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simple opening bid issue

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ur bid

  1. Pass (4 votes [15.38%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.38%

  2. 1 spade (20 votes [76.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 76.92%

  3. Other (2 votes [7.69%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.69%

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#21 User is offline   P_Marlowe 

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Posted 2014-November-18, 16:33

View Postnige1, on 2014-November-17, 22:46, said:

Should 3 and 3 show stops or ask for them? With both red suits stopped partner can 3N, so with neither stopped, 3 seems safer.

3S sounds a lot like a 6 carder, 3D sounds like a 2-suited hand.
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Posted 2014-November-19, 18:16

View Postjdeegan, on 2014-November-14, 08:28, said:

Opener selected one [spades}, no surprise. LHO bid 2. Partner bid 3. RHO passed. Now what?


In the absence of playing 3 as conventionally showing waiting . . . I would bid 3 asking for a stopper. I am not sure if I can PASS 3[spades] after that, but I sure as hell would want to.

So my proposed auction would be 1 (2) 3 (P)//3* (P) 3* (P) //3**

* Marking time. Nothing more special, tell me more.
** Pretty much this hand . . . nothing else to say or show.

However, most players do not play the next minimum bid = marking time. If partner bids 3 over my 3, I guess I have to bid 4, which I consider non-forcing (GF auctions forcing to 3NT only).
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