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First bid at 5 level

Poll: Your bid (26 member(s) have cast votes)

Your bid

  1. Pass (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. Double (6 votes [23.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.08%

  3. 5 Hearts (3 votes [11.54%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.54%

  4. 6 Hearts (11 votes [42.31%])

    Percentage of vote: 42.31%

  5. Other (6 votes [23.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.08%

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#1 User is offline   DWM 

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Posted 2007-July-18, 06:06

Scoring: MP


Bidding is

1♥ - (5♣)

Playing 2/1

What is your bid? If other what and why?
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Posted 2007-July-18, 06:22

6H or double.

I'm feeling optimistic, 6H.

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Posted 2007-July-18, 06:35

X, but as was stated it is more a question
how do you feel, 6H is the alternative.

It would be great, if one could bid 5D as some
kind of constructive raise to 5H, but another day
you will be happy to bid 5D naturally.

I believe playing MP, the constructive raise makes
more sense, but this is a highly specifc partnership
agreement.

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Marlowe
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Posted 2007-July-18, 07:03

dbl. Opps may start with a club ruff against 6♥. I'd rather bid 6N than 6♥.
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Posted 2007-July-18, 07:44

X, take the cash.
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Posted 2007-July-18, 08:40

I bid 6♣, feeling close to 6♥ but not so convinced after seeing other's posts
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Posted 2007-July-18, 12:35

I'm optimistic, so I'll bid 6NT. The alternative is double.
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Posted 2007-July-18, 12:54

Speak of the Devil...

Last night I held x Ax x KQ109xxxxx. I jumped to 5♣ over an opening 2♣, was greeted by 6♣ to my left, P-6♥. I couldn't take the heat, I bid 7♣. Wrong again.

So there's something to be said for the cue bid. Better to double 7 than 5.
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Posted 2007-July-18, 14:29

Yes, but you had decent defence against 6H (the ace of trumps for 1).
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Posted 2007-July-18, 15:26

I bid 6C.

If I am going to bid 6H anyway (and if you held a gun to my head and said what is the most likely final contract, it would be 6H) I might as well bid 6C.

I have 5 likely cover cards for partner's 5-7 losers (typical for a one-bid) - The K and Q of hearts, the A and K of diamonds and the CA. The chance that partner does not have 2 or more diamonds is extremely small. The chance that partner does not have a club is much higher, but the CA may be a useful card in any event.

If partner has a reasonable opening bid like:

Axx
AJxxxx
QJx
x

we are very likely cold for 7H barring a club ruff. Or he could have

Axx
AJxxxx
QJxx
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Now we are cold for 7H on virtually any rational lie of the cards.

Having said that, we may not get to 7H even if I bid 6C. But I might as well try.
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