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Cyberyeti

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If it goes for a bundle, that's life -- the preempt worked.

 

With a decent 16 count and a decent 5 card suit, I've got too much not to act.

Give opener something like 8 or 9 HCP and that leaves 15 or 16 HCP between the two passed hands. If they're split fairly evenly, we're likely to hold 23 or 24 total HCPs between us and game may be close.

 

If worse comes to worse, I'd think it would be easier to explain an aggressive call, then trying to rationalize why we missed a lay down game.

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4 was bid at our table. The passers win (or at least lose 1 IMP rather than 6) on this occasion. Partner's hand is AJxxx, xx, 109xxx, x, RHO has a weak no trump, spades and hearts are 4-2 so the last making spot is 4 which you're not going to find although my team mates did on a slower auction.
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Got out my thesaurus and fixed your post ;)

 

I pass at IMPs though.

 

I would pass at matchpoints and bid 4 at IMPs.

 

I think 4 will make less that half the time, and 4 will usually fail. But I think the dangers of going for a penalty are exaggerated, so I will gamble for the game bonus at teams.

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