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Shapely and pretty strong

Poll: What do you bid? (26 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you bid?

  1. Pass (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. Redouble (1 votes [3.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.85%

  3. 1[SP] (7 votes [26.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.92%

  4. 2[DI] (18 votes [69.23%])

    Percentage of vote: 69.23%

  5. Something else (please explain) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   Free 

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Posted 2008-March-10, 07:50

You hold:
Scoring: MP


The auction starts:
Pass - 1♥ - Dbl - ???

Your bid? (playing STANDARD agreements plz)
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Posted 2008-March-10, 08:00

1♠ + some nr. of diamonds later.
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Posted 2008-March-10, 08:29

2♦, unless you are going to say you play this as non-forcing.
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Posted 2008-March-10, 10:44

2♦, whether forcing or not. I do not expect this to be passed out. If it is, it is probably right for us.

I will bid my spades later.
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Posted 2008-March-10, 10:47

2♦, plan on bidding spades twice later...2♦ is forcing. If I play some transfer stuff, then i transfer to diamonds...
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Posted 2008-March-10, 10:58

2♦. No reason why we can't expect to get our suits in. Hopefully it doesn't go float.
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Posted 2008-March-10, 11:01

When I read the post title my first thought was "What is 'how ____ likes his women?'"
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Posted 2008-March-10, 11:02

to actually answer the queston -- 2♦, whether forcing or not, planning to bid spades next
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Posted 2008-March-10, 11:20

I believe that 2♦ non-forcing is standard in NA. Which, of course, is one of the arguments in favour of transfer advances over RHO's takeout double :)

As it is, I share the thoughts of those who say 2♦ regardless of meaning. The odds seem pretty good that partner will chirp 2♥ or that an opp will find some clubs to bid. I have gone +190 several times, but there is no risk of that here... plus 150 is, however, a real possibility B)
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Posted 2008-March-10, 12:21

2D NF is standard here, but transfers are pretty much expert standard now. Anyways, I would show diamonds regardless of whether it was forcing, NF, or transfer.
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Posted 2008-March-10, 15:04

2♦ and I play it as NF.
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Posted 2008-March-10, 15:23

2D, I guess NF but I don't know many who play that.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-10, 18:24

1S and bid my Ds later
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Posted 2008-March-10, 19:34

2D then spades
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Posted 2008-March-11, 01:38

I nearly always bid my longest suit first, but not this time. I have a strong major to show and I don´t expect that the bidding will be easier after a 2 Diamond call. (It could be when pd bids hearts but it is not when they bid clubs).
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Posted 2008-March-11, 03:44

2♦, I suppose it's old-fashioned to play this as natural NF but on this hand it's no big deal. In fact I'm happy not to have to transfer with 2♣ which LHO could double.
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