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#1 User is offline   eagles123 

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Posted 2016-November-29, 03:30


"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2016-November-29, 05:04

pass. thankfully it's matchpoints so i can happily take my best route to a plus.
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Posted 2016-November-29, 05:32

Double - expecting partner to pass unless (s)he has genuine prospect of making a contract.
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Posted 2016-November-29, 05:37

oh no, dbl is take-out. On a really bad day we will end up in a 4-3 fit in hearts. A 5-2 fit in diamonds is not great either.

We could double and then correct 2♦ (edit: oops, 4♦) to 4♠ but I prefer just to set 4♣ undoubled. +200 is usually OK at matchpoints.
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Posted 2016-November-29, 14:00

 helene_t, on 2016-November-29, 05:37, said:

We could double and then correct 2♦ to 4♠


If we're allowing insufficient bids, I'll try 3NT. :ph34r:

If not... pass, I guess. Shape is too flat. We could miss 4S but bidding/doubling is too likely to turn a plus into a minus.

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Posted 2016-November-29, 15:16


eagles123 problem:

I rank
1. Double = Tim Rees says a high-level double shows whatever cards you hold.
2. 4♠ = Assuming partner has roughly his expectation of ♠s and HCP.
3. Pass = Wank could well be right.

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Posted 2016-November-29, 17:52

This hand is just a guessing game.
Pass. Best chance for a plus score.
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Posted 2016-November-30, 13:39

I would double, but I have no idea how to play MPs.
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