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Posted 2005-May-16, 10:30

Scoring: IMP

BPO-002C
West North East South
S----------W----------N--------E
Pass………..Pass……….1NT………Pass
Pass………..DBL……….Pass………2♥
? your bid

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Posted 2005-May-16, 10:34

BPO-002C

2NT

It would be very helpful to have some clue what the opponent's bidding actually means... Does X show a single suited hand followed by a “paradox” response? Does double show values followed by a long suit? Does X initiate a scramble? How the hell are we supposed to have a clue what to do? To quote Al Roth “In all my years of playing bridge, I've never seen this type of bullshit sequence”

Needless to say, I don't have any sensible agreements with partner so I'll bid 2NT and pray.
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Posted 2005-May-16, 10:40

I also choose 2NT.
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:05

2NT
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:05

2NT
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:07

2NT too and pray - it should be obvious I have few hearts and I didn't transfer to spades so I must have minors if partner prefers the minors...
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:12

2NT for the minorsssssssssssss.
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:22

Pass

Tough one.
What the heck is 2nt playing with world class pick up partner on this auction?
Hey, perhaps the bidding is not over yet?
Heck maybe the opp. have made the last guess and guessed wrong?
Looks like I am out on a Limb on this one with pass.
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:24

2♠, the minors.
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:41

mike777, on May 16 2005, 01:22 PM, said:

Pass

Tough one.
What the heck is 2nt playing with world class pick up partner on this auction?
Hey, perhaps the bidding is not over yet?
Heck maybe the opp. have made the last guess and guessed wrong?
Looks like I am out on a Limb on this one with pass.

At least you are not on that limb by yourself, I too like pass....
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Posted 2005-May-16, 11:45

2NT
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Posted 2005-May-16, 12:31

pass
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Posted 2005-May-16, 14:11

inquiry, on May 16 2005, 05:41 PM, said:

At least you are not on that limb by yourself, I too like pass....

You're selling out, Ben? Bah, ye weakling!

(joking.. lol :()
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Posted 2005-May-16, 15:00

pass here also
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Posted 2005-May-16, 17:59

PASS

It's not clear that the opps have a fit or that we have one. Why risk going for numbers? Chances are, the more we can make, the more the opps can make.
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Posted 2005-May-16, 18:02

dbl for takeout, to give us a chance to play 2♥X, or 3 in a minor

if i havent discussed it with partner i would bid 2NT, and hope for the best
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Posted 2005-May-16, 18:11

Silly question:

What would double followed by 2NT over 2♠ show?
Might be more flexible than the immediate 2NT...
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Posted 2005-May-16, 18:16

hrothgar, on May 16 2005, 08:11 PM, said:

Silly question:

What would double followed by 2NT over 2♠ show?
Might be more flexible than the immediate 2NT...

Silly answer, you may never get a chance to bid 2♠, so don't make it too specific. Since 2NT is scramble for the minors, this 2NT can hardly be scramble too. So i would guess it might be a whoops, i meant 2♥X as penatly, which i think it probably should not be.
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Posted 2005-May-16, 18:24

inquiry, on May 17 2005, 03:16 AM, said:

hrothgar, on May 16 2005, 08:11 PM, said:

Silly question:

What would double followed by 2NT over 2♠ show?
Might be more flexible than the immediate 2NT...

Silly answer, you may never get a chance to bid 2♠, so don't make it too specific. Since 2NT is scramble for the minors, this 2NT can hardly be scramble too. So i would guess it might be a whoops, i meant 2♥X as penatly, which i think it probably should not be.

1. I am assuming that 2♥ SHOULD be takeout...

2. Given that 2♥ is takeout, the 2NT correction can't be natural

3. I don't see much sense in designing bidding sequences arround the assumption that partner or I misbid...
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Posted 2005-May-16, 18:41

X=CARD SHOWING
2NT=MINORS

I passed but concede:
1) this could be a double part score swing
2) 2nt allows 2 suits for p to get out in
3) 2nt allows Partner to convert it to play with a pass with certain hand types.
4) disagree that x is takeout so I voted this as third best choice.

I see many, many 2nt votes but very little discussion on why they they thought that was best. I post some reasons here but I can only assume they thought this was an easy and such an obvious bid choice that further discussion was worthless.
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