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Is this why you play 5-card majors?

#1 User is offline   Cascade 

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Posted 2010-July-11, 19:54

Scoring: MP

PASS PASS 1♥ 3♠
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Your bid?

What if you play 4-card majors (any style)?

If you bid how much less before you would pass?

If you pass how much more before you would bid?

Would it make a difference if the scoring is IMPs?
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Posted 2010-July-11, 19:58

4♥

X? Not sure

I think A and Q in a different suits (instead of the same) could be enough for a pass.

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Probably not.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win


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Posted 2010-July-11, 20:42

Show D-lead desired and H-fit (fit bid 4D; I xfer then 4H). 3-support is ruffing spades --OK deviation even if 4xH.
How much less/more decided by DT.
I have expected 2xDT, so likely 4S fails.
Fewer DT and pass, hoping they miss 4S Vul game.
Same in IMP's, but more certainty 'don't bounce them into 4S game'.
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Posted 2010-July-11, 20:55

I would bid 4♥ but this is right on the margin. You could take away ♦10 or ♥9 but not more.
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Posted 2010-July-11, 21:06

4H playing 5 card majors, dunno how to play 4 card majors :(
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Posted 2010-July-11, 21:46

JLOGIC, on Jul 12 2010, 03:06 PM, said:

dunno how to play 4 card majors :(

lol
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Posted 2010-July-11, 23:30

I think you absolutely positively must bid (playing 5 card majors!) If the diamonds were AQxx it would be close, if they were worse I would pass.
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Posted 2010-July-12, 02:03

5-card majors: 4♥, obviously
4-card majors, strong notrump: pass. (Not a great advertisement for the methods, this.)
4-card majors, weak notrump: have forgotten how to play this system, but either 4♥ or double.
... 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 2010-July-12, 15:03

Agree with Gnasher.
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Posted 2010-July-12, 15:07

This can backfire very badly, but you have to do it. 4♥.
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