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Open Interstate Teams Selection pt 3 Bidding decision
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Posted 2008-April-16, 18:44
You hold
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as west. Partner opens 1♠, 11-15, 5+ suit. You bid 1NT, 5-12, forcing. Partner bids 3♦.
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Posted 2008-April-16, 18:48
does 3d show max with 4+ diamonds or does it necessarily show extra shape? I think I'll try 3nt here.
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Posted 2008-April-16, 18:50
3NT seems totally clear; 5♦ seems far away, pass is ridiculous.
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Posted 2008-April-16, 18:52
In a precision setting, 3♦ can't be a phony JS nor should it be forcing. Our cards aren't working that well, so I will bid 3N.
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Posted 2008-April-16, 18:54
matmat, on Apr 16 2008, 07:48 PM, said:
does 3d show max with 4+ diamonds or does it necessarily show extra shape? I think I'll try 3nt here.
Playing precision of course it shows extra shape. Any maximum without much shape would only bid 2♦.
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Posted 2008-April-16, 18:58
3N, hard to tell how well our cards are working for slam
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Posted 2008-April-16, 21:13
3NT
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Posted 2008-April-16, 21:33
Why 3NT? Surely 5♦ is at least as good as 3NT. Should a 4♦ bid be forcing? (I think not, given the 1NT, but partner disagrees). Besides, slam looks very possible....
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Posted 2008-April-16, 21:40
Whereas slam may be possible, it seems improbable, and there is not enough space to explore this possibility. I seem to have no options below 3NT to explore a diamond slam, and I am not comfortable that the four-level is safe. Further, I'm not sure how I get sufficient answers below 4NT even if I try to explore slam.
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Posted 2008-April-16, 22:21
Why would I be thinking slam? 27 at most, probably 8 card fit, singleton in partner's first suit, lots of values in his short suit....what am I missing, 3NT wtp?
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-April-17, 00:12
agree with jdonn
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Posted 2008-April-17, 19:16
I took the low road, and we ended up in 5♦. The full hand:
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Posted 2008-April-18, 00:18
I think the auction should go 1♠-1nt-3♦-3nt-4♦ and then you have better chances to explore for the 6♦. Not that 6♦ is ice cold just looking single dummy. But yes that is an awkward hand for many big club systems.
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Posted 2008-April-18, 22:48
Angling towards 6♦ is just resulting. Of course, without seeing the companion hand, I could tell that this hand made it here only because 6♦ made in this one instance.
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