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Posted 2010-December-30, 11:10
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Posted 2010-December-30, 11:17
mgoetze, on 2010-December-30, 11:10, said:
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How many points does opener have?
How many points does opener have?
18-19
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Posted 2010-December-30, 11:26
And why am I not bidding 3NT to play with 18-19?
I would expect opener to have an invitational hand (16-17) semibalanced.
I would expect opener to have an invitational hand (16-17) semibalanced.
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Posted 2010-December-30, 12:30
Gerben42, on 2010-December-30, 11:26, said:
And why am I not bidding 3NT to play with 18-19?
I would expect opener to have an invitational hand (16-17) semibalanced.
I would expect opener to have an invitational hand (16-17) semibalanced.
Because you don't like to hang partner when you are playing a strong No Trump
Not everybody plays a weak NT where you look pretty forced to bid 2NT with 15-17
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Posted 2010-December-30, 12:57
Sounds reasonable. Shows how long I haven't played 15-17... The strongest I've played in a serious partnership for the last almost 10 years is 14-16.
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Posted 2010-December-30, 13:22
Been discussed.
2N is 18-19. 3N is the 'source of tricks' hand.
2N is 18-19. 3N is the 'source of tricks' hand.
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Posted 2010-December-30, 13:43
Gerben42, on 2010-December-30, 12:57, said:
Sounds reasonable. Shows how long I haven't played 15-17... The strongest I've played in a serious partnership for the last almost 10 years is 14-16.
That must be all of your bridge playing life Gerben.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
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Posted 2010-December-30, 21:35
In SA I would assume 2NT = 16+ to 18-, jump to 3NT with the best 18s and almost all the 19s, along with a few weaker hands with running diamond suits (i.e., "to play.")
I can imagine that some people always rebid 2M with their 4252 17-counts, but not my style of SA.
I can imagine that some people always rebid 2M with their 4252 17-counts, but not my style of SA.
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