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What do you bid as dealer? Matchpoints

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Posted 2012-August-20, 13:49

Looks like a 1♠ opener to me.
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Posted 2012-August-20, 14:03

A relatively unknown pair representing a very small country would open 2S (10-13) because their early seat 1S=14+ and is forcing. I aint them.
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Posted 2012-August-20, 23:35

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Posted 2012-August-21, 00:55

:P 1♠ seems right. You have a lot of tricks if pard fits ♠ or ♦, and you hold the boss suit.
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Posted 2012-August-21, 02:12

I agree that there is a lot to be said for opening 5S immediately. If we open 4S and they compete to 5H we are going to bid 5S anyway, so we might as well bid it immediately. However, I would feel foolish if 5S was down 1 and opening 4S would have won the contract, so I would go with a simple 4S.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2012-August-21, 02:28

3NT. Hamman's rule.
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Posted 2012-August-21, 02:29

View Posthan, on 2012-August-21, 02:12, said:

I agree that there is a lot to be said for opening 5S immediately. If we open 4S and they compete to 5H we are going to bid 5S anyway, so we might as well bid it immediately. However, I would feel foolish if 5S was down 1 and opening 4S would have won the contract, so I would go with a simple 4S.

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Posted 2012-August-21, 02:56

View PostFluffy, on 2012-August-18, 05:34, said:

pass and 2♠ are ridicoulous IMO


Agree. I prefer 1♠. Second choice 4♠ in 1st/3rd or 3♠ in 2nd.

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