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#1 User is offline   eagles123 

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Posted 2016-February-07, 06:46



Matchpoints - firstly do you agree with 1H?

secondly, what now, it's a 5 card major strong NT context, but no 2/1 GF (not my preference but meh)

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Posted 2016-February-07, 09:49

2♥ probably followed by 3♥ after the opponents balance and yes I agree with opening 1♥.

The opponents silence may mean partner has a near max but it's not a non-game forcing 2/1 so if it's the magic ♦KQ and an Ace, thems the breaks.
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Posted 2016-February-07, 14:16

+1 for ggwhiz's comments.
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Posted 2016-February-08, 07:56

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Posted 2016-February-08, 16:44

If I am in a gambling mood, I would try 3NT. But I'll normally bid 2H, and 3 as the others mentionned if pushed by opps.
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Posted 2016-February-08, 19:32

we survived the opening salvo and have discovered the opps have a 8+ card spade fit and I have little intention of letting them back in easily by bidding a measly 2h.Game is 5050 opposite AQ9 of diamonds and a couple of trumps. Cannot see bidding less than 3h here. Even if 4h goes down the opps may have a making 3s hand.
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Posted 2016-February-12, 14:25

It's no problem about 1♥. Opening preempt with 12hcp is ridiculous. Secondly, you had best bid 2♥ when vulnerable. But with favorable vulnerability, notice that any of your opponents can bid a take-out x after 2♥. I suggest 3♥ like preempt because it's easy for 2♠, 3♦, 3♣ etc to score better than 3♥ or even 4♥ with down without double.
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Posted 2016-February-15, 05:47

View Postcreatbid, on 2016-February-12, 14:25, said:

It's no problem about 1♥. Opening preempt with 12hcp is ridiculous.

There are plenty of times when preempting with 12hcp is a good move and I am confident many here would open this hand 4♥ with a different seat/vulnerability combination. 1♥ is clearly the mainstream choice 1st/red though.

View Postcreatbid, on 2016-February-12, 14:25, said:

Secondly, you had best bid 2♥ when vulnerable. But with favorable vulnerability, notice that any of your opponents can bid a take-out x after 2♥. I suggest 3♥ like preempt because it's easy for 2♠, 3♦, 3♣ etc to score better than 3♥ or even 4♥ with down without double.

How will your partner know that you intended the 3♥ rebid as preemptive rather than a game try? I understand bidding 3♥ for the reasons gszes gives - the hand has a super ODR and it acts as something of a two-way shot - but if you want partner to take this rebid preemptively you best start coughing immediately.
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Posted 2016-February-15, 13:42

Bidding 3N now.


Too good for a 3H preempt.
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