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3NT which should probably show this type of hand (cannot be natural although partner may have different ideas). Partner may not be on the same wavelength but still the contract could/should have some play
Partner hit me big-time. Now what? Responder's rebid playing 2/1 with Wk NT
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Posted 2010-October-28, 02:54
4C for me.
3NT is from another world, unless you have the agreement that this shows great club support and short spades.
3NT is from another world, unless you have the agreement that this shows great club support and short spades.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2010-October-29, 13:49
billw55, on 2010-October-21, 14:16, said:
The OP said IMP pairs, not matchpoints.
What lead did you get against 3NT? A heart I presume?
What lead did you get against 3NT? A heart I presume?
a heart was led. DHL
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Posted 2010-October-29, 13:55
han, on 2010-October-28, 02:54, said:
4C for me.
3NT is from another world, unless you have the agreement that this shows great club support and short spades.
3NT is from another world, unless you have the agreement that this shows great club support and short spades.
Han. In retrospect, what other type of hand could justify such a BOON? (Bid out of nowhere) I bid what I thought I could make at the time, playing imps but with matchpointitis forever on my brain. I just wanted to make sure that we got to a makable game and didn't wallow in a part-score. Of course, not playing 2/1 GF except for suit rebid did not help me either.
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Posted 2010-October-29, 14:40
Venom, on 2010-October-29, 13:55, said:
Han. In retrospect, what other type of hand could justify such a BOON? (Bid out of nowhere) I bid what I thought I could make at the time, playing imps but with matchpointitis forever on my brain. I just wanted to make sure that we got to a makable game and didn't wallow in a part-score. Of course, not playing 2/1 GF except for suit rebid did not help me either.
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If your 1NT response is truly limited to 12 HCP, then 3NT should definitely show big club fit (still, it may help to have agreement on whether it shows tolerance in spades). But if you play 1NT absolutely forcing by unpassed hand, then it is conceivable to lump in some balanced 13-15 type into 1NT response (so the 2/1 response will have better definition in suit quality and length), and 1NT followed by 3NT will show the 13-15 balanced instead. The bottom line is, it depends on your overall system structure.
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Posted 2010-November-01, 17:06
I can't believe so many people bid 3♣. Did they see we are playing weak NT? Either we have a 10-card fit, or partner has a strong NT.
I think 4♣ is closer to an underbid than to an overbid, but anyway it's my choice (unless 3NT shows a spade splinter in support of clubs, which is a good agreement).
I think 4♣ is closer to an underbid than to an overbid, but anyway it's my choice (unless 3NT shows a spade splinter in support of clubs, which is a good agreement).
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Posted 2010-November-03, 13:13
Many people never open 5-card major hand with weak NT, although they would routinely open strong NT containing 5+ majors.