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#1 User is offline   Flameous 

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Posted 2010-September-23, 16:00

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KJxxx
KQ
AKxxx

1 Pass 1 ?

Your plan and action?

Assuming
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Posted 2010-September-23, 16:12

I cannot assume the hidden assumption. And this "powerhouse" is turning into a non-powerhouse.

Woud try a 2C interference bid and a natural 2H call if 2D comes back around. It is unlikely that 2S will come around to me in the balance seat (responder passing a reverse). So, what does?
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Posted 2010-September-23, 18:32

Flameous, on Sep 23 2010, 05:00 PM, said:

A
KJxxx
KQ
AKxxx

1 Pass 1 ?

Your plan and action?

Assuming
Spoiler

Well at this stage of the auction since 1 is forcing I am going to take my half of deck and pass and probably double over 2
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Posted 2010-September-23, 19:13

Flameous, on Sep 24 2010, 05:00 AM, said:

A
KJxxx
KQ
AKxxx

1 Pass 1 ?

Your plan and action?

Assuming
Spoiler

At this stage I will try 2C. I don't want to x the 2S later and find partner bidding Ds on a moth eaten suit.
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Posted 2010-September-23, 21:14

Don't know how to show this hand...guess I'll start off with 2. Maybe the ideal auction would be to pass and given the suggested continuation, I can bid 2NT over 2 suggesting 2 places to play and if partner bids 3 I can bid 3/4 and if he bids 3 I can remove that to 3 implying a good hand with hearts and clubs.
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Posted 2010-September-23, 23:28

I like pass and...

over 1Nt ill X= show a good hands with H (imo it cannot be a delayed bal nor a big bal hands)
over 2S ill bid 2Nt= good hands with clubs and red, has to show a pretty good hand)
over 2D ill just bid 2H wich should show only 5H (with 6H a direct 2H is available) and a good hand+ a likely side suit. (partner will likely play me for 4S and 5H) but ill pull to 3C wich has to show a powerh.

I dont think my hand is that great but im too strong for 2C. Normally i would double but here passing and delayed bidding seems to be the best way to show my hand (unless your a believer in delayed balancing).
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Posted 2010-September-23, 23:45

2

I kind of want to bid 2 - even though the heart aren't good enough, the rest of the hand makes up for it - but if there is a later, and I bid clubs later, partner will preference back to hearts on many hands where hearts aren't best.

On principle I dislike passing first with good hands, and I also can't see how passing helps to describe this hand.
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Posted 2010-September-24, 01:54

2 for now, being very happy that I have a suit to show.
I try to show my extras later, with 2 if possile.
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Posted 2010-September-24, 03:36

2 seems like a no brainer. wtp?
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Posted 2010-September-24, 06:02

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Posted 2010-September-24, 08:52

I'd pass and jump to 4C over 2S. Seems automatic.
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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Posted 2010-September-24, 08:54

2. This hand is not that great.
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