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#1 User is offline   Wackojack 

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Posted 2011-July-28, 11:25


Playing standard 5CM or Acol, no opponents intervention, vote for the most appropriate auction. If none of these, provide your own auction but please use standard methods.

1. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3NT-pass
2. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3NT-4♣-pass
3. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3NT-4♣-4♠-pass
4. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3♥-3♠-3NT-pass
5. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3♥-3NT-pass
6. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3♥-4♣-pass
7. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3♥-4♣-4♦-4♠-pass
8. 1♠-2♦-2♠-3♥-4♣-4♦-5♦-pass
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Posted 2011-July-28, 11:44

1s=2d
2s(6)=3d
4d=4h(rkc in d)
5c(2denyQ)=5d
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Posted 2011-July-28, 12:08

I like 5.
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Posted 2011-July-28, 12:09

View Postmanudude03, on 2011-July-28, 12:08, said:

I like 5.


this

1 is my 2nd choice.
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Posted 2011-July-28, 12:12

My own sequence:
1S 2D
2S(extra, 6 spades) 3C(6 D, also denies S fit)
3D(D fit) 3N
pass

Standard:
1S 2D
3C 3N
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Posted 2011-July-28, 12:44

I also like 5.
If the auction started as in 4 I would be tempted to raise 3S to 4S as responder, which is an auction you didn't have on your list.

I don't think (2) or (6) are (or at least should be) possible.
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Posted 2011-July-28, 14:15

5 for me too.
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Posted 2011-July-28, 19:49

1♠-2♦
2♠-3♦
3♠-3NT

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

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


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Posted 2011-July-29, 03:40

View PostHanoi5, on 2011-July-28, 19:49, said:

1♠-2♦
2♠-3♦
3♠-3NT

In standard or Acol, which is what the original post asked for, 3♦ would be NF.
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Posted 2011-July-29, 03:49

dunno what "standard" means so 2♦ may or may not be a gf.

Anyway, 5 is the best acol auction and probably the best "standard" auction also. If "standard" means that
1♠-2♦
2♠-2NT*
would be forcing, that would be a plausible start also.
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Posted 2011-July-29, 04:02

View PostFrancesHinden, on 2011-July-28, 12:44, said:

I also like 5.
If the auction started as in 4 I would be tempted to raise 3S to 4S as responder, which is an auction you didn't have on your list.

I don't think (2) or (6) are (or at least should be) possible.


I had the South hand and the "impossible" auction 2 took place. I think I was wrong taking out 3NT, and partner also wrong in passing 4♣. I now think I also like 5 and 4+4♠. As the cards lay 8 tricks could be made in 3N, 9 tricks with clubs or diamonds as trunps and 10 tricks in 4♠. However, double dummy 4♠ makes only with a correct club guess and a trump reduction by ruffing diamond winners thus stripping west to lead back to the table. 3NT OTOH only makes on a heart lead. This was a club duplicate. The traveller showed 6 pairs in 3NT, 3 of them making; and 4 pairs in 4♠ with 3 of them making. 1 pair was in 5♦ going off and another stopping in 3♦.
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Posted 2011-July-29, 04:54

I like 4 up to 3NT. I don't think responder should raise 3♠ to 4♠ - he hasn't yet mentioned his club stop, and this route suggests doubt anyway.

Opener might take out 3NT to 4♦ though, and then responder would bid 4♠.

This post has been edited by gnasher: 2011-July-29, 04:57

... 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 2011-July-29, 14:07

when I gave this hand to my pards they both bid:



1s=2d
2s(6)=2nt
3c=3nt
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You might even get a h lead on that auction. :)
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