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#1 User is offline   Quartic 

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Posted 2012-April-20, 16:52



Can EW avoid a bad game?
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Posted 2012-April-20, 16:59

Erm, yes. I should say that with 3 HCP and four rubbish spades West should take the normal action and pass. If partner only needed a king from you, he would bid game himself. Or with some GF hand that would be suited to two different games he could bid 4♦.
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Posted 2012-April-20, 17:02

yes seems pass of 4c.
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Posted 2012-April-20, 17:09

4C is fine unless the defense shifts immediately to a heart at trick two. We can avoid game on the given auction, thanks to South's 3D bid. Not sure we can avoid game after the appropriate 4D bid.
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Posted 2012-April-20, 17:27

West mistook the 4♣ bid for 4♦
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Posted 2012-April-21, 09:36

Of course should never bid 4S here, he misunderstood the auction I think.

I think that east would have done better to double a second time I think. 4C bypasses both 3DX and 3NT.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2012-April-23, 03:16

Any love for a 3♦ overcall from East instead of the double?
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