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#1 User is offline   jillybean 

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Posted 2008-March-31, 23:17


Dealer: West
Vul: All
Scoring: IMP
♠ 983
♥ K4
♦ AKQ543
♣ K4


West North East South

 Pass  Pass  Pass  1♦
 2♣    Pass  2♥    3♦
 Pass  Pass  Pass  
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Posted 2008-March-31, 23:45

I think its fine
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Posted 2008-April-01, 00:21

Me too
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Posted 2008-April-01, 01:42

Would have passed 2H. K of C looks badly placed.
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Posted 2008-April-01, 02:08

Ok nothing wrong. Close to a pass but I wouldn't have called a pass wrong either.

In part it depends on what exactly partner will pass 2♣ rather than double. In my partnership we double fairly freely with useful cards independent of major suit length so competing is less clear.
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Posted 2008-April-01, 10:39

Don't understand the passers, the opponents are both passed hands and seem to have found a major suit fit. Are we going to let them play there at the 2-level when we have such a good suit?

Also don't understand why the kings are bad, it seems to me that the heart king is likely good and the club king is likely bad although my opponents have been known to bid suits when they don't have the ace. If you mean that the kings are more defensive than offensive then I'd agree, though it seems an example of doom thinking.

Selling out to 2H is weird.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-April-01, 14:58

Hi,

seems normal, I may rethink the soundness of
my 3D bid after I hear a double, but than it is
too late.

A possible alternative alternative too 1D is
a 3D opening, but this would certainly not a
mainstream thing to do.

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Posted 2008-April-03, 11:49

3♦ for me..I may get buried if PD is broke, but then they may have a game or fail to double me noting none of them can hold strong ♦
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Posted 2008-April-03, 12:05

Normal.
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Posted 2008-April-03, 12:12

[SIZE=1]i would have opened 1NT[SIZE=7]

Having opened 1D, you have to bid 3D here.

Edit: why don't the 'size' tags work?
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Posted 2008-April-03, 12:14

I think the hand is too strong for 1NT.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-April-03, 12:26

FrancesHinden, on Apr 3 2008, 01:12 PM, said:

Edit: why don't the 'size' tags work?

Because the correct syntax appears to be an opening tag of [ SIZE=x ], and the closing tag is just [ /SIZE ]. (remove the spaces inside the [].)

i would have opened 1NT (Size = 7 in this line)

i would have opened 1NT (Size = 1 in this line)
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
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Posted 2008-April-03, 13:26

han, on Apr 3 2008, 12:14 PM, said:

I think the hand is too strong for 1NT.

Me too...I open 1♦ with the intention of rebidding 3♦ although I certainly don't mind a 2NT rebid.
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