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#1 User is offline   catch22 

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Posted 2008-April-27, 15:57

Scoring: IMP


(1S)-2S-(3D)-P
(3S)-X-(P)-?

2S - Hearts and a minor
3D - Diamonds and spades

What do you bid?
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Posted 2008-April-27, 16:12

Pass.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-April-27, 16:44

Although a club game or even slam could well be on, the lack of real good fits and potential for bad breaks makes me want to take the sure plus and pass the double.
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Posted 2008-April-27, 19:45

Can I double also?
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Posted 2008-April-28, 02:29

Why is this a sure plus?
I'd have thought it has a good chance of making.
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Posted 2008-April-28, 02:32

FrancesHinden, on Apr 28 2008, 03:29 AM, said:

Why is this a sure plus?
I'd have thought it has a good chance of making.

Yes does look like they have a double fit and we are sat under the spades
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Posted 2008-April-28, 02:35

There are too many points in this deck. Anyway I pass.
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Posted 2008-April-28, 03:10

Pass, take the money.

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Posted 2008-April-28, 05:46

4♦ - implying playable in hearts but with longer clubs.

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Posted 2008-April-28, 06:53

Partner's decision to double rather than bidding 4♣ means that he's willing for me to pass this, so he should have a spade as well as a good hand. In that case, a forcing defence should be quite productive.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2008-May-10, 01:48

And the winner is ....?
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Posted 2008-May-10, 02:14

Partner had

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RHO had

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4H makes. This was bid at the other table after an initial 2H overcall

3SX is one off on any vaguely sensible defence.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 02:31

I don't like the double with a void in opps' suit although of course the three aces are nice for defense. Prefer 4♥. South was right in converting the double IMHO. Assuming North had somthing close to 15(52) the pass is very lawful.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 02:44

I don't like the Michael's cue bid this hand. This is not within cooee of a M cue for me. This is a 2H overcall.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 02:51

I was considering to bid 3NT, but I expect hands that make a cue-bid and than dbl to be a little stronger.
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