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#21 User is offline   WasWinM 

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Posted Yesterday, 16:04

View PostCyberyeti, on 2026-October-29, 12:41, said:

are you saying you don't double 3♠ with a 1444 13 ? that's losing bridge, the hand with short spades must act

If I bid, I'm not acting "with short spades". I'm committing our side to either play 3S doubled or play a contract at the 4 level with a hand that isn't good enough to do either. I certainly have lost more often than I've won, but I've also won my share. I don't consider being preempted successfully the end of the world.
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Posted Yesterday, 16:24

View PostWasWinM, on 2026-October-29, 16:04, said:

If I bid, I'm not acting "with short spades". I'm committing our side to either play 3S doubled or play a contract at the 4 level with a hand that isn't good enough to do either. I certainly have lost more often than I've won, but I've also won my share. I don't consider being preempted successfully the end of the world.


My point is that partner needs quite a lot with 3 spades to bid in 4th seat, and if he doesn't have 3 spades, he may have to bid over 4♠.

I would much rather make my entry now rather than defend 3♠ opposite partner's flat 14.
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Posted Yesterday, 17:27

View Postpescetom, on 2026-October-29, 03:13, said:

Do your best to forget the other hand.



Your call now?



pass
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Posted Today, 13:55

Here is the full board.



Does anyone want to dissent from the initial 3♠ by South (preferably looking only at that hand)?
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Posted Today, 15:18

No probs with 3♠, it goes for 800

Unless you're going to bid 5♦ which I would expect partner to raise, you're not beating that
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Posted Today, 15:30

View PostCyberyeti, on 2026-October-30, 15:18, said:

No probs with 3♠, it goes for 800


Yes you know that now :)
We had one hothead in 4♠, plus a couple of cold feet in 2♠ and even Pass.
Just wondering what people would do seeing their cards.
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Posted Today, 15:35

At national level, one third were in 3NT making with overtricks, a tenth in 4♥ making somehow and a fifth raking in a rich penalty from spades.
Not one found 6♦.
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Posted Today, 17:51

 pescetom, on 2026-October-30, 13:55, said:

Here is the full board.



Does anyone want to dissent from the initial 3♠ by South (preferably looking only at that hand)?


800 not terrible for EW.
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