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#1 User is offline   mohitz 

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  Posted 2010-June-14, 22:14

IMPs, you hold ♠Kx ♥Kxxxx ♦Kx ♣ JTxx

The auction uncontested goes 1♦ - 1♥ - 1NT to you.

In your style, do you invite with this hand? If vul matters, say so.
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Posted 2010-June-14, 22:35

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Posted 2010-June-14, 22:40

Pass for me.
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Posted 2010-June-14, 23:23

No invite. But our style would rebid 2H because of some inferences which increase the probability of an 8 card fit.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 02:31

no
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Posted 2010-June-15, 02:32

No. Even with another jack it wouldn't be 100% clear to invite for me, but that's playing a style where there are a LOT of good 11s in our 1-level openings. I would expect with that extra jack that most people in most styles would invite.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 03:21

Clear invite in my book. Perhaps not at MPs but definitely so at IMPs.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 06:06

Clear GF in my style.

Seriously, though, this isn't a system-specific forum. If I'm playing SA or something similar, pass.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 07:06

Game can be very good or very bad. If it was NV then it's pretty clear to sign off in 2♥. If it was vul though, I think I would still sign off as we need too many perfect cards for partner especially in terms of clubs and hearts (intermediate cards too like the ♥10 or ♣10).
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Posted 2010-June-15, 07:55

mohitz, on Jun 14 2010, 11:14 PM, said:

IMPs, you hold ♠Kx ♥Kxxxx ♦Kx ♣ JTxx

The auction uncontested goes 1♦ - 1♥ - 1NT to you.

In your style, do you invite with this hand? If vul matters, say so.

I pass altho there is an argument for 2♥ at MPs but I would still pass.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 07:59

and what argument might that be?
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Posted 2010-June-15, 08:02

jjbrr, on Jun 15 2010, 08:59 AM, said:

and what argument might that be?

you'll have to look it up. I always pass unless I have 6
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Posted 2010-June-15, 08:06

i wouldnt know where to look
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Posted 2010-June-15, 12:12

My pard and I don't open any 11's or quite a few 12's that are flat 1nt re-bids unlike most.

Makes it closer for me but I would still like to see a couple more 98's or 10's before I would invite.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 12:58

This is a clear non-invite. It is less clear whether this is a 2♥ signoff or a pass. If you belong to a school that permits 1N on 3=1=5=4 or the like (or on 3=1=4=5, if you insist on misbidding (joke)), then 2♥ is definitely out. As it is, I usually bid 2Major but this is a hand for passing 1N...maximal hcp, weak(ish) suit, stuff on the side.

Inviting MIGHT reach a magic game or a game making on misdefence, but has several ways to lose and only one way to win.

We may reach the wrong game...we may be in 4♥ when 3N makes or vice versa, so even when he has the magic hand, we may lose.

We may be too high in 2N or 3♥. Again, we may reach the wrong partial....while 1N may also be 'wrong' it rates to be a minus only rarely.

Partner will often accept the invitation on hands that offer no realistic play for game.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 13:15

2♥ for me. It makes more often and gains more points on average than 1NT so it's right at both imps and mp's (unless 1NT didn't promise 2♥).

I might invite if playing polish club (because 1♦ is 5+cards there).
Opposite better minor I don't think it's worth an invite but I think this hand is not that far away from it.
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