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Responding to a Balancing DBL Forget the hand below. (no peeking)
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Posted 2009-March-20, 17:15
Your bid?
If you wanted to bid 2♥ immediately, sorry its too late!
If you wanted to bid 2♥ immediately, sorry its too late!
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Posted 2009-March-20, 17:40
3♥.
I am not going to punish partner for balancing by jumping to game, but I am going to let him know that I have a great hand for one that could not act immediately over 2♦.
I am not going to punish partner for balancing by jumping to game, but I am going to let him know that I have a great hand for one that could not act immediately over 2♦.
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Posted 2009-March-20, 17:45
3♥ seems normal. If pard is a min we could go down but if pard has a little more he could pass 2♥ when we have a game.
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Posted 2009-March-20, 17:49
I have to say I would bid 4♥ at the table. Maybe it is a bad bid, but I bet game is cold on a number of hands where partner would pass a 3♥ bid.
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Posted 2009-March-20, 18:41
I don't think I would bid less than 4♥. Given that game is excellent opposite Kxxx Q9xx x Axxx, this does not seem like an overbid. KQxx Qxx xx Axxx - I also want to be there. AKxx Jxx xx QJxx - ok this is a very bad one, but this time I have given partner a minimum with unsuitable shape AND wastage.
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Posted 2009-March-20, 20:03
jdonn, on Mar 20 2009, 06:45 PM, said:
3♥ seems normal.
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Posted 2009-March-21, 01:33
I don't want to torture partner with an invite with this hand, 4♥.
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Posted 2009-March-21, 02:56
3♥.
To me, 4♥ shows a hand that is weaker and more distributional (think of a weak two in hearts or a 3♥ opening).
With a hand that was just about too weak for a normal 2♥ overcall, I bid 3♥.
Rik
To me, 4♥ shows a hand that is weaker and more distributional (think of a weak two in hearts or a 3♥ opening).
With a hand that was just about too weak for a normal 2♥ overcall, I bid 3♥.
Rik
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Posted 2009-March-21, 12:09
Trinidad, on Mar 21 2009, 03:56 AM, said:
To me...
Yeah. I picked 3♥ also. But the real question is, what will it mean to partner?
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Posted 2009-March-21, 14:32
4♥ looks obvious to me even opposite many balancing doubles.
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Posted 2009-March-22, 08:51
3H jump is invitational, 5 trumps. This is not what I consider an invite hand and I would have to take into consideration how good this hand is even from a balancing dble which might be less. It is quite possible partner holds 8 or 9 major suit cards, and short D. My thoughts are redirected to this K of C as a super working value .
You are vulnerable at imps, to even consider you must reach game is cowardly IMHO. I confess I would bid 3D and then 4H over whatever partner was to unless it was 4D.
You are vulnerable at imps, to even consider you must reach game is cowardly IMHO. I confess I would bid 3D and then 4H over whatever partner was to unless it was 4D.
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