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X-Imp's, white vs red:
♠K8xx
♥x
♦AKJTxxx
♣J
1NT*-2♣
2♥-?
*12-14
Do you try to play in diamonds or just bid 3NT?
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Posted 2013-June-20, 06:34
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 06:42
I'm confused. Why can't we cater for both? Anyway, I appear to have an easy 3♦ bid, so WTP.
We could be cold for 7♦ opposite not much or cold for 6♦ with 3NT down. Alternatively 3NT could very easily be the limit. I will respect 3NT.
We could be cold for 7♦ opposite not much or cold for 6♦ with 3NT down. Alternatively 3NT could very easily be the limit. I will respect 3NT.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 07:22
PhilKing, on 2013-June-20, 06:42, said:
I'm confused. Why can't we cater for both? Anyway, I appear to have an easy 3♦ bid, so WTP.
We could be cold for 7♦ opposite not much or cold for 6♦ with 3NT down. Alternatively 3NT could very easily be the limit. I will respect 3NT.
We could be cold for 7♦ opposite not much or cold for 6♦ with 3NT down. Alternatively 3NT could very easily be the limit. I will respect 3NT.
I agree p did not deny 4 spades when they bid 2h bidding 3d now not only keeps
spades in the picture but pinpoints clubs as a probable weak spot for 3n. If p
cannot bid 3n the value of our hand rises significantly and we can start thinking
dia slam (or spades). If you are playing a system where a 3d bid by you is a sign
off (kind of rare) it might be better if you bid 3n.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 08:10
gszes, on 2013-June-20, 07:22, said:
If you are playing a system where a 3d bid by you is a sign off.
Change the system.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 08:51
Bid 3 ♦. It's your best chance to get to the right game. Partner will know you are either 4-5, 4-6 in the pointed suits or have a forcing hand with a ♦ suit.
3 NT is a crap shoot. You might be OK if pard has ♣ stops. If not, it might get pretty embarassing if the opponents run off 5 or 6 ♣ tricks.
3 NT is a crap shoot. You might be OK if pard has ♣ stops. If not, it might get pretty embarassing if the opponents run off 5 or 6 ♣ tricks.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 09:25
ggwhiz, on 2013-June-20, 08:10, said:
Change the system.
Opposite a weak NT it's quite sensible particularly at pairs to play 3m as a signoff after stayman, not so much opposite a strong NT.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 16:28
My dad used to say: If you can imagine a hand that makes 7 lay down, you should at least investigate 6.
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Posted 2013-June-21, 05:24
Cyberyeti, on 2013-June-20, 09:25, said:
Opposite a weak NT it's quite sensible particularly at pairs to play 3m as a signoff after stayman, not so much opposite a strong NT.
Better still to play (after 1NT - 2♣; 2♥) 2NT as a puppet to 3♣ and 3♣ as a puppet to 3♦. Now you get both the sign off and GF meanings together in a single call. You just have to rearrange a couple of things to free up the 2NT rebid.
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Posted 2013-June-21, 07:15
Zelandakh, on 2013-June-21, 05:24, said:
Better still to play (after 1NT - 2♣; 2♥) 2NT as a puppet to 3♣ and 3♣ as a puppet to 3♦. Now you get both the sign off and GF meanings together in a single call. You just have to rearrange a couple of things to free up the 2NT rebid.
Yes, you have to play 1N-2♣-2♥-2♠ as your 2N raise with 4 spades, we have a different use for that sequence that we don't want to lose.
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