[gwnn]

Scoring: IMP

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One table:

3♣-p-3NT-4♠-end

Other table

3♣-p-3NT-4♠
p-p-5♣-p
p-5♠-p-p
6♣-doubled by someone

Seems to me East probably has an uneasy pass over 4♣-p-5♣.

[cherdano]

I think East has an uneasy 5♠ bid over 4♣-P-5♣.

[Sadie3]

I think the South club bidders are "resulting" and it borders on malicious. They are lucky that their North partner has a good hand. In a normal bidding sequence, isn't North going to open? ...and isn't South now going to bid the clubs vigorously?

[skjaeran]

Sadie3, on Nov 26 2008, 06:42 PM, said:

I think the South club bidders are "resulting" and it borders on malicious. They are lucky that their North partner has a good hand. In a normal bidding sequence, isn't North going to open? ...and isn't South now going to bid the clubs vigorously?

Resulting is when you're influenced by knowing the hand and what is "right".
I believe none of the 4♣ openers had any idea about the whole hand, and bid what they meant was the correct bid with this hand. I surely did.

[Codo]

As all gave there vote before they saw the hand, there was surely no resulting.

It should be no difference on this hand anyway, I doubt that E/W will find 6 Spade, even undisturbed, so you must find the 6 Club safe or defend 5 Spade for an average board.

[P_Marlowe]

4C is normal.

5C is usually to high, usually they have no problem,
because it is usually right to take the money.

3C is only ok, if you have agreed to play it as a
constructive preempt, which I have seen, basically
similar to the suggested meaning of a 3NT opening.

Partner should pass 4C, ... given the defence he has,
he should not bid 5C over 4S, he should Pass given the
defense he has, if agreed, he can make a X asking
partner, if he has a purely offensive hand for his 4C bid
or not, but the X is penalty for most of us.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[mikestar]

4♣ is a standout at these colors, and I like 5♣ better than a lower preempt. It makes no sense to worry about 3NT making our way--partner would need the equivalent of 3 aces including ♣A.

[benlessard]

I would have open 3C because i like to keep 3Nt and 4H in the picture, also these hand is why i think namyats is superior to 4m preempt.

But anyway i dot have big problems with 4m but im pretty sure taking a save at 6C is pretty bad bridge at imps.

So at a good level ill expect 5S making at almost all tables.


3♣-p-3NT-4♠
p-p-5♣-p
p-5♠-p-p

seems like normal bidding to me.

[Winstonm]

Quote

quick opening poll

Neither quick nor slow.

[gwnn]

benlessard, on Nov 27 2008, 07:15 AM, said:

also these hand is why i think namyats is superior to 4m preempt.

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