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Both sides are playing 2/1, 15-17, 1♣ 2+, 1♦ 4+.
Your call as East?
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Posted Today, 16:15
This tasty board cropped up in our beginner's game today.
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Both sides are playing 2/1, 15-17, 1♣ 2+, 1♦ 4+.
Your call as East?
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Both sides are playing 2/1, 15-17, 1♣ 2+, 1♦ 4+.
Your call as East?
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Posted Today, 16:33
Looks like a mundane 1❤️ will do the job. For now.
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Posted Today, 16:41
How do you read the situation in South and what is your call?
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Posted Today, 17:55
pescetom, on 2026-October-26, 16:15, said:
This tasty board cropped up in our beginner's game today.
MP
Both sides are playing 2/1, 15-17, 1♣ 2+, 1♦ 4+.
Your call as East?
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Both sides are playing 2/1, 15-17, 1♣ 2+, 1♦ 4+.
Your call as East?
Do we have nebulous 2♣ available?
If not, a pedestrian 1♥
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
Bridge should be fun!
Bridge should be fun!
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Posted Today, 17:56
pescetom, on 2026-October-26, 16:41, said:
How do you read the situation in South and what is your call?
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X or 1nt - whatever we use to show a 2 suiter
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
Bridge should be fun!
Bridge should be fun!
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Posted Today, 21:11
pescetom, on 2026-October-26, 16:41, said:
How do you read the situation in South and what is your call?
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1S. If partner doesn't have 3 spades we're unlikely to buy the contract and I want to tell partner what to lead. If partner does have 3 spades I don't care about their diamonds.
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