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The 2C opening and responses Hand from the Tallinn Festival
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Posted 2010-May-27, 08:29
Can anyone else fill in the remaining details or points of interest?
bridge is never always a game of exact, for those times it's all about percentages, partner and the opponents.
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Posted 2010-May-27, 09:23
What was 3♦? A semi-positive with long diamonds? A weak hand with long diamonds? Certainly not a positive response with long diamonds.
North showed very good judgment in bidding 3NT. This assumes that the 3♦ bid showed very limited values.
North showed very good judgment in bidding 3NT. This assumes that the 3♦ bid showed very limited values.
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Posted 2010-May-27, 09:45
Hi:
Change the system if that hand bids 3D in your system.
2C-2D waiting-2S-3D*(no second neg., so GF)-3NT
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Robert
Change the system if that hand bids 3D in your system.
2C-2D waiting-2S-3D*(no second neg., so GF)-3NT
Regards,
Robert
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Posted 2010-May-27, 11:25
they got to the right spot!
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Posted 2010-May-27, 14:53
Those crazy estonians
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Posted 2010-May-27, 14:56
Well they got to a good spot. But it seems that if south held:
♠xxx ♥Kxx ♦Qxxxxx ♣x
they would've been in the same spot with 6♠ very good.
This is why it's good to have a slower auction, starting with 2♣-2♦ (waiting) - 2♠. You can still get to 3NT when it's right (3♦...3NT) but you can also reach a spade contract opposite the hand above (2♠-3♠-some cuebids).
♠xxx ♥Kxx ♦Qxxxxx ♣x
they would've been in the same spot with 6♠ very good.
This is why it's good to have a slower auction, starting with 2♣-2♦ (waiting) - 2♠. You can still get to 3NT when it's right (3♦...3NT) but you can also reach a spade contract opposite the hand above (2♠-3♠-some cuebids).
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Posted 2010-May-27, 14:57
Hi:
Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
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Robert
Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
Regards,
Robert
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Posted 2010-May-28, 11:49
awm, on May 27 2010, 03:56 PM, said:
Well they got to a good spot. But it seems that if south held:
♠xxx ♥Kxx ♦Qxxxxx ♣x
they would've been in the same spot with 6♠ very good.
This is why it's good to have a slower auction, starting with 2♣-2♦ (waiting) - 2♠. You can still get to 3NT when it's right (3♦...3NT) but you can also reach a spade contract opposite the hand above (2♠-3♠-some cuebids).
♠xxx ♥Kxx ♦Qxxxxx ♣x
they would've been in the same spot with 6♠ very good.
This is why it's good to have a slower auction, starting with 2♣-2♦ (waiting) - 2♠. You can still get to 3NT when it's right (3♦...3NT) but you can also reach a spade contract opposite the hand above (2♠-3♠-some cuebids).
To make any sense, I could not see the bid having a control and the particular hand would have been maximum for the bid. Just never come across this previously and was intrigued to what the remainder of the bids were. There are other ways you can get to the contract, so even the surprise of how well it worked soon loses it's appeal.
bridge is never always a game of exact, for those times it's all about percentages, partner and the opponents.
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Posted 2010-May-28, 12:07
Might 2♣ have included a weak option? Like, perhaps strong or weak with ♦?
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2♣-P-3♦-P
3NT all pass