
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Posted 2015-December-05, 11:25

View Poststeve2005, on 2015-December-05, 11:17, said:

Do NS bypass a 4-card ♠ to rebid 1N?


Yes, it is possible that North has 4 spades.
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Posted 2015-December-05, 11:33

i would pass.

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Posted 2015-December-05, 17:37

I might have stretched to 2♠ the first time around. Having decided against it then, I can't imagine a reason to bid it now.
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Posted 2015-December-06, 02:04

Y push? Opps may have missed something
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Posted 2015-December-06, 08:22

This was one of those boards where I felt like I had made a bad call, but got lucky for it.



Traveller here
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Posted 2015-December-06, 17:04

I wouldn't have bid earlier, but I wouldn't say it was wrong.

There is NO WAY I would balance. The opponents have exchanged information and are in position to punish an indiscretion. North should hit 1NT at matchpoints I think (if double would be penalty).

I wonder why North didn't open 1NT...(ironically I think I would balance automatically after 1NT - Pass - Pass)
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Posted 2015-December-06, 17:14

View Postjodepp, on 2015-December-06, 17:04, said:

I wonder why North didn't open 1NT...(ironically I think I would balance automatically after 1NT - Pass - Pass)


North didn't open 1NT since it would show 12-14 for them :)
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Posted 2015-December-07, 07:45

Why give the opponents another chance? Does anyone seriously believe that a better score will be achieved by bidding? If you do please meet me in the money room.
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Posted 2015-December-07, 08:37

I might very well have bid 2♠ the first time around, because that also has the additional benefits of making it harder for them to find diamond and heart fits. (Also, it's well known that 4th seat interference is the weak point of weak NT systems.)

Having passed first time around, there is absolutely no way I would bid now.
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