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You hold:
♠AJx
♥AT9xxx
♦x
♣Axx
Bidding goes:
1♥ 3♣ 3♥ Pa
You inquire as to the nature of 3♣ and they say it's weak and natural.
4♥ Pa Pa 5♣
???
Now what?
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Another 5 lvl You opened but then...
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Posted 2011-February-03, 13:18
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win
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Posted 2011-February-03, 14:25
Knowing the VUL would help. This feels like a rulings question though 
Yay for the "Ignored Users" feature!
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Posted 2011-February-03, 15:24
VUL Forcing pass is on as "volunteered" game.
I'm interested in 6H, so pass.
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non-vul must make my best guess. Offensive shape,
6-suit got raised, only D-ruff maybe surprise in defense, 5H.
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Interesting what a hem-haw then 5H would suggest.
Certainly no D-interest as 5D on-the-way to 5H.
So S-stuff and missing H-honors.
I'm interested in 6H, so pass.
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non-vul must make my best guess. Offensive shape,
6-suit got raised, only D-ruff maybe surprise in defense, 5H.
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Interesting what a hem-haw then 5H would suggest.
Certainly no D-interest as 5D on-the-way to 5H.
So S-stuff and missing H-honors.
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Posted 2011-February-03, 15:54
mtvesuvius, on 2011-February-03, 14:25, said:
Knowing the VUL would help. This feels like a rulings question though
Don't mastermind. We're red, they're white.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win
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Posted 2011-February-04, 09:22
no matter the vulnerability forcing pass is ON since we voluntarily bid game.
So PASS
partner was under pressure after the 3c bid and could easily have "overbid" a
tad. The pass will allow p to X with the possible minimum and bid on if they have
more conventional values. Your P bid 3h probably while looking at a short club
so they probably do not have much in the way of HCP. Looking for a slam here
is at best belated and at worst will undermine future partnership bidding if
your p bids 5h and you drive to unmakeable 6.
So PASS
partner was under pressure after the 3c bid and could easily have "overbid" a
tad. The pass will allow p to X with the possible minimum and bid on if they have
more conventional values. Your P bid 3h probably while looking at a short club
so they probably do not have much in the way of HCP. Looking for a slam here
is at best belated and at worst will undermine future partnership bidding if
your p bids 5h and you drive to unmakeable 6.
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Posted 2011-February-06, 06:44
This thread is strange to me. Why are we suddenly interested in slam? Why wouldn't we double with 3 aces, a singleton and Axx in our suit, and a bad 6-card suit?
If partner just has one trick for us on defense, it's already down 3, and we haven't made 5♥ yet.
If partner just has one trick for us on defense, it's already down 3, and we haven't made 5♥ yet.
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