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red vs white imps

 

AJxx

Ax

AQxx

Kxx

 

(1)*-1NT-(p)-2**

(Dbl)-2-(3)-p***

(p)-3-(4)-p

(p)-?

 

* could be short as 2

** relay to 2d, to sign off or to start various inv/GF auctions

*** shows the diamond signoff

 

Opps are expert+ level.

 

Bonus question: Do you agree with the 1NT overcall?

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1N seems fine. i'd prefer to have a second club stop, but that's just a personal preference.

 

i might have considered 3NT over the 3 bid; I can count to 8 tricks,9 on a club lead, assuming p wouldn't try to sign off on 6 itty bitty diamonds or on only 5. it would be useful to know what sort of holding is expected.

 

now it gets tough. X,P,4, 4NT ...

ugh

sounds like a diamond void on my left, X might not work out so well. i'll try 4 and see if p can find enough extras to bid 5.

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1N seems fine. i'd prefer to have a second club stop, but that's just a personal preference.

 

i might have considered 3NT over the 3 bid; I can count to 8 tricks,9 on a club lead, assuming p wouldn't try to sign off on 6 itty bitty diamonds or on only 5. it would be useful to know what sort of holding is expected.

 

now it gets tough. X,P,4, 4NT ...

ugh

sounds like a diamond void on my left, X might not work out so well. i'll try 4 and see if p can find enough extras to bid 5.

Pard could sign off on N "itty bitty" diamonds.

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ok everyone agrees with 1N and pass, which is what I did

 

this was the auction at the other table

 

(1c)-X-(1h)-p

(1n)-X-(2c)-4s

 

wtf!

 

pard has xxxx KJx 1098xx x, I think, and 4s was cold, 4c going off three

Perhaps your pard should have doubled 4's since all pard has promised is a yarb with 5 diamonds.

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1NT seems very normal.

 

Now partner knows I am strong balanced with a diamond fit and a reason to bid at the three-level and wasn't willing to compete to four. I pass its partner's decision. Partner knows much more about my hand than I know about his.

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Perhaps your pard should have doubled 4's since all pard has promised is a yarb with 5 diamonds.

Then he will catch me with KJxx xx AKJx Axx or some other hand where they rate to make which would be 100% consistent with this auction. If anyone has to double it's me since I have three aces and a guaranteed trump trick.

 

This was early in Q2 of a 48 board match, and it was tied at the time. Had it been later in the match (we were down a little heading into Q4) I probably would have doubled.

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