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Fourth seat openings are often tricky, but we have the boss suit and the points.
After the interference, 2♠ is a simple 3 card raise, 3♥ an invitational 3 card raise, double suggests misfit.
Your call as South?
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Posted Yesterday, 09:53
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Fourth seat openings are often tricky, but we have the boss suit and the points.
After the interference, 2♠ is a simple 3 card raise, 3♥ an invitational 3 card raise, double suggests misfit.
Your call as South?
Fourth seat openings are often tricky, but we have the boss suit and the points.
After the interference, 2♠ is a simple 3 card raise, 3♥ an invitational 3 card raise, double suggests misfit.
Your call as South?
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Posted Yesterday, 09:59
2♠
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Posted Yesterday, 10:05
I have a 3 card invitational raise. 3♥
My jacks are looking better than usual, the diamonds could be useful and I like my heart holding for partner to get 2 pitches.
However, MP maybe I should pass.
My jacks are looking better than usual, the diamonds could be useful and I like my heart holding for partner to get 2 pitches.
However, MP maybe I should pass.
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Posted Yesterday, 10:24
Pass seems clear to me. In tempo. If you find yourself hesitating then partner should strain to be passive, reopening only with a clear call. I expect 800 on defence if partner can double. Might be only 500 but maybe then we don’t have or wouldn’t bid game
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Posted Yesterday, 14:27
South thought like jillybean, I would probably have pulled my punches like DavidKok but I can see why mikeh thinks it is wrong.
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Your call now as North?
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Your call now as North?
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Posted Yesterday, 14:40
4♠, of course.
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Posted Yesterday, 14:46
DavidKok, on 2026-July-23, 14:40, said:
4♠, of course.
So I thought too.
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Posted Yesterday, 14:49
Let it run to my hand, two rounds of spades, heart up? It's not looking amazing.
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Posted Yesterday, 14:59
DavidKok, on 2026-July-23, 14:49, said:
Let it run to my hand, two rounds of spades, heart up? It's not looking amazing.
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Posted Today, 06:10
I don't want to torture anyone, it can't be made on competent defence. Although about half the room did make 10 tricks somehow.
One down was a 14% which cost us the podium at local level. What caught my eye is that at national level, only one table scored 200 and nobody 500 or 800. I think many East will have risked 2♥ which is already 2 down, so what was lacking is mikeh in South.
One down was a 14% which cost us the podium at local level. What caught my eye is that at national level, only one table scored 200 and nobody 500 or 800. I think many East will have risked 2♥ which is already 2 down, so what was lacking is mikeh in South.
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