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♠ K53
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♦ Q9875
♣ K10643
Partner deals and opens 1♣, RHO passes. Your call?
The issue here as I see it was whether to make some sort of pre-emptive raise in clubs, or to bide your time with 1♦. A pre-emptive raise will be useful if the opposition will be interfering, but there are many hands partner could have where a slower approach would be better.
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BPO 9 Hand 1 Open for discussion
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Posted 2007-July-09, 10:24
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Posted 2007-July-09, 10:33
2♣. Too strong for 3♣ and too weak for a splinter.
If this allows p to bid 3N with a balanced 14 I'll probably regret my bid.
If this allows p to bid 3N with a balanced 14 I'll probably regret my bid.
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Posted 2007-July-09, 10:53
Huh. Put me down for 1 diamond. My hand looks strong enough on offense to make a minimum club bid later, and it will be much easier to describe the hand later if I bid a diamond now.
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Posted 2007-July-09, 11:52
Both 2 and 3♣ don't appeal to me, I bid 1♦.
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Posted 2007-July-09, 13:38
1D.
I have no fear for interference,
interference hurts sometimes,
but can also help.
With kind regards
Marlowe
I have no fear for interference,
interference hurts sometimes,
but can also help.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2007-July-09, 21:03
Two clubs. The distribution puts our hand easily in the range for an inverted-minor raise of clubs, even if partner has only three. The drawback is I will have to soft-pedal later. In particular, as of yet I don't know if I will have the fortitude to sit for three notrump.
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Posted 2007-July-09, 22:26
Is 3♥ a splinter?
Anyway, I will bid 2♣. I don't see the point in not showing support immediately.
Anyway, I will bid 2♣. I don't see the point in not showing support immediately.
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Posted 2007-July-09, 23:33
3C - Who has all the majors? It is more likely that my pd has 4 card Heart. If Opps finds a Spade fit, I have good defense. My first duty is to push the level
higher.
higher.
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Posted 2007-July-14, 03:07
I don't remember what I sent to the poll hehe, today I would bid 1♦ 
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Posted 2007-July-15, 11:09
1♦... and I really don't understand any other call. We don't know much about partner's hand... even how many clubs he has is a mystery.
If LHO passes, partner's rebid will help us a great deal. If LHO bids, and whether or not RHO adds to the competition, we can almost certainly make a descriptive call next. 1♦: the partnership bid.
If LHO passes, partner's rebid will help us a great deal. If LHO bids, and whether or not RHO adds to the competition, we can almost certainly make a descriptive call next. 1♦: the partnership bid.
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Posted 2007-July-15, 12:15
No need to make any guesses at this time. 1♦ and await proceedings.
Kind regards,
Harald
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Posted 2007-July-15, 13:06
Well my initial feeling was that this one was close. However, no club raise felt quite right (2C may get us to a no-play 3NT too often, and 3C will lead to missing a game when partner plays us for less than this), and as a result I've given 1D full marks.
1D = 100
3C = 70
2C = 40
5C = 30
1D = 100
3C = 70
2C = 40
5C = 30
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Posted 2007-July-16, 11:27
1D and see what happens. Will probably be jumping to 3C next.
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