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#1 User is offline   CSGibson 

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Posted 2008-August-17, 21:42

Scoring: IMP

(1♠)-p-(3♦)*-?


3 diamonds is a constructive 4 card spade raise.

Do you blast 5 diamonds here, walk the dog a bit by either passing or bidding 4 diamonds, or do you double then bid diamonds at the 5 level? Something else?
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Posted 2008-August-17, 22:16

blast 5D, not close gotta put pressure on lefty.
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Posted 2008-August-17, 22:24

5♦. Not clear it's making since opps are showing most of the rest of the strength, but at these colors even if I don't make it's might be a good sac. More importantly, one of them probably has short diamonds to bid 5♠ over me, which I'll X.
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Posted 2008-August-17, 23:23

Rob F, on Aug 18 2008, 04:24 PM, said:

5♦. Not clear it's making since opps are showing most of the rest of the strength, but at these colors even if I don't make it's might be a good sac. More importantly, one of them probably has short diamonds to bid 5♠ over me, which I'll X.

hope they are not too short
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Posted 2008-August-18, 00:20

5D
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Posted 2008-August-18, 02:02

5♦ at any vulnerability, but especially this one. It's overwhelmingly probable that at least one of 4♠ and 5♦ make.
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Posted 2008-August-18, 07:57

Follow up: you bid 5♦, and it goes pass, pass, 5♠. Whack it?
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Posted 2008-August-18, 08:59

Yes.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-August-18, 12:08

yes whack it. we have a good hand
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Posted 2008-August-18, 12:35

5♦ for sure. Put some pressure on them.

I'm doubling 5♠ (did the 3♦ bidder really rebid 5♠??) to show a (very)good offensive hand.
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Posted 2008-August-18, 14:53

CSGibson, on Aug 18 2008, 08:57 AM, said:

Follow up: you bid 5♦, and it goes pass, pass, 5♠. Whack it?

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Posted 2008-August-18, 17:25

skaeran, on Aug 18 2008, 11:35 AM, said:

5♦ for sure. Put some pressure on them.

I'm doubling 5♠ (did the 3♦ bidder really rebid 5♠??) to show a (very)good offensive hand.

yes, that is how the auction went at our table.
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