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reopen problem #3

Poll: do you reopen? (33 member(s) have cast votes)

do you reopen?

  1. pass (6 votes [18.18%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.18%

  2. double (9 votes [27.27%])

    Percentage of vote: 27.27%

  3. 2 spades (10 votes [30.30%])

    Percentage of vote: 30.30%

  4. 3 clubs (8 votes [24.24%])

    Percentage of vote: 24.24%

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#1 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2008-March-30, 13:48

nobody vulnerable, you deal and open 1♣, LHO bids 2♥ passed back to you.

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Posted 2008-March-30, 14:35

Double.

Why not? I may have six card support for my suit, but not for partner's.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 18:57

2S. Double is likely to fetch 3D.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 19:44

I hate myself for this but I'm passing. I think 2S and double are awfuller than pass. Maybe I should bid 3C. Very tough hand.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 19:58

2♠.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 20:12

Pass.

Agree with Han this is tough.

Holding A5 of hearts, it is not so likely partner has a trap pass. Therefore he could have doubled with spades, but did not. Often partner is just broke, so I pass. 2♠ is also reasonable. If we are going to bid, 2♠ - showing our second suit - seems better than 3♣. Don't like double, partner won't be able to pick us for a singleton diamond.

I would rate the bids Pass, then 2♠, then 3♣ then double.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 20:13

2S, you could easily have a game opp a hand too weak to make a negative X. You could easily have a partscore in 2S or 3C when the opps are making 2H. There is some chance partner has a trap pass.
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Posted 2008-March-31, 03:26

Despite the norm I still bid 1 Club with most 5/5 in the blacks. So 2 Spade here may show a 5 card suit to most of my partners. But I would still bid it, because a double would show another hand and pass may be a winning bid, but it surely is a whinning bid, so I won`t use it.
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Posted 2008-April-01, 11:56

pass is +150
double +500
anything else goes into a game that bad splits won't let you make.


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Posted 2008-April-04, 05:25

Fluffy, on Mar 30 2008, 02:48 PM, said:

none vulnerable, you deal ♠KJ93 ♥A5 ♦9 ♣KQ9642
You open 1♣, LHO bids 2♥ passed back to you.

2♠ = 10, _X = 9, _P= 2.

Fluffy, on Apr 1 2008, 12:56 PM, said:

pass is +150
double +500. Anything else goes into a game that bad splits won't let you make.
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Posted 2008-April-04, 10:26

I am too weak to double with this distribution as I can't stand a 3♦ or worse bid.

So the choice is 2♠ or Pass. I have too much playing strength to pass so 2♠ it is.
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