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#1 User is offline   Flem72 

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Posted 2011-June-09, 16:53

None vul, E deals and passes.

South: xx A KQT9xxxx Kx

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Posted 2011-June-09, 17:01

1♦. I don't like preemptive openings with hands that have opening strength. No other bid looks right to me.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 17:08

5D seems too much, with too much defence against their 4M. Neither 3 or 4 diamonds appeal either, so 1D.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 18:33

KNR just barely too much (17.45) to open 1NT, so I guess 1D.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 18:38

 aguahombre, on 2011-June-09, 18:33, said:

KNR just barely too much (17.45) to open 1NT, so I guess 1D.


So if u had ♣ Q instead of K and If KNR said 16, would you open this 1 NT ?

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Posted 2011-June-09, 18:59

You need a sense of humor
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Posted 2011-June-09, 19:11

 aguahombre, on 2011-June-09, 18:59, said:

You need a sense of humor

I suppose it might be funny if I knew what KNR is :huh:
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Posted 2011-June-09, 19:20

 billw55, on 2011-June-09, 19:11, said:

I suppose it might be funny if I knew what KNR is :huh:

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Posted 2011-June-09, 19:23

The hand evaluation system assumes the one using it knows whether the hand is a NT hand or not.

I apparently didn't.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 19:27

 aguahombre, on 2011-June-09, 19:23, said:

The hand evaluation system assumes the one using it knows whether the hand is a NT hand or not.

I apparently didn't.

That's where partner's sense of humor comes in.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 20:08

A shortcut to use the KNR thing would be:

http://www.jeff-gold...cgi-bin/knr.cgi

This would seem to indicate the hand is worth 1D, then a jump to 3D if pard makes a simple response.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 20:24

This hand has just 12hcp. I thought you need 13 to open at the one-level?
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Posted 2011-June-09, 20:29

Now there is someone getting into the spirit of things. Now, lets explore a forcing club opener.
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Posted 2011-June-09, 21:01

 cherdano, on 2011-June-09, 20:24, said:

This hand has just 12hcp. I thought you need 13 to open at the one-level?


That's why its a weak 2. 2/3 top honors and 6-12 HCP.
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Posted 2011-June-10, 00:33

I see u also have your lovers sending you red roses Phil :D
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Posted 2011-June-10, 00:41

Nothing surprising here, this is just what is expected from BBO experts.
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Posted 2011-June-10, 07:46

1D or 5D are both reasonable, since you are in 2nd pos.,
open 1D.

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Posted 2011-June-10, 07:54

I still tuba 1♦ from the bandwagon :)
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Posted 2011-June-10, 10:11

Cherdano makes a joke and gets an upvote and I make one and get cherried?

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Posted 2011-June-10, 11:33

 Phil, on 2011-June-10, 10:11, said:

Cherdano makes a joke and gets an upvote and I make one and get cherried?

You can run but you can't hide! :angry:


It was I, and I'll explain by saying I thought that it could be taken as a serious answer by the original poster, and so was not only not funny (IMO) but had a potentially negative contribution to the answer. If you think that doesn't merit a "cherry" then I'll think about being more conservative with my voting in the future.

I didn't vote cherdano's either way.
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