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Posted 2015-March-31, 14:28



Question 1: What would 2/3 mean now?

Question 2: What's your call?

(If you disagree with double feel free to explain why; we play 1NT as nat 15-18.)
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Posted 2015-March-31, 15:17

1) would just take it as a general force, I have a huge hand, tell me more. Cue=more than 3h raise here.
2) 2s now.
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Posted 2015-March-31, 15:25

View Postmike777, on 2015-March-31, 15:17, said:


2) 2s now.


For me, 3. I have more in that suit. On the other hand 2 is a lot cheaper...I see why you had a problem.
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Posted 2015-March-31, 16:20

Pass. With an extra point I might make a raise. B-)
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Posted 2015-March-31, 23:56

I like...

2S-general force, promises a rebid
3D-agrees hearts, highly invitational or better
3H-agrees hearts, invitational

So I'd rebid 3D. If I didn't have this agreement, I'd probably just bid 3H.
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Posted 2015-April-01, 01:51

#1 I would guess 2S natural, to strong for a direct 2S bid, but still nf, 3D art.
#2 4H

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Posted 2015-April-01, 01:55

View PostP_Marlowe, on 2015-April-01, 01:51, said:

#2 4H

Just out of curiosity, do you expect partner to bid 1NT if he has 9xxx Jxx xxxx xx?
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Posted 2015-April-01, 03:24

And back to question 1, I think a raise to 3 should promise 5 trumps, since when we are very strong partner often has 3 trumps here. I suspect in a vacuum I would play 2 as naturalish (eg 5413 or 5404 strong) and 3 as a 4-card raise.
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Posted 2015-April-05, 14:23

View Postmgoetze, on 2015-April-01, 01:55, said:

Just out of curiosity, do you expect partner to bid 1NT if he has 9xxx Jxx xxxx xx?

No.

At the end of the day Pass, 3H and 4H are ok, but I am not sure, partner knowes, what
he needs to raise 3H to 4H, so I would either go low, or shoot for the stars.
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