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6-5, I Came Alive

#21 User is offline   luke warm 

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Posted 2006-June-20, 04:38

awm, on Jun 19 2006, 09:01 PM, said:

Does it take a world champion now, to stay out of game on 20 hcp with no good fit? Amazing how times have changed. ;)

this is all about judgment... if one judges the hand to be an opener, and one judges the responder hand to be game forcing, bad things happen... my judgment, on these two hands, was not so good... sometimes it's better, sometimes worse
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Posted 2006-June-20, 04:55

In the light of your opening style, partner's 3NT was an overbid. He must do something non-forcing and you can end in 2♠ or 3♠.

If partner expected a more classical opener, your auction is understandable. I wonder if 4♥ over 3NT would be better. Partner could be 1-3-4-5.
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Posted 2006-June-20, 05:12

helene_t, on Jun 20 2006, 05:55 AM, said:

In the light of your opening style, partner's 3NT was an overbid. He must do something non-forcing and you can end in 2♠ or 3♠.

If partner expected a more classical opener, your auction is understandable. I wonder if 4♥ over 3NT would be better. Partner could be 1-3-4-5.

To be fair to north, this was an individual so the bidding style of the opener was probably very well unknown. One needs to bid somewhat conservatively in an individual because most people overbid in them.
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Posted 2006-June-20, 05:57

"To be fair to north, this was an individual so the bidding style of the opener was probably very well unknown. One needs to bid somewhat conservatively in an individual because most people overbid in them. "

I agree. Pd could have adjusted and bid 2NT, but it is hard to blame him. Then 3S is down 1 for a 58% score.

The pairs who did well didn't open my hand, but I would open it again without hesitation, with no criticism implied for those who wouldn't.

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Posted 2006-June-20, 08:51

Free, on Jun 19 2006, 04:02 PM, said:

Trinidad, on Jun 19 2006, 08:00 PM, said:

In my favorite system, I can open 2♥, showing a weak hand with both (54)+ majors. Partner will bid 2♠, to play.

Rik

Why is this a weak hand? You have 2 Aces and only 6 losers... I also play 2♥ opening this way, but I'd never do it on this one.

You have to bid the hand that you are dealt. (I would prefer to have 2x KJT instead of 2xA.)

But you are VUL vs NOT at MP's. 6 losers is ok.

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