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When do you consider a hand to be one-suited even though you actually have a side suit? Yesterday I blew a beautiful opportunity for a top by choosing to play in the 'other suit' with:
♠Axxx
♥KQJ98xx
♦x
♣x
My partner opened 1NT and we reached 6♠ which went down on a heart ruff. I should have just transfered and played in hearts but where would the losing spades go if partner didn't have a fit? Maybe it's just a bad slam? So from 6-4's on the 4-card suit should not be mentioned? Does it depend on the quality of the suit?
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Posted 2009-October-02, 03:01
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-October-02, 05:19
It's a single-suited hand:
1NT - 4C! (Gerber)
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if not off 2 Aces, then 6H
1NT - 4C! (Gerber)
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if not off 2 Aces, then 6H
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Posted 2009-October-02, 10:14
I try to imagine how the hand will play in either suit, if partner is two cards longer in the shortest of my two suits.
If the long suit plays better, I take preference myself.
If the long suit plays better, I take preference myself.
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Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
Gnasher
Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.
Best Regards Ole Berg
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
Gnasher
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Posted 2009-October-02, 10:24
I don't know all the technical reasons, but it seems that "a 7-card suit is trumps", is a time tested rule. Even 7-1 vs 4-4 usually works for us. Now, go ahead and construct the hands where I am wrong. Am sure there are some.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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