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What do you bid as dealer? Matchpoints

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Posted 2012-August-18, 04:43

Matchpoints, All White

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Posted 2012-August-18, 04:47

4s
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Posted 2012-August-18, 05:20

1S
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Posted 2012-August-18, 05:26

3♠ for me
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Posted 2012-August-18, 05:32

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Posted 2012-August-18, 05:32

1S. I do not object to a heavy 2S. This is a hand posted on bridgewinners and some there passed. Now THAT I do object to.
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Posted 2012-August-18, 05:34

pass and 2♠ are ridicoulous IMO
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Posted 2012-August-18, 05:36

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

pass and 2♠ are ridicoulous IMO


Wel that depends on your definition of weak 2s doesn't it. Personally I think your comment is ridiculous as this may well fall into the ambit of some partnership's weak 2 range.
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Posted 2012-August-18, 06:50

1S.
Hope partner clues me in to 4S sac against 4H or not.
With only DK + S-2nd in defense, that's what I project.
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Posted 2012-August-18, 08:48

1♠, 652 rather than 643 I might try 4♠.
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Posted 2012-August-18, 10:04

1♠ is easy for me though I could imagine it in the range of 2♠ for someone with a very sound style. 3♠ and 4♠ both seem very bad to me, especially 4. That's even more true at MPs where the normal result may just be playing 2♠.
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Posted 2012-August-18, 10:36

normal play 2♠? what kind of hand do you have in mind?
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Posted 2012-August-18, 11:03

View PostFluffy, on 2012-August-18, 10:36, said:

normal play 2♠? what kind of hand do you have in mind?

The kind where it goes 1♠ p 1NT p 2♠ p p p
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Posted 2012-August-18, 14:16

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Posted 2012-August-18, 15:02

I would only open 2♠ if I were playing a 8-12 weak structure. Call that super sound if you want.

Pass is old fashioned. 3♠ is offbeat. 4♠ is my 2nd choice, but its really swingy.
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Posted 2012-August-18, 15:11

I would tend toward a heavy 2♠ playing 2/1, but wouldn't object to a partner who opened 1♠. Playing a light or limited opening system, 1♠ is clear. Anything other than 1 or 2♠ is a severe misrepresentation of the hand, IMO.
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Posted 2012-August-19, 14:28

1♠...bidding 4♠ will likely buy it in 4♠-X and it's unclear that such a near commital action is warranted at these colors...
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Posted 2012-August-19, 23:56

1♠, the worst I can hear from p is gf 2♥....
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Posted 2012-August-20, 12:56

1♠ wtp
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Posted 2012-August-20, 13:33

Add me to the 1♠ group
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