mike777 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 3s..... no problem yet... passing seems silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dokoko Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 My partner is more likely to have x,xxx,KJTxxx,xxx (where even 3d might go down) than x,xx,AQxxxxx,xxx (where game is at most 50%). Even if partner guarantees 7 cards with 2 of 3 tops in diamonds and has the hoped for singleton spade, he needs ♦J along with his top honors (or ♦AK) to make game a good bet. Partner bet on the hand being theirs and was wrong. No need to penalise him. If you reach a good game at the other table, congrats and 6 imps to you; I will get the points back on the hands where a more flexible preempting style is called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dokoko Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 1. Partner has to have exactly two spades. If he has one spade, 5D is likely odds-on. If he has 3, you probably belong in 4S. I'd rather miss your "odds-on" 5♦ opposite ♠x, ♥xxx, ♦KQ9xxxx, ♣xxor 4♠ opposite ♠863, ♥xx, ♦KQJxxxx, ♣x! But maybe you want to blame partner for preempting when he was missing the ♦A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 I was expecting a pretty clear consensus on pass, but it has turned out a bit less clear-cut than I had imagined! I've set up a poll on Bridgewinners for more thoughts: http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/bidding-problem-2-mkk6er7hw1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 The "final" results had 16 votes for 3NT, 14 votes for pass, and 6 votes for 3♠ - so quite a bit of difference of opinion here. Despite 3NT being my choice, I'm surprised it was voted so highly. I've seen MrAce say in the past the actual votes aren't as important as who voted for what - anyone recognise names well enough to know how any 'expert' votes were divided? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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