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Auction is as follows...
N/S (NV) E/W (NV)
WEST--NORTH--EAST--SOUTH
-------------------PASS
PASS--PASS---1♥----2NT(A)
3♥----PASS---4♥----PASS
PASS--????
2NT(A)=5/5 in minors (promises some kind of points in both suits)
What do you bid from North with these cards?
♠: T865
♥: Q54
♦: QT3
♣: AJ4
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Found this hand interesting... Defensive bidding
#1
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- Location:Sweden
- Interests:Bridge...some other things too I suppose.
Posted 2012-January-17, 17:12
♠♥♦♣ The American Swede of BBF...I eat my meatballs with blueberries, okay? ♣♦♥♠
Junior - Always looking for new partners to improve my play with..I have my fair share of brilliancy and blunders.
"Did your mother really marry a Mr Head and name her son Richard?" - jillybean
Junior - Always looking for new partners to improve my play with..I have my fair share of brilliancy and blunders.
"Did your mother really marry a Mr Head and name her son Richard?" - jillybean
#2
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- Location:Melbourne, Australia
Posted 2012-January-17, 17:25
Pass.
I have no great expectation of defeating 4♥ but we could have 2 tricks in each minor (unlikely as they appear to be short on points so likely to have shape to compensate) and that rates as a better chance than going 1 off. 2 off is more likely and 3 is a real possibility - give him KJ♦ and k♣ and have the non trump suit break 4-1 so that they get a ruff. Ace and another ♦ if ♣ trumps and club lead win A♦ club continuation when ♦ are trumps.
It's a risk reward thing and there is always a chance they'll bid 5 over 5 and go one off but my opps usually get it right and X me when they should and bid on when X is wrong.
I have no great expectation of defeating 4♥ but we could have 2 tricks in each minor (unlikely as they appear to be short on points so likely to have shape to compensate) and that rates as a better chance than going 1 off. 2 off is more likely and 3 is a real possibility - give him KJ♦ and k♣ and have the non trump suit break 4-1 so that they get a ruff. Ace and another ♦ if ♣ trumps and club lead win A♦ club continuation when ♦ are trumps.
It's a risk reward thing and there is always a chance they'll bid 5 over 5 and go one off but my opps usually get it right and X me when they should and bid on when X is wrong.
#3
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- Location:Bellevue, WA
Posted 2012-January-17, 17:27
Pass, you are flat as a pancake. Your rate to have 3 major suit losers and 1-2 minor suit losers. So you are down 300 to 500, which white vs white isn't that good at imps and meh at mps. Also being so flat your opponents may also not make 4 ♥, there is enough minors out between them to have 3 losers in just the minors.
#4
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- Location:Sweden
- Interests:Bridge...some other things too I suppose.
Posted 2012-January-17, 20:31
Added a poll for personal interest.
♠♥♦♣ The American Swede of BBF...I eat my meatballs with blueberries, okay? ♣♦♥♠
Junior - Always looking for new partners to improve my play with..I have my fair share of brilliancy and blunders.
"Did your mother really marry a Mr Head and name her son Richard?" - jillybean
Junior - Always looking for new partners to improve my play with..I have my fair share of brilliancy and blunders.
"Did your mother really marry a Mr Head and name her son Richard?" - jillybean
#5
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- Gender:Male
- Location:North Texas, USA
- Interests:Mountain Biking
Posted 2012-January-17, 21:10
I would have bid 4♣ the 1st time.
Hi y'all!
Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
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