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Ever give preference with a singleton?

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Posted 2008-November-23, 07:33

pkl, on Nov 22 2008, 11:49 PM, said:

jdonn, on Nov 19 2008, 11:14 PM, said:

OleBerg, on Nov 19 2008, 05:54 PM, said:

Guess I'm just luckier than the average guy. Sometimes my partners bid spades, clubs or NT. And they are not compulsive overbidders in misfit auctions.

So you give preference to partner on a bad hand with a singleton in the suit, then commend your partners for not overbidding when there is a misfit? You and your partners are a match made in heaven :)

I don't understand. 2H is not encouraging in any way, and a 5-1 fit often rates to be better than a 4-2, not to mention a 3-2. My bid would be 2H as well, and although I probably am as unhappy about the bid as OleBerg, I would be even more unhappy playing in 2D. As Ole said, partner will often pass, but could bid on rescuing us to the good contract of 2S or 2NT.

/Peter


I don't understand. 2H is not encouraging in any way, and a 5-1 fit often rates to be better than a 4-2, not to mention a 3-2. My bid would be 2H as well, and although I probably am as unhappy about the bid as OleBerg, I would be even more unhappy playing in 2D. As Ole said, partner will often pass, but could bid on rescuing us to the good contract of 2S or 2NT.

/Peter

Yes, and even when partner bids 3♥, we might still be better off than in 2♦.
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