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You play Snapdragon doubles. The one-level double hasn't arisen before with your partnership, so you don't take the chance that it shows additional distribution that you don't have.
What's your call now?
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A Smattering of Points
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Posted 2011-December-04, 18:40
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You play Snapdragon doubles. The one-level double hasn't arisen before with your partnership, so you don't take the chance that it shows additional distribution that you don't have.
What's your call now?
You play Snapdragon doubles. The one-level double hasn't arisen before with your partnership, so you don't take the chance that it shows additional distribution that you don't have.
What's your call now?
"Half the people you know are below average." - Steven Wright
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Posted 2011-December-04, 18:49
I would bid 4S, but I don't feel that strongly about it. I think you could easily be off 4 top tricks so I have no argument with 3S.
If no one comes from the future to stop you from doing it then how bad a decision could it really be?
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Posted 2011-December-04, 18:50
the_dude, on 2011-December-04, 18:49, said:
I would bid 4S, but I don't feel that strongly about it. I think you could easily be off 4 top tricks so I have no argument with 3S.
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Posted 2011-December-05, 08:10
Opps are bidding like crazy. The hand seems to be a double fit. It's close between 3 and 4, so I pick 4.
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Posted 2011-December-05, 09:31
I don't understand why I can't bid 1♠ when I hold 5 of them and Double with only 4 card ♠. Even when playing snapdragon this just seems logical...
Now I'll bid 3♠. I bid freely, so I show some values for sure. Partner can evaluate his ♥ shortness better imo. I don't like my hand that much because it's got too much defense and not enough offense.
Now I'll bid 3♠. I bid freely, so I show some values for sure. Partner can evaluate his ♥ shortness better imo. I don't like my hand that much because it's got too much defense and not enough offense.
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Posted 2011-December-05, 10:46
This is an odd auction if partner has 4 spades.....why wouldn't he bid 2♠ over 2♥?
Sounds to me as if he is 3=1=6=3 with a good hand, and rho has simply raised to the lawful level with a weak hand.
I think the master bid is 4♥...partner should bid 4♠ with 4 of them, and otherwise we play 5♦.
Axx x AKxxxx KJx won't fare well in spades most times, but 5♦ is pretty good, absent a club ruff.
So I'll bid 4♥. If partner has AQx in spades, maybe he'll bid 4♠ anyway
BTW, I think 3♠ is a poor call.....we may not have much, but everything we have is working....and we are under pressure, so we'd bid 3♠ on weaker hands, with more spades, just so as to not sell out.
Sounds to me as if he is 3=1=6=3 with a good hand, and rho has simply raised to the lawful level with a weak hand.
I think the master bid is 4♥...partner should bid 4♠ with 4 of them, and otherwise we play 5♦.
Axx x AKxxxx KJx won't fare well in spades most times, but 5♦ is pretty good, absent a club ruff.
So I'll bid 4♥. If partner has AQx in spades, maybe he'll bid 4♠ anyway
BTW, I think 3♠ is a poor call.....we may not have much, but everything we have is working....and we are under pressure, so we'd bid 3♠ on weaker hands, with more spades, just so as to not sell out.
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Posted 2011-December-06, 10:40
so what happened?
After making my cuebid, in a sequence where I don't think I have ever cuebid before, I am interested in knowing how it would have worked out
After making my cuebid, in a sequence where I don't think I have ever cuebid before, I am interested in knowing how it would have worked out
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Posted 2011-December-06, 10:58
Don't be so curious
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Posted 2011-December-06, 12:20
mikeh, on 2011-December-06, 10:40, said:
so what happened?
After making my cuebid, in a sequence where I don't think I have ever cuebid before, I am interested in knowing how it would have worked out
After making my cuebid, in a sequence where I don't think I have ever cuebid before, I am interested in knowing how it would have worked out
Partner has the the following hand:
♠9xxx
♥x
♦AKJTx
♣AKx
There is no club ruff, so 4♠ rolls. I bid 3♠ only and we didn't get to game.
I think partner is right not to bid 2♠ on the lousy suit and I should have done more. It also let me rethink snapdragon doubles in this one particular sequence.
I should add that I took the low road because of my club holding. Of course the opening was on a hand with xxx in clubs!
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