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Posted 2015-April-09, 15:52

w/w mp

(p)p(1s)

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weakish field

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Posted 2015-April-09, 15:56

4
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Posted 2015-April-09, 15:57

4 feels right, but maybe if the field is not just weakish but truly weak then 3 might be more successful.
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Posted 2015-April-09, 16:28

agree with 4h

I guess if I want to be more random with my preempts I could pass here.
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Posted 2015-April-09, 16:29

View Postmgoetze, on 2015-April-09, 15:57, said:

4 feels right, but maybe if the field is not just weakish but truly weak then 3 might be more successful.

We agree. Based on the weakish description I go for 4♥.
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Posted 2015-April-09, 16:43

well congrats to you all, you also find the one muppet hero 1s bidder that when its passed round to him decides to whack it with his 5224 13 count

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0% of the matchpoints

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Posted 2015-April-09, 17:38

4♥
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Posted 2015-April-09, 22:31

Usually 4♥ leads to 4♠, but I would have bid it at the table, unless the field is so inept that most of them would only bid 3♥... and then I still bid 4. We have 8 hearts, and pretty good shape. Let the donks have the top board, it happens.
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Posted 2015-April-10, 03:00

View Posteagles123, on 2015-April-09, 16:43, said:

-1

0% of the matchpoints

yay


So... That doesn't make 4H necessarily wrong. Just that you lost this time.
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Posted 2015-April-10, 09:27

I would have bid 3. I guess I'm putting myself out there as weak. So be it.

Can you give me some insights why 4 is better than 3? Just because we have 8?

I have poor trumps, equal vul, and two little spades, so I feel 3 is good enough, let it do it's work - maybe they get too high, to low, maybe I make...
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Posted 2015-April-10, 09:54

4♥. Huge mistake to change your bidding to cater to a weak field.

One of my favorite comments from Allan Graves in a bidding pole was "I don't mind a poor result in order to maintain partnership integrity."
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Posted 2015-April-10, 16:42

View Postggwhiz, on 2015-April-10, 09:54, said:

4♥. Huge mistake to change your bidding to cater to a weak field.

One of my favorite comments from Allan Graves in a bidding pole was "I don't mind a poor result in order to maintain partnership integrity."


Totally agree. The 'field' bid has to be 4♥, so the way to beat the field is to bid 'with' the field and hope you play the cards better.
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Posted 2015-April-11, 02:22

View Postjodepp, on 2015-April-10, 16:42, said:

Totally agree. The 'field' bid has to be 4♥, so the way to beat the field is to bid 'with' the field and hope you play the cards better.

The field bid in a weak field is rarely 4♥ - at least, not round here. As fields get weaker, big pre-empts change from winning bridge to losing bridge.
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Posted 2015-April-11, 12:41

Oh dear you do have a lot to learn eagles, dont adjust for weak fiel just means you are oart of it, assuming you r playing wjos you might bid 3h but i prefer to pass and see how opps bid. You have no def to 4s and they might not bid it
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Posted 2015-April-11, 12:50

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Posted 2015-April-11, 15:14

View Postzillahandp, on 2015-April-11, 12:41, said:

Oh dear you do have a lot to learn eagles, dont adjust for weak fiel just means you are oart of it, assuming you r playing wjos you might bid 3h but i prefer to pass and see how opps bid. You have no def to 4s and they might not bid it


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Posted 2015-April-11, 20:42

View PostStevenG, on 2015-April-11, 02:22, said:

The field bid in a weak field is rarely 4♥ - at least, not round here. As fields get weaker, big pre-empts change from winning bridge to losing bridge.


Not in my area - everybody from all skill levels preempt first then worry later :) It's pretty aggressive.
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Posted 2015-April-11, 23:36

View Postelwood913, on 2015-April-10, 09:27, said:

Can you give me some insights why 4 is better than 3? Just because we have 8?

I have poor trumps, equal vul, and two little spades, so I feel 3 is good enough, let it do it's work - maybe they get too high, to low, maybe I make...


The big advantage to bidding 4 over 3 is that it's much harder for them to find slam over the 4♥ bid.

Over 3♥, LHO has THREE ways to raise spades. He or she can bid 3♠, just competitive, 4♠, competitive with more distribution, and 4♥, showing support with strength. The last gives RHO a chance to investigate slam with extras. LHO can even make a negative double, which might allow a hunt for slam based on a double fit.

Over 4♥, a very strong LHO can look for slam with 5♥ or 5♠ (one shows a heart control and the other denies one, depending on agreement), but the hands that can do that are few. LHO has to bid 4♠ on anything from a very distributional 0 hcp hand to a flat 16 hcp hand, so RHO will find it hard to judge for slam.

The disadvantage of 4♥ is that you'll get too high or push them into a making game they wouldn't otherwise bid. Non-vulnerable, you'd have to be down 2 doubled or down 3 undoubled to be worse off than allowing 3♠ making. This is rather unlikely with 8 hearts. Having their contract go down is even less likely. As for the second, strong opponents are likely to find a making game whether you preempt 3 or 4.

I think the field is rather irrelevant here. I might consider 3♥ if opponents are known to be weak.
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Posted 2015-April-12, 06:45

View Posteagles123, on 2015-April-09, 15:52, said:

weakish field w/w mp ♠ x x ♥ A T 9 8 7 6 5 4 ♦ q x x ♣ -
(p)p(1s)??
IMO 4♥ = 10, 3♥ = 8. In this context, I don't think strength of field affects your choice much.
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Posted 2015-April-12, 17:38

To borrow from Nige's scoring system, but with real grades:

4♥ = 10, everything else = 0.

Would never dream of any other call.
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