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#21 User is offline   suokko 

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Posted 2009-November-07, 08:22

I don't penalize my partner for balancing so I bid 3♥ invitational. They have easy 6-7 trump tricks and possible one outside which still leaves us with good chance for 10-11 tricks in ♥. Too bad if ♥ is not breaking but then they will make the 2♠.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 08:38

MAGGIE what happened? I'm sure I'm not alone who really want to know what was the winning action. Or least losing :( :)
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Posted 2009-December-15, 09:46

suokko, on Nov 8 2009, 01:22 AM, said:

I don't penalize my partner for balancing so I bid 3♥ invitational. They have easy 6-7 trump tricks and possible one outside which still leaves  us with good chance for 10-11 tricks in ♥. Too bad if ♥ is not breaking but then they will make the 2♠.

Why do you choose Axx over AKx? Both bids serves to give the message of "invitational" across, so surely 3♣ would be better as it allows partner to bid his 5 card (red) suit if he's able to explore game possibilities.
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Posted 2009-December-15, 12:53

I'm going with 3C.
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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Posted 2009-December-15, 16:20

Mini-Necro!
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2009-December-17, 06:00

2nt is not lebensohl here it in essence shows a wknt so it seems like an splendid choice
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Posted 2009-December-17, 07:25

I would pass
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Posted 2009-December-17, 08:37

Passing not an option, after all they would be starting with 6 trump tricks and it is too easy for an accident to happen. Seems to me lebensohl is viable when it is possible for your side to have game, this is one of those cases. I will advance with 3C and hope partner is in a position to bid again.
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Posted 2009-December-17, 11:00

Horrible problem. I bid 3♠ (I'm an advocate of Burn's Law.) I wouldn't fault partner if he tried passing or some other call, though.
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Posted 2009-December-17, 15:14

While it is true that they probably start with 6-7 tricks, that isn't always the case....I once saw a hand on which the takeout doubler held a spade trick, and it may happen again sometime...maybe it just did.

I am going to pass, while hoping that we are playing with screens, or online, and that partner neither hears, smells or sees me puking.

At least I have an easy lead....
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Posted 2009-December-20, 06:05

We could have 6m on, but.... pass and lead a spade.
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Posted 2009-December-20, 23:06

maggieb, on Nov 3 2009, 10:30 PM, said:

All vulnerable at IMP Scoring

♠9754 ♥Axx ♦xxx ♣AKx

(2♠) - P - (P) - X
(P) - ?

I dont pass here I bid 3!H then 4!S over pard's bid.I am MOST reluctant to pass low level TO doubles without treump tricks
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