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vulnerable ten high what? you think I meant HCP?

Poll: vulnerable ten high (45 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call?

  1. Pass (5 votes [11.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.11%

  2. 2H (1 votes [2.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.22%

  3. 3H (28 votes [62.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 62.22%

  4. 4H (10 votes [22.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 22.22%

  5. some psyche (1 votes [2.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.22%

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#21 User is offline   jdonn 

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Posted 2015-March-31, 11:44

3H seems completely normal to me. 4H is too much and there is no reason to pass.
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Posted 2015-March-31, 15:42

3 seems reasonable.

The problem with 2 is that partner will assume that you have the values for a 2 call, which you do not.

The problem with 4 is that you may be a rational human being, and 4 would make that assumption an overbid (with all due respect to those posters who consider 4 to be a rational choice).

At least 3 is defined as weak with long hearts. Whatever else you have to say about this hand, it is weak and it contains 5 hearts.

I have some sympathy for pass, because I really dislike takiing a bid on these cards.

As for what actually happened, it appears that you were experiencing Kobayashi Maru syndrome. There is no right answer, only a number of wrong answers. Maybe you could have survived by passing or by bidding 2, but you would have felt dirty.
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Posted 2015-April-01, 06:06

3H is just right - Goldilocks and the three raises

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Posted 2015-April-01, 08:42

In my experiences, pass is a little too cute but you don't want to give opponents too much information about their possible fit - I bid 2H only as that could as easily be a 3-card raise and leaves doubt as to the size fit held by opps.
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Posted 2015-April-01, 08:49

I'd rather psyche a 3NT bid than bidding 2 or pass. But 3 looks normal. 4 is ok too.
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Posted 2015-April-02, 05:39

 bigbenvic, on 2015-March-29, 23:03, said:

Wow, how to punish partner, overcall on Qxxx and then Sac Vul????

Also what Slam? I lead club 9 and as long as North covers and returns one you get a trump trick as well don't you??

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Posted 2015-April-08, 00:48

psyche
2 or 1NT
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