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Posted 2009-March-01, 18:22

Scoring: XIMP

(P) 1♦ (3♣) P
(P) x (P) ?

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Posted 2009-March-01, 19:03

3♠... Partner promised a few of them, safety might be in 3♦, but I don't think that partner will always have 5♦ or even sometimes 4 here.
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Posted 2009-March-01, 19:09

Yes.
3♦. Too optimistic to bid 3♠.
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Posted 2009-March-01, 19:25

3♠
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Posted 2009-March-01, 19:31

3♦. Partner does not promise 4♠, and I want to slow down pard as much as possible.
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Posted 2009-March-01, 19:42

Very good problem. I'm not so worried about slowing down partner, but I do think that 3D will make more often than 3S.

If partner raises 3S to 4S we might have play.
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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Posted 2009-March-01, 19:47

I'd bid 3♦ wich will hardly ever be raised. I don't like my chances in 4♠.
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Posted 2009-March-01, 20:59

3D. Agree that I also want to slow partner down. Let's hope he isn't 4432 lol
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Posted 2009-March-02, 06:46

3D too.
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Posted 2009-March-02, 07:08

3♠

Partner will hate me with 4441 or 4432 for a 3 ♦ bid.

And when he has 3442 or 3451, at least the side with the short trumps will ruff the clubs.
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Posted 2009-March-02, 07:25

3♠. What if partner is 4=4=3=2?

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2009-March-02, 07:27

I want to bid 3♦ it's the weakest sound I can make.
But partner asks me to choose a major, so I feel that I must bid 3♠.
I hope he passes.
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Posted 2009-March-02, 09:59

3♠. A 3♦ bid is gambling pard has precisely 3451 or 3442. Those are just two shapes out of a relatively wider range of possibilities, say

4342
4432
4351
4441
4450

all of which provide a good fit for spade play.
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Posted 2009-March-02, 10:15

Hanoi5, on Mar 2 2009, 08:25 AM, said:

3♠. What if partner is 4=4=3=2?

And what if pard is 3=4=6=0?
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Posted 2009-March-02, 14:18

Phil, on Mar 2 2009, 04:15 PM, said:

Hanoi5, on Mar 2 2009, 08:25 AM, said:

3♠. What if partner is 4=4=3=2?

And what if pard is 3=4=6=0?

don't forget strong 2452 or 2443.
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Posted 2009-March-02, 14:40

I wouldn't be so pessimistic, 3♠. Why shouldn't 4♠ make if partner bids it?
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Posted 2009-March-02, 15:30

3♠
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Posted 2009-March-02, 17:17

I have pure garbage and want to slow PD down, but fear that 3♦ end ups in a 4-3 fit more often than 3♠. 3♠ for me, noting that PD's heard my first pass and that I could bid 4♣ with a real good hand for my previous pass.

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Posted 2009-March-09, 12:46

On this beauty hand, I want to make the weakest bid possible: 3♦.
If prd. somehow can do more over that response, I'll probably introduce spades later, but under no circumstances now.
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