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I like this thinking a lot.

Getting those two responses was canonical. LOLOLOLOLOL

If you have 9 tricks in NT and hearts "could" go down (but will probably make), isn't 4♥ the correct matchpoints bid? Stranger things have happened than them leading spades vs 3N and us taking 10 tricks.

Why do you necessarily gain when partner has 2 spades?

4H

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It should be a very good suit imo.

2s lol

cleeno

I heard they changed it because Meckstroth was so frequently saving over vul grands with JTxxx and out lol.

Adam, I would think of Shane for junior with recent successes. TBH I am more concerned about how the 2 teams will be picked once the 6 pairs are selected. Top 3 and bottom 3 is a horrible format. Top 2 picking the third is more reasonable, but still not great. I think if once the 6 pairs are selected a committee reviews the results of the trials and picks the top 2 pairs to pick their third pair is the most fair and accurate way to get the best two teams. Note that this is better than that committee picking the top 3, as we SHOULD know by now the top 3 pairs do not necessarily make the top team.

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Ill admit my first instinct was 7S. Jdonn we have been MBTing too much :?)

Wow, agree with kenrexford and not with MFA Oo

If you rebid your first minor its clearly NF (1m 2N 3m) If you rebid your second suit it is debatable how you should play it, I now think NF is right, but forcing has a lot of merit obv. S H S is forcing. 3D is weird in your last auction, but I could think of bidding that way with KQJxxx x xxxx xx. I think the logic of the auction is that 3D is NF given that 2S and 2N were both NF.

Whatever, if you're good you'll make the top 6 whatever the format is.

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Pass being forcing is terrible. Do you all not pass with AQT9x and out or something? Neither person has shown much at all in the way of values, it is silly to be forced.

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Hard to cue 4H when they bid 4H!

this is LOL

Diamond

I always stick it out in this situation

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It might help partner to know that you have a slam forcing hand so that he can bid 7 at appropriate times? Never thought about it.