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rogerclee

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  1. 1. Your call?

    • Pass
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    • x, then pass 3C
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    • x, then bid 3D over 3C
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    • 3D
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I would bid 3 Club over pds 2 NT (Lebensohl) bid and I would not pass a possible 3 Club.

If we did not agree on anysohl here, I would pass 3 Club, accepting some ridicolous contracts from time to time.

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This depends quite a lot on how much or little and what hands partner can act on over 2.

 

I think it is relatively unlikely that the opponents will push to 3 so our main way to win is to find a diamond fit. Other chances are a playable club fit or a spade penalty.

 

One opponent has made a weak jump and most do not freely bid again after that and the other opponent has already not raised to 3 which most would do fairly freely with a wide range of hand at this vulnerability.

 

Bidding (or doubling) may work out badly at these colours even if we have a fit and given there is no guarantee of that I can't see how bidding is right. I reckon we will give up too many 200s even when we are not doubled to make it not worthwhile.

 

Pass!!!

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I don't know why anyone wants to be playing Lebensohl on this hand. This seems a good advertisement for 2NT as "two places to play".

Point is, opener can have a fairly good hand and responder sometimes will have to pass with 7-8 hcp. 2NT as lebensohl will tell responder's really weak passes from moderate ones, so it seems more useful than 2NT as scrambling.

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I don't know why anyone wants to be playing Lebensohl on this hand.  This seems a good advertisement for 2NT as "two places to play".

Point is, opener can have a fairly good hand and responder sometimes will have to pass with 7-8 hcp. 2NT as lebensohl will tell responder's really weak passes from moderate ones, so it seems more useful than 2NT as scrambling.

Yes, I understand the benefits of Lebensohl. But on this hand I don't want to be playing it.

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I agree that scrambling is a better tool for this hand. But I would not believe that I can use this without discussion.

I think with scambling avaiable, this hand is never a problem, or is it?

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