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Posted Yesterday, 10:14



IMPs. I assume you doubled on the first round. What do you call here? You discussed it years ago and, as far as you can remember, it hasn't come up in this situation in the meantime, but 4♦ promises spade support and 5♦ is Exclusion RKCB.

3♦ is weak, spots approximate.
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Posted Yesterday, 10:25

My usual bid would be 4♦, hoping she can come up with 4♥.
But this does look like a rare sweet spot for 5♦ ERKCB: if she replies 5♥ showing a keycard I can still locate the ♥K.
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Posted Yesterday, 11:46

Something doesn't quite look right herePosted Image
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Posted Yesterday, 11:49

5D or 7s is fine
Probably down on h ruff.
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Posted Yesterday, 15:30

View Postmw64ahw, on 2025-March-02, 11:46, said:

Something doesn't quite look right herePosted Image


See what you mean.
I was just back from a tough afternoon of orange fighting and missed that first time, or perhaps the OP changed.
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Posted Yesterday, 18:41

I assume South has the 4603 hand.
I'm going to bid 4♦
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
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Posted Today, 01:40

Yeah - sorry - South has the hand. It's been fixed.

If you bid 4♦, you indeed get 4♥.

If you bid 5♦ Exclusion, you hear 5♠ showing 0 (or 3)
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Posted Today, 02:57

 akwoo, on 2025-March-03, 01:40, said:

Yeah - sorry - South has the hand. It's been fixed.

If you bid 4♦, you indeed get 4♥.

If you bid 5♦ Exclusion, you hear 5♠ showing 0 (or 3)

I would bid 6♠ over either (she would not have made a free bid on just JT8xx and a minor Q).
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Posted Today, 05:04

6S
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Posted Today, 16:43

View Postpescetom, on 2025-March-03, 02:57, said:

I would bid 6♠ over either (she would not have made a free bid on just JT8xx and a minor Q).


Over the 4♦ sequence, would you expect partner to raise your 6♠ bid to 7 holding the A♠?
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Posted Today, 16:43

View Postpescetom, on 2025-March-03, 02:57, said:

I would bid 6♠ over either (she would not have made a free bid on just JT8xx and a minor Q).


Over the 4♦ sequence, would you expect partner to raise your 6♠ bid to 7 holding the A♠?
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