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Anything more to say? A simple Balancing decision

Poll: Your call with S:10754 H:J987653 D:--- C:K32 (8 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you call now?

  1. Pass (8 votes [100.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 100.00%

  2. 4D (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 4H (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. Dbl (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. Other (please explain) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   SteveMoe 

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Posted 2013-January-06, 22:12

Playing in your local club game (MPs, Above avg field, Very strong opponents) you find yourself partnering your Unit's Grand Life Master. You agree to play 2/1 with a few bells an whistles but undiscussed territory is natural by agreement. Here is the auction your perpetrated. What is your call?

What do you think is the limit of the had for EW and NS?

Here's your hand and auction. The details are in the spoiler...



Please comment on the bidding...

Spoiler

Be the partner you want to play with.
Trust demands integrity, balance and collaboration.
District 11
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Steve Moese
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Posted 2013-January-06, 23:50

2♥ would not have occured to me, looks like a pass instead. Given that, I will definitely pass now.
"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision"
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Posted 2013-January-07, 01:20

I'll hide this since it's in response to the spoiler.

Spoiler

"What's the big rebid problem? After 1♦ - 1♠, I can rebid 1NT, 2♠, or 2♦."
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Posted 2013-January-07, 03:02

Pass?

I am not sure, I agree with 2H, but I dont mind it either, and it worked, in the end thats
what counts, i am content.

With kind regards
Marlowe
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Posted 2013-January-07, 03:46

I think 2♥ is normal. I'd pass out 3♠, expecting to find partner with some wastage in diamonds. Opposite x Axx KQxx QJxxx we need trumps 2-2, ♦A right, and no club ruff, and he could be worse than that.

North's 1NT bid looks normal too.

I think partner might have done more. 2NT ought to show a strong raise here, but presumably that wasn't part of your agreed methods. I can see why he didn't bid game - he's not expecting this miracle fit either. Perhaps he should bid it anyway, because it has several ways to win: it might make, it might push them into a non-making 4♠, and it might be a save against 3♠.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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