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To bid or not to bid How to reopen, if at all

Poll: Your call? (42 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call?

  1. Pass (9 votes [21.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 21.43%

  2. Double (10 votes [23.81%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.81%

  3. 2C (22 votes [52.38%])

    Percentage of vote: 52.38%

  4. other (1 votes [2.38%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.38%

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#21 User is offline   pclayton 

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Posted 2005-August-30, 10:41

Dog - as well as 1N might play, it generally shows 18-19 and a balanced hand.

Perhaps not the best description of this mealy 5-5.
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Posted 2005-August-30, 10:58

hi
i suggest that 1nt IN THIS POSITION does not show strong balanced, unless you have agreed such.
I believe this IS a weak-balance position, as compared to 1D-P-P1H-? when, i agree, 1nt better be good.
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Posted 2005-August-30, 22:26

I am a passer. Dbl is wrong in shape, and I dont expect pd holds a heart stack when I have the heart queen. If I bid 2C, opp will find their spade partscore, or even a game.
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Posted 2005-August-31, 07:58

flytoox, on Aug 30 2005, 11:26 PM, said:

I am a passer. Dbl is wrong in shape, and I dont expect pd holds a heart stack when I have the heart queen. If I bid 2C, opp will find their spade partscore, or even a game.

My thoughts exactly so a 1NT value response by pard gets us to a playable spot whether i pass or bid 2C......
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Posted 2005-August-31, 16:00

This thread touches on an important issue IMO. You have to base your decisions on the assumption that Partner has made a reasonable bid. Otherwise, you are just taking an educated guess (how educated will vary from person to person) about hands that you haven't seen. Many were concerned about bidding again out of concern that the opps would find a spade fit, and perhap get to game even when lho didn't start with a double, and rho passed the overcall. With a good 4-6 in majors, lho might dbl'd first: yes/no? The problem occurred because partner didn't show values, so the logical assumption was made that P either didn't have values, or that P had values with a misfit. I'm not good enough to accurately reconstruct my P's hand and the opps hands when two of those hands have passed (when one should have bid). If there is a good way of doing so, I certainly would like to learn it.
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Posted 2005-September-05, 22:03

IMO,2C is a good balance!
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Posted 2005-September-07, 17:24

Al_U_Card, on Aug 29 2005, 08:19 AM, said:

Dealer: ?????
Vul: ????
Scoring: Unknown
♠ Jxx
♥ K9xxx
♦ x
♣ KQxx
 



:rolleyes: I must say, with the actual hand a 2♣ balance should work out just fine. If need be, we can successfully compete to the three level.

Defending 1♥ is a loser.

After a balancing dbl the auction is unclear. Most likely responder would bid the 1 NT he might have bid in the first place. After an intervening pass, I believe I have to bid 2♣. This amounts to getting to two or three clubs the hard way.
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Posted 2005-September-11, 11:19

Hi,

2C for me.

Partners pass is absurd, his hand is not good
enough for a trap pass, he has a stopper, he has
the values, he should just bid his hand, i.e. 1 NT.

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