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Poll: 5431 bid (17 member(s) have cast votes)

What's my bid?

  1. Pass (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. dbl (8 votes [47.06%])

    Percentage of vote: 47.06%

  3. 3S (9 votes [52.94%])

    Percentage of vote: 52.94%

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#1 User is offline   straube 

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Posted 2016-May-20, 13:41

Imps all white, playing Precision

P P 3C ?

AKQ86 9876 K53 5
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Posted 2016-May-20, 13:58

3 in a flash.

What's outstanding feature of your hand? . It would be nice to find a fit if one exists, but tell you partner the main feature of your hand. If the are bad, say Axxxx KQxx Kxx x, then you might consider doubling rather than bidding .

Like one late great player I knew always said, "Bid what you've got!!"
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Posted 2016-May-20, 14:05

Short clubs great spades. Not close.
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Posted 2016-May-20, 14:12

 rmnka447, on 2016-May-20, 13:58, said:

3 in a flash.

What's outstanding feature of your hand? . It would be nice to find a fit if one exists, but tell you partner the main feature of your hand. If the are bad, say Axxxx KQxx Kxx x, then you might consider doubling rather than bidding .

Like one late great player I knew always said, "Bid what you've got!!"


I'm suspecting partner had x, AKxxx Qxxx, xxx... and 3 went off on a foul split with 4 cold. 3 seems fairly obvious. Also depends if I know my opponents, against me partner could easily have a stiff spade and 4 trump tricks so X becomes more attractive.
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Posted 2016-May-20, 14:17

 straube, on 2016-May-20, 13:41, said:

Imps all white, playing Precision
P P 3C ?
AKQ86 9876 K53 5
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  • 3 = NAT. Almost a 6-card suit.
  • Double = T/O. More landing places.
  • Pass = NAT. More tempting before I read BBO expert advice.

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Posted 2016-May-20, 15:50

x
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Posted 2016-May-22, 08:56

Personally I find this interesting and close. I would X but not sure it's right
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Posted 2016-May-22, 09:26

I think I would X

As well as not burying the Heart suit it also protects the position where partner has a penalty X of Clubs (or penalty pass of t/o X of Clubs, which is effectively the same thing but with a weaker lower strength limit). It is not inconceivable that Diamonds may be the right spot.
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Posted 2016-May-22, 09:55

I prefer double to 3 by a large margin.
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Posted 2016-May-23, 07:02

Automatic double.
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Posted 2016-May-23, 10:39

That there is such a wide divergence of views tells me it's close.
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