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#1 User is offline   jillybean 

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Posted 2008-March-15, 21:15


Dealer: West
Vul: NS
Scoring: IMP
♠ A7
♥ AK6542
♦ J
♣ K632


West North East South

 Pass  Pass  1♦    1♥
 Dbl   2♥    3♦    ?
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Posted 2008-March-15, 21:22

4♥; can't really imagine taking any other call. 3♣ is really, really conservative.
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Posted 2008-March-15, 21:28

We need very little for game -- it's basically cold opposite something like xxxx Qxxx xxx Qx and not bad opposite Kxxx Qxx xxx xxx -- and have no way to invite, so I would bid 4♥.

A maximal double, if you have this agreement, would be the way to invite game, but I think that a maximal double should usually be more of a power try -- a hand on which you wouldn't mind partner passing the double. Not everyone will agree perhaps.
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Posted 2008-March-15, 21:30

rogerclee, on Mar 15 2008, 08:22 PM, said:

4♥; can't really imagine taking any other call. 3♣ is really, really conservative.

and insufficient :)
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Posted 2008-March-15, 21:31

jillybean2, on Mar 15 2008, 08:30 PM, said:

rogerclee, on Mar 15 2008, 08:22 PM, said:

4♥; can't really imagine taking any other call. 3♣ is really, really conservative.

and insufficient :)

Oh, I suck. Still bidding 4♥, barring partner :).
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Posted 2008-March-15, 23:44

4H
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-16, 01:03

Very easy 4♥. This hand goes up dramatically in value when the heart fit is located.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-March-16, 03:19

4♥
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Posted 2008-March-16, 07:05

4H.

You may bid 4D, which should show shortage,
and may or may not help your partner to make
a sensible decision over 5D.
The main problem is of course, that West may
double 4D, which may help East-West finding a
cheap sacifice or the right lead.

With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
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Posted 2008-March-16, 08:26

4H. We might miss a slam but thats life.
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