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♠Axx ♥Jxx ♦Axx ♣QJ10x
MP again
Partner (who opens light 11-counts) opens 1♦ and your RHO overcalls 1♠.
Part I:
What do you bid? Seems like double, 2♣, 2NT, 1NT, 3NT, or 2♠ (limit+ with support) are options.
Part II:
If you opt for 2♠, Advancer bids 3♠ and partner bids 4♥. What is this new development?
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Posted 2010-October-18, 11:03
Part I: At the risk of wrong siding, I will bid 1N the first round. 2♠ looks very wrong at MPs.
Part II: Partner's 4♥ should be a 5-6, and I am 100% sure your idol Kokish would agree. With a minimum 5-6 partner might open 1♥, so I would expect the diamonds to be a lot better than the hearts. void, Qxxxx, KQJxxx, Kx. I pass. Furthermore, partner can cue of 4♣ or 4♠ if interested in higher things.
Part II: Partner's 4♥ should be a 5-6, and I am 100% sure your idol Kokish would agree. With a minimum 5-6 partner might open 1♥, so I would expect the diamonds to be a lot better than the hearts. void, Qxxxx, KQJxxx, Kx. I pass. Furthermore, partner can cue of 4♣ or 4♠ if interested in higher things.
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Posted 2010-October-18, 11:13
1. Vulnerability would be nice, but I would bid 2♣ in any case. I think this is safer than lying about the diamond fit and risking partner overcompeting. 1N, aside from wronsiding, seems to me to be taking underbidding at MP too far.
2. I pass. I disagree that partner could have done more (neither of 4♣ or 4♠ shows hearts) but my hand isn't all that great.
2. I pass. I disagree that partner could have done more (neither of 4♣ or 4♠ shows hearts) but my hand isn't all that great.
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Posted 2010-October-18, 11:47
I'd double, 5♦ over 4♥ because partner is sure to have 5+♦.
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Posted 2010-October-18, 15:46
I don't mind 2♠, I agree with karlson that 1NT is both wrongsiding and underbidding.
Pass now, but I realise it is possible that partner has made a contextually empathetic cue bid which I don't understand.
Pass now, but I realise it is possible that partner has made a contextually empathetic cue bid which I don't understand.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2010-October-18, 16:30
Pass is possible if you really hate a limit bid in no trumps because of the potential wrong siding. Partner will bid again with most hands that can make game.
A bit more and the hand is perfect for 3♠ transfer to 3NT. Maybe 2♠ transfer to 2NT is worth considering as a 2-way bid either diamonds or trying to right side the NTs.
A bit more and the hand is perfect for 3♠ transfer to 3NT. Maybe 2♠ transfer to 2NT is worth considering as a 2-way bid either diamonds or trying to right side the NTs.
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I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
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True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
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Posted 2010-October-18, 16:41
kenrexford, on Oct 18 2010, 11:33 AM, said:
♠Axx ♥Jxx ♦Axx ♣QJ10x
MP again
Partner (who opens light 11-counts) opens 1♦ and your RHO overcalls 1♠.
Part I:
What do you bid? Seems like double, 2♣, 2NT, 1NT, 3NT, or 2♠ (limit+ with support) are options.
Part II:
If you opt for 2♠, Advancer bids 3♠ and partner bids 4♥. What is this new development?
MP again
Partner (who opens light 11-counts) opens 1♦ and your RHO overcalls 1♠.
Part I:
What do you bid? Seems like double, 2♣, 2NT, 1NT, 3NT, or 2♠ (limit+ with support) are options.
Part II:
If you opt for 2♠, Advancer bids 3♠ and partner bids 4♥. What is this new development?
I'll try 2nt.
pass 4h.
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Posted 2010-October-20, 06:11
I bid 4♥, which was taken as 6-5. In our system, 4♥ after diamond agreement would be kickback, but I felt that pursuing a 6-5 in competition was much less utilitarian than showing heart values for purposes of a diamond slam, a much more likely scenario, I thought. Maybe I need to take the charge on this one.
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Posted 2010-October-20, 06:44
kenrexford, on 2010-October-20, 06:11, said:
I bid 4♥, which was taken as 6-5. In our system, 4♥ after diamond agreement would be kickback, but I felt that pursuing a 6-5 in competition was much less utilitarian than showing heart values for purposes of a diamond slam, a much more likely scenario, I thought. Maybe I need to take the charge on this one.
If you had mentioned that you play kickback but have no agreement about this sequence, I would have answered keycards to 4♥.
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