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Freak hand, whya do you do?

#1 User is offline   AL78 

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Posted 2022-February-17, 15:44

MPs, red against green:



What do you call?
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Posted 2022-February-17, 16:02

2♥ for me. Let's hear what is going on.
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Posted 2022-February-17, 16:12

View Postpaulg, on 2022-February-17, 16:02, said:

2♥ for me. Let's hear what is going on.


I agree, although we already know a great deal.
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Posted 2022-February-17, 20:33

View PostAL78, on 2022-February-17, 15:44, said:

MPs, red against green:



What do you call?


2NT. That's Bridge World Standard.

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Posted 2022-February-17, 21:22

View Postbluenikki, on 2022-February-17, 20:33, said:

2NT. That's Bridge World Standard.

I think you may have misread the auction. Standard for 2NT is natural and individual invitational.

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Posted 2022-February-17, 22:16

Would 2♣ here show both reds?
If so what sort of hand would you use it on if not this one?
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Posted 2022-February-18, 00:11

View Postsfi, on 2022-February-17, 21:22, said:

I think you may have misread the auction. Standard for 2NT is natural and individual.

I definitely agree that bidding 2N is very much an individual decision. It certainly isn’t a partnership action
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Posted 2022-February-18, 00:14

View Postpilowsky, on 2022-February-17, 22:16, said:

Would 2♣ here show both reds?
If so what sort of hand would you use it on if not this one?

I’d prefer not to immediately raise partner on a void. Holding AQxxxxx in hearts makes bidding that suit seem a bit better than raising clubs at this juncture.

It’s not that I have never raised partner on a void, but I’ve generally waited until I held a very strong hand and partner had announced a long, solid suit. So I’d give him a chance to rebid clubs a few times, and even then I doubt I’d be raising🤪
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Posted 2022-February-18, 00:35

View Postmikeh, on 2022-February-18, 00:14, said:

I'd prefer not to immediately raise partner on a void. Holding AQxxxxx in hearts makes bidding that suit seem a bit better than raising clubs at this juncture.

It's not that I have never raised partner on a void, but I've generally waited until I held a very strong hand and partner had announced a long, solid suit. So I'd give him a chance to rebid clubs a few times, and even then I doubt I'd be raising🤪


Good point! Read it wrong!
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Posted 2022-February-18, 00:55

View Postpilowsky, on 2022-February-18, 00:35, said:

Good point! Read it wrong!

I’ve misread a lot of posts so I knew what had happened, but I couldn’t stop myself from commenting😅
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Posted 2022-February-18, 01:09

View Postmikeh, on 2022-February-18, 00:11, said:

I definitely agree that bidding 2N is very much an individual decision. It certainly isn’t a partnership action

Umm, invitational. Oops. :)
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Posted 2022-February-18, 04:30

If 2H is forcing, this is perfect, otherwise I go via X, followed by bidding hearts.
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Posted 2022-February-18, 04:43

I decided to bid what I thought had a fair chance of making or if I go down, maybe they can make 4♠, and give the opposition the last guess, so bid 4♥. 73% to us when they bid on and went down.

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Posted 2022-February-18, 09:37

View Postsfi, on 2022-February-17, 21:22, said:

I think you may have misread the auction. Standard for 2NT is natural and individual invitational.

oops
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Posted 2022-February-18, 09:38

View Postsfi, on 2022-February-17, 21:22, said:

I think you may have misread the auction. Standard for 2NT is natural and individual invitational.

oops
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