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Posted Yesterday, 18:08
Matchpoints, tough N/S crowd.
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
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"You need to play a lot of stuff these days just to deal with the stuff your opponents are playing" DBurn
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Posted Yesterday, 20:18
I probably use keycard less often than 99% of posters here but I’m using keycard. If he shows what I’m looking for, I’ll bid 5N, hoping to find him with the club King eve which I’ll bid 7S.
I’m bidding slam anyway: while 4H needn’t promise the moon, with a really bad hand, say AQxxx Axx Jxx xx, he should bid 4S. Of course, hands like these are why many pairs play some form of serious or non serious 3N.
I’m bidding slam anyway: while 4H needn’t promise the moon, with a really bad hand, say AQxxx Axx Jxx xx, he should bid 4S. Of course, hands like these are why many pairs play some form of serious or non serious 3N.
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Posted Yesterday, 20:43
Again I don't see any need for serious or non serious, certainly not on this poor wretch. Easy 4s over 3S.
Agree that after 4H I am rolling out Keycard..
I know it is a very popular convention and no doubt I will see the need based on frequency but not yet..
I bring this up as my new partner wants me to play all sorts of things, my response, show me the problem hands, convince me that they are frequent enough. Let's run into the problem ourselves at least once in actual play if they sound infrequent.
Besides we have so much other stuff to focus on.. stuff that actually comes up, smile
Agree that after 4H I am rolling out Keycard..
I know it is a very popular convention and no doubt I will see the need based on frequency but not yet..
I bring this up as my new partner wants me to play all sorts of things, my response, show me the problem hands, convince me that they are frequent enough. Let's run into the problem ourselves at least once in actual play if they sound infrequent.
Besides we have so much other stuff to focus on.. stuff that actually comes up, smile
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Posted Yesterday, 22:11
4NT RKCB
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Posted Yesterday, 23:08
Alas, I was wishing on a star
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
"You need to play a lot of stuff these days just to deal with the stuff your opponents are playing" DBurn
"You need to play a lot of stuff these days just to deal with the stuff your opponents are playing" DBurn
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Posted Yesterday, 23:31
Seems easy pass, balanced hand, only 8 card fit, partner shows minimum nothing hand
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Posted Today, 00:07
My earlier post was an error. I said I'd keycard and, after a 5S response, bid 5N looking for the club King. That was silly. He can't have the club King. With that card he should bid 4C, not 4H.
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Posted Today, 00:57
South is on cusp of looking for the slam and the 4♥ bid denied controls in the minors, possibly suggests solid ♥, but with extras for the slam try. I bid 5♦ showing odd KCs, a control in ♣ and AK♦. Success may rest on the ♣ finesse, but it looks like we have all KCs plus Q♠ as I would play it.
Edit: 4♥ was a fantasy bid
Edit: 4♥ was a fantasy bid
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Posted Today, 02:22
As we play, North bidding 4H is serious, denies clubs King and has hearts Ace or King (almost certainly Ace or both, given a max of 11 HCP elsewhere).
Now I just bid 6S, nothing I am likely to learn is going to change my mind (assuming 2S means what I think).
If instead North just bids 4S we have an automatic pass.
Now I just bid 6S, nothing I am likely to learn is going to change my mind (assuming 2S means what I think).
If instead North just bids 4S we have an automatic pass.
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