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Posted Yesterday, 15:24
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Your call and agreements here?
Your call and agreements here?
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Posted Yesterday, 15:32
If I had 8 and a stiff K, I might open a bent 3N, not with 9. We are not in a preempting position, we are odds on to have the majority of the points, I open 1♣. 3rd seat 5♣, first and 4th seats are interesting.
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Posted Yesterday, 16:04
1C showing 2+ clubs
Prefer to open 3NT with long major, weakish hand.
Prefer to open 3NT with long major, weakish hand.
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Posted Yesterday, 16:07
1♣, we've agreed to open opening hands.
I don't have Gambling 3nt on my card, I would like to play Gitelman3nt , I just need a willing partner.
mike777, on 2026-May-27, 16:04, said:
1C showing 2+ clubs
Prefer to open 3NT with long major, weakish hand.
Prefer to open 3NT with long major, weakish hand.
I don't have Gambling 3nt on my card, I would like to play Gitelman3nt , I just need a willing partner.
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Posted Yesterday, 16:40
I'm opening 3N, assuming that gambling no stoppers is in our agreements. Yeah I've got one too many playing tricks.
Yes this is a preempting situation. Not necessarily in the usual sense of needing to take up room to keep them from finding a making game, but combine that with the potential need to take up room to keep them from finding a good sacrifice...
Yes this is a preempting situation. Not necessarily in the usual sense of needing to take up room to keep them from finding a making game, but combine that with the potential need to take up room to keep them from finding a good sacrifice...
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Posted Yesterday, 16:59
I expect difficulty in trying to have a good constructive auction on this hand. Since I expect at some point to bid 5C and since partner needs magic cards for slam to be on and since I have little defence I’ll bid 5C now.
Perfect? Not even close. Pragmatic? I hope so.
Nobody knows how to bid freaks, but this is my best guess
The best part of 5C now is that if LHO has a good hand, he’ll often/usually double and RHO will almost always pass…his initial pass makes it unlikely he has the shape to bid at the 5 level.
Perfect? Not even close. Pragmatic? I hope so.
Nobody knows how to bid freaks, but this is my best guess
The best part of 5C now is that if LHO has a good hand, he’ll often/usually double and RHO will almost always pass…his initial pass makes it unlikely he has the shape to bid at the 5 level.
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Posted Today, 03:04
mikeh, on 2026-May-27, 16:59, said:
I expect difficulty in trying to have a good constructive auction on this hand. Since I expect at some point to bid 5C and since partner needs magic cards for slam to be on and since I have little defence I’ll bid 5C now.
Perfect? Not even close. Pragmatic? I hope so.
Nobody knows how to bid freaks, but this is my best guess
The best part of 5C now is that if LHO has a good hand, he’ll often/usually double and RHO will almost always pass…his initial pass makes it unlikely he has the shape to bid at the 5 level.
Perfect? Not even close. Pragmatic? I hope so.
Nobody knows how to bid freaks, but this is my best guess
The best part of 5C now is that if LHO has a good hand, he’ll often/usually double and RHO will almost always pass…his initial pass makes it unlikely he has the shape to bid at the 5 level.
How much does partner need in your book to raise a 2nd seat NV 5♣ with no fit ?
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