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  1. 1. Now?

    • Pass
      1
    • 2S
      0
    • 3C
      24
    • 3H (look for stop)
      5
    • something else
      2


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[hv=d=n&v=e&s=sakqhqxdajck9xxxx]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv]

 

p-p-1*-2-

X*-p-?

 

1 is strong club

X shows genuine takeout with inv values OR any GF hand. you may think this is a silly agreement - you can change it after the board, but not now.

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I don't like 3H "looking for a stop". If partner HAS the stop then you have just wrong-sided 3N.

 

Possibly another case for Leb/g-b 2N? 3C is nice bid if it shows extras, then P can bid 3H with a little something in the suit. Without that, the case for 3N is looking stronger. Perhaps you don't need a stopper in the play if you have shown one in the bidding? RHO didn't raise H so perhaps you can hope that p has some help, but that doesn't mean much at this vul.

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Only two choices, 3 and pass...I guess i will bid 3 because partners hand could be GF and we might easily have slam (and i would change the agreement immediately after this hand). This hand is not as good as it's 19 hcp indicate, and 1 already showed a good hand.. long suit weak, high cards in short suits, and the heart Queen is questionabe value.
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Dealer: North
Vul: E/W
Scoring: MP
AKQ
Qx
AJ
K9xxxx
 

 

p-p-1*-2-

X*-p-?

 

1 is strong club

X shows genuine takeout with inv values OR any GF hand. you may think this is a silly agreement - you can change it after the board, but not now.

3. It seems like I need pard to have two club honors including the Ace AND a heart partial to make 3NT. He will probably bid 3 (over my 3) with these cards even if this is all he has.

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I assume inv. means in the 5-7 range or so?

 

3. I'm a little heavy, but the overcaller can see the vulnerability too, so my Q isn't a great card. My suit sucks too, so I need pard to hold great clubs and a partial club stop which seems like a longshot.

 

Pass is intriguing, but risks a huge loss when its wrong.

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3. No need to mastermind: will bid 3N over 3 or 3, and partner may draw inference from lack of immediate 3N. Partner won't (shouldn't) bid 3N with a single stop unless he has good s.
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3. No need to mastermind: will bid 3N over 3 or 3, and partner may draw inference from lack of immediate 3N. Partner won't (shouldn't) bid 3N with a single stop unless he has good s.

I am in complete agreement.

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3

 

You opened a strong club for a reason. You might wish to inform partner of the reason.

Unless things have really changed, wouldn't a 3NT rebid show a strong, balanced or semibalanced hand (whatever range you agreed upon) and not a 1-suited hand?

If you rebid 3C, 3NT is still in the picture.

 

 

DHL

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