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Handle a strong hand. To bid or not to bid...

Poll: What is your bid? (14 member(s) have cast votes)

What is your bid?

  1. Pass, partner seems weak. (7 votes [50.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

  2. An slam trial: 4NT, 5[CL] or 5[HE] (6 votes [42.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 42.86%

  3. An slam: 6[SP] or 6NT (1 votes [7.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.14%

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#1 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2004-May-30, 16:24

Scoring: IMP


The bidding:

E--S--W--N
4♥-X -p -4♠
p -??

If anyone is wild enough to disagree with initial double, please skip this poll.
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Posted 2004-May-30, 19:34

If we play it here, I'll try 5NT = pick a slam. If partner's spades are long but he's iffy on high cards he will put us in 6S and it will play better than 6NT. If we aren't playing it, I shoot 6NT.
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Posted 2004-May-30, 19:35

4 NT, RKC and possibly to play 6 NT in my hand. I have a lot of extras, and I need to make a try.

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Posted 2004-May-31, 09:05

i'm with mikestar, 5nt seems perfect... if it isn't an option, then 4nt
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Posted 2004-May-31, 09:27

Maybe I'm doing something else than most again, but I'd pass. I have no distribution, way too much finesses which have to work,... I hate preemptive openings :unsure: If opps play Namyats I might consider some more action, but that's unknown for me at this point.
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Posted 2004-May-31, 10:09

Pass. Clear guessing position, game is most probable.
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Posted 2004-May-31, 10:51

If 4NT were a balanced invite, I'd bid that. As it is, I'll pass.
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Posted 2004-June-01, 07:16

Pass.
Too flat, too many losers not a good hand for aggressive bidding. Maybe p will make 4S ;)
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Posted 2004-June-01, 07:30

This is a very tough hand, and I have sympathy for both pass and slam try. I can not see forcing to slam with this hand, however.

In final analysis, if partner has the expected 7/8 hcp (which he may very well not have since I am staring at 25 myself), we will ahve enough for slam. Even if he just has 3 or or so, we should have a play for 5♠ if partner has longish ♠ (if he has only 4 or 3 ♠'s, we could be in trouble even in 4♠).

Since I have to guess, being not vul, I would guess to pass, but I am not overly happy about it.
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