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Fourth Seat

Poll: Fourth Seat (22 member(s) have cast votes)

What action do you take?

  1. Pass (7 votes [31.82%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 31.82%

  2. 1C (15 votes [68.18%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 68.18%

  3. 3C (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   Bbradley62 

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Posted 2011-June-25, 16:47


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Posted 2011-June-25, 20:17

ez 1c
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Posted 2011-June-26, 05:20

I don't consider pass and 3C serious alternatives.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2011-June-26, 07:04


Bbradley62 asked...

IMO
1♣ = 10, P = 9, 3♣ = 8. All serious alternatives at this vulnerability.
(I misclicked "Pass" on the poll).

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Posted 2011-June-26, 14:07

3♣ seems like a bit of a gamble. Prefer a simple 1♣. Pass may work but it's also a gamble.. you can have a game opposite some well-placed cards.
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Posted 2011-June-26, 15:05

I think pass is probably better if you are playing a strong club system with light openings, as there partner's distributions for pass will be lighter then in standard. But opposite a standard strength pass, I think I'd bid. Interesting that it is currently running 4:1 in favor of bidding in the forums, but I bet pass is much more popular in standard duplicate pairs, since this has only 13 (points + spades).
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Posted 2011-June-26, 16:30

I don't think 3C is a serious alternative -- this is at least a full trick short of what my fourth seat 3-bids look like -- but am surprised there is so much hate for pass (which I voted for, and actually expected to see winning the poll.)
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Posted 2011-June-26, 18:21

View PostMbodell, on 2011-June-26, 15:05, said:

I think pass is probably better if you are playing a strong club system with light openings, as there partner's distributions for pass will be lighter then in standard. But opposite a standard strength pass, I think I'd bid. Interesting that it is currently running 4:1 in favor of bidding in the forums, but I bet pass is much more popular in standard duplicate pairs, since this has only 13 (points + spades).

I don't think we're playing a strong club system :) But anyway if we were playing strong club, I would be quite happy to open 2♣!
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Posted 2011-June-26, 19:04

In our pairs tournament, 8 Souths faced this decision. I passed and the other 7 all opened 1♣. I was surprised by the unanimity.
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