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Matchpoints at the local club.

2nd in hand. Love all.

 

Q7

AKT2

2

KQJT85

 

(2) - ?

 

If you choose to X, your partner has a lebensohl 2N available. You're not playing leaping Michaels (just in case you're feeling tempted to distort your shape a little).

 

Needless to say, my choice didn't work out too well or I wouldn't be posting the hand.

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Matchpoints at the local club.

2nd in hand. Love all.

 

Q7

AKT2

2

KQJT85

 

(2) - ?

 

If you choose to X, your partner has a lebensohl 2N available. You're not playing leaping Michaels (just in case you're feeling tempted to distort your shape a little).

 

Needless to say, my choice didn't work out too well or I wouldn't be posting the hand.

3

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We have a good hand.. but I dont see where it is good enough to do anymore than 3. If we X and PD bids leb and then we will not be happy. If he responds 3 showing some values, we still may not come out all right as what do we then bid? If we then bid 3 many will think we have a hand too good to o/c 3
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You streched for your 3 Heart bid and your partner chickend out with a pass, no good idea. I think he should have tried 3 NT instead of passing. There are many hands where 3 NT is not worse then 3 heart.
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You streched for your 3 Heart bid and your partner chickend out with a pass, no good idea. I think he should have tried 3 NT instead of passing. There are many hands where 3 NT is not worse then 3 heart.

We agree that trying for game in 3NT has better expectancy than passing 3 in a 43 fit.

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I really do not understand the pass of 3. I think 3NT is clear on the North hand. In fact, I might have bid 3NT over 3. But my requirements for a direct action over a preempt are higher than most posters.

 

By the way, I think that 3 is the clear choice on the South cards.

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