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How high do you go?

Poll: How high do you go? (20 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call

  1. Pass (0 votes [0.00%])

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  2. 2C (3 votes [15.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.00%

  3. 3C (8 votes [40.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 40.00%

  4. 4C (9 votes [45.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 45.00%

  5. 5C (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Other (0 votes [0.00%])

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#1 User is offline   paulg 

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Posted 2011-September-09, 01:27



IMPs, favourable vulnerability, how many clubs are you going to bid?
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Posted 2011-September-09, 01:43

3♣ on a normal day. On a day that blood needs to be drawn 1NT
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Posted 2011-September-09, 02:32

3♣, none said they have game......
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Posted 2011-September-09, 03:02

4♣, pard is passed, creating a guessing game for opps.
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Posted 2011-September-09, 03:41

4♣. Make them guess.
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Posted 2011-September-09, 05:14

3♣ make them guess
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Posted 2011-September-09, 05:17

4♣ seems routine.
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Posted 2011-September-09, 16:01

On the actual hand it did not make a great deal of difference what you bid (unless you selected five clubs, which is -500) as the opponents will bid to four hearts and go down unless they divine your singleton king of hearts.

My partner bid 3♣, I said I thought 4♣ was better and my wife said it was between 2♣ and 5♣. I didn't expect to see any two clubs bidders but was interested in the distribution of the rest.
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Posted 2011-September-09, 17:13

2 rates to have little to accomplish. Fit not even for walking the dog.
3 looks normal.
4 is pushy, but normal if you need action.
5 is just wrong. High preempts on 10 hcp and a passed pard are an invitation to being dbled vs nothing. Speaking out of experience here.
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Posted 2011-September-09, 18:29

I would just bid 3C, I'm worried by how much defense I have, it would be sad to go for a number when they can't make game, or just to go minus instead of plus. If my stiff K was stiff 2 I would bid 4C.
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Posted 2011-September-11, 04:07

5C is horrible.
I don't really like 4 either, too much defence.
I'd probably bid 3C, but I don't mind 2C.
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