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#1 User is offline   mike777 

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Posted 2026-October-28, 18:44

Fav vul.
Imps

2S=P=?

New suit by you is not forcing. 2NT can ask 5 or 6 spades and quality of hand if you wish.
Partner at this vul. may only have 5 spades. New partnership.
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Posted 2026-October-28, 19:01

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Posted 2026-October-28, 19:55

I've never played new suit not forcing...

I think 4H. Partner is allowed to have xxxxxx Jxx Kxx x (or likely a bit better) - and that gives chances for an overtrick!
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Posted Yesterday, 00:52

3H seems ok, we can trust partner to add the 4th one more often than not.

I would like a more self sustaining suit to try 4H alone.
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Posted Yesterday, 02:23

It looks like a perfect hand for the methods, 3♥. If partner has a fit then they will raise and we'll hopefully be able to ruff one or both of our losing clubs.
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Posted Yesterday, 03:55

If you can bid 3H nf, you should, why else have you agreed to play this.
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Posted Yesterday, 07:04

I can understand the NV approach at match points but not at imps. This hand a remarkable exception and lucky to have 3H NF available.
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Posted Yesterday, 07:35

View PostWasWinM, on 2026-October-29, 07:04, said:

I can understand the NV approach at match points but not at imps. This hand a remarkable exception and lucky to have 3H NF available.


The less tightly defined your weak 2s the more you need this approach
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Posted Yesterday, 11:59

View PostCyberyeti, on 2026-October-29, 07:35, said:

The less tightly defined your weak 2s the more you need this approach

Yes, and the longer the imp match the less one board can destroy you. But in shortish imps like Swill Teams I don't want to gamble but play solid bridge. Match points are a different beast.
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Posted Yesterday, 12:19

View PostWasWinM, on 2026-October-29, 11:59, said:

Yes, and the longer the imp match the less one board can destroy you. But in shortish imps like Swill Teams I don't want to gamble but play solid bridge. Match points are a different beast.


Weak 2s can be constructive, destructive or wide ranging, you pays your money and you takes your choice. Also you need to decide whether first seat is a gun preempting position, we decide it is.
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Posted Yesterday, 14:10

View PostCyberyeti, on 2026-October-29, 12:19, said:

Weak 2s can be constructive, destructive or wide ranging, you pays your money and you takes your choice. Also you need to decide whether first seat is a gun preempting position, we decide it is.

Agree about first seat. Simple way I think of it is in first seat I have 2 opponents whose lives I can make miserable by bidding and only 1 partner.
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