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When did the overbid happen?

Poll: What's the first bid you'd done different? (30 member(s) have cast votes)

What's the first bid you'd done different?

  1. 1 spade (0 votes [0.00%])

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  2. 4 diamonds (4 votes [13.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.33%

  3. 5 spades (4 votes [13.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.33%

  4. 7 hearts (22 votes [73.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 73.33%

  5. bidding is fine (0 votes [0.00%])

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#21 User is offline   mike777 

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Posted 2007-October-07, 16:58

Fluffy, on Oct 7 2007, 02:55 PM, said:

I think you missed the point of 1♠ (and others)s Mike, you had a 2♦ opening avaible to show both majors and under-opening strenght, being vulnerable it seemed to me a strong option, but nobody seems to think the same.

TooToo state that pass is "unplayable" in some "standardish" agreed format simply seems closed minded.



Pass is out of the picture.

Fluffy, I think if you are going to play 2d showing both majors vul, then you need to define what that means. Based on what you wrote it seems it could mean whatever you want it too. I see nothing wrong with pass, if you agree, pass is fine with this hand.

In other words yet another post on what an opening hand shows. :P
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Posted 2007-October-07, 17:52

Agree with mike777 that it is a partnership matter whether you open the south hand 1S. However, I strongly disagree with mike777 that you still have a minimal hand after partner bids 2H. Suddenly your hand has become really good, and you should not let the fact that you opened light originally stand in the way of showing what you have. So if you think this hand is good enough to open then you should definitely splinter next.

This is not a thread about what an opening bid shows. Yes, 1S is a partnership decision but the rest of the auction is clear and 7H is just nuts.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-October-07, 18:57

I hope I stated earlier that 3h over 2h is a slam try.

In other words prefer to slow things down a bit with 3h rather than splinter and consume space with 4d.
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Posted 2007-October-07, 19:06

I prefer to describe my hand instead.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-October-07, 21:13

Bit surprised so many think 4d splinter think this describes this opening bidhand.
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Posted 2007-October-07, 23:20

mike777, on Oct 7 2007, 10:13 PM, said:

Bit surprised so many think 4d splinter think this describes this opening bidhand.

We have great heart support and a singleton diamond. It describes that hand perfectly. There is nothing wrong with using (not wasting) space to give a great description.
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Posted 2007-October-08, 05:45

On the real hand I felt bad about splintering and decided to 'hide' my ♥Q with 5♥, afraid of being too high.


It was wrong because partner had.

♠Kxx
♥Axxxx
♦xxx
♣AJ


Nevermind, we were in need of a top and partner raised to 6 :P.
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