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Opponents pre-empt... ...but partner doubled

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  1. Pass (2 votes [5.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.88%

  2. Double (4 votes [11.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.76%

  3. Bid 4NT (22 votes [64.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 64.71%

  4. Bid 5 Clubs (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. Bid 5 Diamonds (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Bid 5 Hearts (5 votes [14.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.71%

  7. Do something else (1 votes [2.94%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.94%

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#1 User is offline   Hanoi5 

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Posted 2009-July-09, 19:25

Red vs White, you hold:

♠Void
♥A953
♦JT95
♣Q9652

It went:

2♠* X 4♠ ???

*Spades and a minor (at least 5♠'s, at least 4 in a minor)

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


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Posted 2009-July-09, 19:45

4NT, takeout.
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Posted 2009-July-09, 21:01

yep 4N
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Posted 2009-July-09, 21:08

4NT
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Posted 2009-July-09, 21:18

4NT..I just can't sell out to 4♠
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Posted 2009-July-09, 21:32

FWIW I do not think 4N is 3 suit takeout, it's 2 places to play, so I will never play hearts when it's right. Still, it's much preferable to doubling.
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Posted 2009-July-11, 10:55

4NT, t/o, two places to play.
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Posted 2009-July-11, 11:08

I started to bid 4Nt, then wondered if that would greatly increase our chances of playing the hand in Opener's minor suit (say Diamonds). Is the Heart fit really a given --enough so that 5H is safer?
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2009-July-11, 13:34

aguahombre, on Jul 11 2009, 06:08 PM, said:

I started to bid 4Nt, then wondered if that would greatly increase our chances of playing the hand in Opener's minor suit (say Diamonds). Is the Heart fit really a given --enough so that 5H is safer?

Bidding 4NT doesn't commit you to playing in diamonds. If partner bids 5♦, you can bid 5♥ with more certainty of having a fit there. If he bids 5♣, passing will probably work OK even if you are playing in opener's suit - at least you have a 9-card fit.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2009-July-11, 15:40

What if partner bids 6♦ over 4NT?

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


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Posted 2009-July-11, 16:03

4N, looking for the best contract possible, not the best possible contract... credit to S.J. (Skid) Simon
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Posted 2009-July-11, 16:08

Hanoi5, on Jul 11 2009, 04:40 PM, said:

What if partner bids 6♦ over 4NT?

then i hope opener's other suit is clubs :)
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Posted 2009-July-11, 22:35

I want to cue 5S. Bid as if slam is on.
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Posted 2009-July-11, 22:51

dake50, on Jul 11 2009, 11:35 PM, said:

I want to cue 5S. Bid as if slam is on.

LOL, then play as if it's off?
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