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Do you bid or not

Poll: Your bid (20 member(s) have cast votes)

Your bid

  1. pass (12 votes [60.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 60.00%

  2. double (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 5S (8 votes [40.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 40.00%

  4. other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   Miron 

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Posted 2007-February-23, 02:40

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1♠ - 2NT - 4♠ - 5♣
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2NT = 5♣ + 5♦, any HCP, usually preempt
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Posted 2007-February-23, 02:53

5♠. I'm bidding one more for the road here. Opposite a standard 4♠ bid, partner rates to have diamond shortness. Opposite a Precision 4♠ bid, partner can also compensate with values.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 03:16

5♠ for me as well, I hate to make bids that are good ONLY if we amke exactly 11 tricks, but I don't thin we belong to anythin else.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 04:31

Fluffy, on Feb 23 2007, 01:16 AM, said:

5♠ for me as well, I hate to make bids that are good ONLY if we amke exactly 11 tricks, but I don't thin we belong to anythin else.

Or if opponents can make 11 tricks and 5♠ is a good sacrifice. I don't think we can tell for sure.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 05:18

Assuming partner could have done something stronger than 4S if he wanted to, I pass.

We are at red, and I don't expect to be making 4S.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 05:30

Pass. Partner made a preemptive raise, we're unfavorable,...
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Posted 2007-February-23, 05:52

I pass. Partner who bid 4♠ should know what to do after 5♣. If not, he might have included me in the auction earlier... My guess is he is about to Dbl.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 06:25

Partner should be able to judge better.So pass.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 06:40

The OP did not mention whether un vs un was part of the partnership agreements.
It is part of mine.
This makes his 4♠ bid preemptive. There is too much chance that both 5♣ and 5♠ make or that 5♠ is down just one while 5♣ makes.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 07:13

PASS - Not close
It would be nice to know partnership agreements and tendencies. Assuming we are playing un vs un, then 4S is weak. But some players might bid 4S with a good hand and 4s, anyway, putting pressure on advancer.

Except for the club void, opener has EXACTLY a min 1S opening bid. No extra spades, no extra strength, no 2nd suit. Is the club void enough of "unusual distribution" to allow us to make a unilateral decision. NO. We are in the dark about responder's hand, but responder has a general idea of what our hand looks like. For all we know, responder's 4S was an overbid with ♣KQTx trying to entice the opps into a losing sac.

We said our story with 1S.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 07:58

Pass. I would bid 5S at favorable.

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Posted 2007-February-23, 09:14

I'm passing. Pard is at the helm and the hand is not exceptional enough to warrant unilateral action.
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