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keylime, on 2013-April-07, 20:17, said:
1)(...) The 4-3 may play well.
By playing well, I suppose you mean we are pretty much guaranteed to take at least 3 tricks?
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Posted 2013-April-08, 16:50
By playing well, I suppose you mean we are pretty much guaranteed to take at least 3 tricks?
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Posted 2013-April-09, 04:17
Jinksy, on 2013-April-08, 11:02, said:
Ok, so by 'strength', we're taking something in the vicinity of 10+? Is that enough to push on with a misfit and two aces?
It would have made more sense to show your values when you had the chance to do so at the one-level, but having not done that I think you should probably do something. The overcaller might have a 10-count if it's KQJ10xx and an ace, but usually he'll have more than that.
And advancer's hand isn't just "two aces". AJ10xx is a potential source of tricks, and ♣J10xx is a stopper.
... 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 2013-April-09, 08:18
ArtK78, on 2013-April-08, 13:18, said:
No, the hand is worth 7 tricks opposite nothing and you are vul. It may make 8 tricks opposite nothing (indeed, it may make 9 tricks opposite nothing if the ♠Q is singleton) as long as "nothing" includes at least one spade and three hearts, but only 7 tricks are guaranteed.
I dislike the idea of bidding 4♠ on this hand also. 1♠ is fine.
South must take some action on his cards. 1NT on the first round seems reasonable. Now North can shoot out a game which is not a blind guess. It may still be wrong, but at least it isn't a blind guess.
I dislike the idea of bidding 4♠ on this hand also. 1♠ is fine.
South must take some action on his cards. 1NT on the first round seems reasonable. Now North can shoot out a game which is not a blind guess. It may still be wrong, but at least it isn't a blind guess.
there is someone out there more conservative at trick counting than I am amazing:))
a good 2s bid would be a hand like the one shown w/o the spade T9 with the T9
is is a fine 3s call:))))))))))))))))))))))