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What is your choice?  

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  1. 1. What is your choice?

    • Pass, nothing to bid of
      21
    • 2NT, minors?
      0
    • 2NT, takeout
      0
    • double
      1
    • 3D
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    • others
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You're vulnerable, they are not. Do they have a fit? That's unknown. To get in the bidding with such hand is probably suicide, asking for a -500.

I'll pass.

 

Turn the vulnerability around, then I might Dbl when it feels ok.

 

Note: tnx for the 'other'-option :D

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With a well known partner i play that after 1 something - 1NT our weak 2 suiter are still on (in 4rth seat) since only one suit is shown. So i would have bid the minors, first time it was my turn.

Now that two suits are shown and my partner will have a hard time to guess about my . So i keep my mouth shut.

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Pass..............probably even if opps playing constructive single raises (it would be helpful to have that information). Partner didn't take any action over 1NT, lho could be up to a 9 to bad 10 count with dbltn spade, and, if so, partner likely has at least 4 spades, more major than minor suit cards, and there is no guarantee of a fit for us. Where are we going?
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Double only if you expect partner to leave it in. Partner has at least 4 hearts, and probably 5. Especially as he has a fairly limited number of HCP, this will likely lead to you writing -470 down on your card.
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Pass.

 

 

From the bidding I estimate LHO has 2 Spades. If he had more he would have raised pard, (he didnt bid a new suit). So pard has 5 or 4 spades.

 

RHO doesn't care for Clubs (he may have 0-3, and he may be ruffing them, so I'll lead a trump).

 

Thus RHO has long hearts and diamonds.

 

I have no guarantee of pard having length in Diamonds, and I'd have to bid them at the 3 level. Hearts may be a 4-3 fit at the 3 level. Its possible we have a fit in clubs, (and also possible we have a 4-2 or 4-3 fit) , but I see no sense in risking it vulnerable at the 3 level. So no suit bid makes sense. Also, the opps dont have a game, so bidding to prevent them making 110, at the risk of -300 or -500 doesnt seem worth it.

 

Do we double? Opps have at least 18 HCP, and much more likely 20-22.

can we set them? Perhaps. We may set them a trick. doubled gives us an extra 50 points.

 

If we fail, they make a game bonus. So we better set them 90% of the time, or set them 2 tricks the majority of the time. Can we do that?

I dont think so.

 

Pass.

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