benlessard Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 MP QxxAxxxxQJQxx 1C-------1H1Nt------??? Playing with an agressive partner that will upgrade very good 14 count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcurt Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Pass, I don't consider this close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Pass. Not a very nice hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 It's close to an invite because of the 5-card suit and the quacks that are quite useful in NT. I think it's with the odds to pass at MP, but it won't be a big crime to make a game try. Much also depends on how often your partner will raise 1♥ with a balanced hand and three card support. If s/he often does that with a worthless doubleton in spades or diamonds, I am less inclined to invite with that hand. If, on the other hand, s/he never raises with three, it seems a better prospect to invite. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 I think that 2♥ could be a better contract sometimes, but with only 2 controls and so many quacks game is rather improbable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 It's close to an invite because of the 5-card suit and the quacks that are quite useful in NT. Are you saying that queens and jacks are more useful than the same number of points in aces and kings? For example, that you prefer to have Qxx Qxx than Axx xxx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 It's close to an invite because of the 5-card suit and the quacks that are quite useful in NT. Are you saying that queens and jacks are more useful than the same number of points in aces and kings? For example, that you prefer to have Qxx Qxx than Axx xxx? For a NT contract, sure. Aces and kings are brilliant for high level suit contracts, whereas queens and jack, the slow values, work much better in NT. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Ive passed 1Nt and partner made 5 he had a 3334 with a fairly good 14. Its was worth 0/7 MP :) My regular partner did invite with the same hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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