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#1 User is offline   joanbach 

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Posted 2010-November-06, 03:28

Playing 2/1 - I have following hand: xx♠; QJxxx♥;xxx♦; Qxx♠
My partner opens 1♠. What would you reply?
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Posted 2010-November-06, 03:42

I would pass. Many here will bid 1NT.
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Posted 2010-November-06, 05:00

I'd normally pass just like Ron, but wouldn't surprise me some people bid 1NT.

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There is also the option that at some point I resort my cards and realise I have 5 spades, then I'd bid 4♠ expect vul vs not, where I'd bid 3♠
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Posted 2010-November-06, 15:31

Pass-and-not-close for me, but I know many people who'd be more tempted by an indiscretion here than I am.
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Posted 2010-November-06, 16:32

I will become one of the aforementioned people and state that I think 1N is pretty normal.
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Posted 2010-November-06, 19:16

Whatever suits your flavour. In the recent Copenhagen Bridge Invitational tournament, one of the world's top leading pairs of Helgemo-Helness passed their partner's 1H opening with an Ace and a Jack (although with only 2 hearts) and that's just their style.
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Posted 2010-November-06, 22:37

I am passer. If I had a King and a Queen with this shape, I would probably bid 1N, however I don't really see how it can be right with this particular hand. At least if I were to bid 1N, I would not be horrified no matter what partner does.
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Posted 2010-November-07, 09:17

pass for me as well
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Posted 2010-November-07, 10:15

View Postjoanbach, on 2010-November-06, 03:28, said:

Playing 2/1 - I have following hand: xx♠; QJxxx♥;xxx♦; Qxx♠
My partner opens 1♠. What would you reply?


Have we missorted our hand and do we in fact have 5♠'s or are the Qxx ♣?

I assume the Qxx are ♣'s. Put me down for 1nt, I will bid 2♠ over any minor response from p
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Posted 2010-November-07, 12:54

I pass.....I stretch (or at least I think I stretch) to respond even to 1♠ but this hand is way too soft.
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Posted 2010-November-07, 13:09

Pass.

I normally respond with 5 HCP but two queens and a jack outside partner's suit are bad because they may be opposite partner's shortage and so not worth anything. In comparison, a hand like Qx Kxxxx xxx xxx is worth a lot more despite having the same shape and high card points.

We might miss a game if partner has four hearts but even then it will be a thin one. Any time partner doesn't have four hearts we are better off passing.
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Posted 2010-November-07, 15:04

Absolutely clear cut pass. I have no desire for partner to play 2♠. This is a defending hand. If he plays in 1♠ I can't see how that can score less than 2♠.
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Posted 2010-November-07, 15:39

1nt close



with5h and5hcp I will bid. I can live with pass.
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Posted 2010-November-08, 03:28

View Postjoanbach, on 2010-November-06, 03:28, said:

xx♠; QJxxx♥;xxx♦; Qxx♠

Depends on how many ♠ I have. If I have Qxx then it's a clear 1NT, if I have xx then I guess pass is best, if I have 5♠ with 2 red suits in between them I guess I'll make a mixed raise.
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