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If only it weren't all white at matchpoints... balancing decision

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Posted 2007-February-26, 09:12

kenrexford, on Feb 25 2007, 08:48 AM, said:

I'd pass, but I would think about 3♦. Contextually, this seems to show diamonds and a major. Otherwise, why bid at this level and not open 1♦ or 2♦ initially?

KQ
Ax
xxxxxxx
xx

If you do anything other than pass at your first turn you are sick, and balancing would then be clear.

KJx
x
Jxxxxx
Axx

Most people (I assume) would not preempt this hand. Balancing is clear though.

Axx
KJx
Jxxxxx
x

Perhaps you would balance with a X, but that risks playing a 4-3 major fit when you have some 9 or 10 card diamond fit.

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Posted 2007-February-26, 09:59

At the table, I went with pass, although I thought about it for a long time. Any other colors it seems like passing is completely clear to me. I wasn't really considering double - if I had bid it would have been 3D. As it turns out, double is the winner here - pard has a strong NT and would have passed your X for a sure 300 and probable 500, depending on your defense. If you bid 3D he's going to bid 3NT, which is touch and go - probably makes on normal (bad) defense. We beat 3D 2 tricks for +100 (I threw a trick), which was still about a 30% board - some tables were going minus in 3NT I presume.
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Posted 2007-February-26, 14:12

Jlall, on Feb 26 2007, 03:12 PM, said:

KQ
Ax
xxxxxxx
xx

If you do anything other than pass at your first turn you are sick, and balancing would then be clear.

dood, that's an obvious 9-11 1NT opener :rolleyes:
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Posted 2007-February-26, 21:43

mikegill, on Feb 27 2007, 01:59 AM, said:

At the table, I went with pass, although I thought about it for a long time. Any other colors it seems like passing is completely clear to me. I wasn't really considering double - if I had bid it would have been 3D. As it turns out, double is the winner here - pard has a strong NT and would have passed your X for a sure 300 and probable 500, depending on your defense. If you bid 3D he's going to bid 3NT, which is touch and go - probably makes on normal (bad) defense. We beat 3D 2 tricks for +100 (I threw a trick), which was still about a 30% board - some tables were going minus in 3NT I presume.

If partner has a strong NT hand, why did he not bid 3NT over 3C?
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Posted 2007-February-26, 21:51

The_Hog, on Feb 26 2007, 11:43 PM, said:

mikegill, on Feb 27 2007, 01:59 AM, said:

At the table, I went with pass, although I thought about it for a long time.  Any other colors it seems like passing is completely clear to me.  I wasn't really considering double - if I had bid it would have been 3D.  As it turns out, double is the winner here - pard has a strong NT and would have passed your X for a sure 300 and probable 500, depending on your defense.  If you bid 3D he's going to bid 3NT, which is touch and go - probably makes on normal (bad) defense.  We beat 3D 2 tricks for +100 (I threw a trick), which was still about a 30% board - some tables were going minus in 3NT I presume.

If partner has a strong NT hand, why did he not bid 3NT over 3C?

the strong NT in question was

Qxx
QJxx
AQ
A10xx
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Posted 2007-February-27, 23:59

pass, wtp?
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Posted 2007-February-28, 07:47

Partner passes his 10-14 in direct seat, hand leaving to me to reopen my 9-11 passed hand. That's what I have!
Now 3C preempt hoped to shut us out or dare us to get into trouble --are we shut out? Trouble in 3H?
I bid 3D to warn partner not to bid 3H wothout BOTH majors ok= 4-3+. So I correct 3H to 3S and we've come in not TOO likely for a big set.
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