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Kalvan14

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2H, there're 25 minor cards outside, this won't be passout. I'll bid 3S later. To the worst, the bidding goes to 5D when back to me again, I'll bid 5H (insane maybe:P). Heart suit almost stands alone, I'll compet with this. I prefer H much more than S, and dont want pd choose S when he has: Kx x xxxxx xxxxx, or Jxx xx xxxx xxxx.

 

Need very few to make a slam but it seems no way to get to know.

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I bid 4 (after the double there are not a lot of chances to play in spades - and in any case pard has shown a tolerance for hearts).

 

1 down, with pard holding xxx, Qx, xxx, QJTxx. Quite a reasonable contract, which goes down just because LHO hold KJTx in spades.

 

Out of a 25-tables SWISS, 20 results were 4-1; 4 optimists were in 6-3; 1 pessimist was in 3=.

 

It goes withjout saying that the pessimist was playing against us :lol:

6 IMPs down the drain instead of gaining 10 :(

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I don't understand that bit: how does partner's pass over 1H (X) show a tolerance for hearts?

 

0 counts with no tolerance for partner also pass 1H (X). Holding:

 

5432

void

65432

5432

 

I'm still going to pass 1H (X)

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2... seems enough. This has to show a huge major two suiter, with five spades and six or more hearts. 3 seems too much of an overbid despite the great hand you hold given the auction so far. If partner "corrects" to 3 only, I will pass.

 

Of course, I would not be in this situation with my regular partners as I would open with a misIry 2NT planning on showing this hand with my next bid. Possible auctions...

 

2NT-[P]-3C-[P]-3S (three loser, major two suiter)

2NT-[P]-4C-[P]-4H (three or four loser, major two suiter)

2NT-[3D]-P-[P]-3S (heart, spade two suiter, three losers)

2NT-[X]-P-[3C]-3H (heart, spade two suiter, now 3 loser, dbl 3C with 4 loser)

2NT-[x]-P-[P]-3H (heart, spade two suiter, now 3 loser, redbl 2NT with 4 loser)

2NT-[3D]-P-[P]-3S (heart spade two suiter, dbl would be H-D two suiter)

2NT-[3D]-P-[4D]-4H (heart spade two suiter, 3 loser. Dbl would be H/S 4 loser)

2NT-[3S]-P-[P]-DBL (heart spade two suiter)

2NT-[4D]-P-[P]-4H (heart, spade two suiter, 3 or 4 losers)

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I don't understand that bit: how does partner's pass over 1H (X) show a tolerance for hearts?

 

0 counts with no tolerance for partner also pass 1H (X). Holding:

 

5432

void

65432

5432

 

I'm still going to pass 1H (X)

The bidding was:

1-(X)-P-(2)-3-(P)-3-(P)-4

 

The tolerance for hearts was the 2nd bid by pard.

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