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Poll: what's your opinion? (32 member(s) have cast votes)

what's your opinion?

  1. I would've passed 1D (4 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  2. I would've bid 2S (2 votes [6.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.25%

  3. Agree with 1S, now pass (17 votes [53.12%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.12%

  4. Agree with 1S, now 2S (9 votes [28.12%])

    Percentage of vote: 28.12%

  5. Something else (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   Free 

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Posted 2008-November-19, 15:23

Scoring: MP


RHO (East) starts the following auction:
1♦ - 1♠ - ...pass - 1NT
pass - ?
(West is a beginner, and hesitated a little bit before passing)

- Do you agree with 1♠?
- What now?
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Posted 2008-November-19, 15:36

1S was fine, now pass.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 16:09

Yes 1♠, yes pass now.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 16:13

Hi,

I am not sure, 1S is fine, but what is the alternative?
I pass now.

The fact that West did hesitate does not matter.

With kind regards
Marlowe
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Posted 2008-November-19, 16:44

I rebid 2♠. The spades look really poor, but the problem with playing in 1NT is that you won't ever be able to set up the spade suit. Partner is more likely to have 2 spades than 0 or 1, and you will usually make more tricks in 2♠ than 1NT (in my opinion anyway).

If you believe that the hesitation might be because LHO has some spades, you might pass on that basis - though LHO's hesitation could be any number of reasons.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 19:27

1♠ is clearcut, and I would pass now. The basic plan is to take enough tricks outside spades.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 19:48

I'm sick, I know, but I would have bid 2♠ immediately. The downside of having a poor enough holding to warrant LHO in considering a lucrative pass/pass is outweighed, IMO, by the fact that an immediate 2♠ overcall of a minor opening leads to more good MP results than any other single call, IMO. I have a real hard time passing up any opportunity to jump to 2♠ if it is even remotely plausible.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 20:03

1♠ is fine, now pass.

I can see the merit of Ken's argument, but I think it is pretty interesting whether the fact that LHO is a beginner has some bearing on what to bid.
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Posted 2008-November-20, 13:33

Agee with 1♠, pass now.
We should be able to come to 6-7 tricks outiside spades, and I DO have a late spade stopper. :)
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