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Stinky Hand

Poll: Stinky Hand (24 member(s) have cast votes)

What is Your Call?

  1. Double (2 votes [8.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 8.33%

  2. 2 Diamonds (3 votes [12.50%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  3. Pass (16 votes [66.67%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 66.67%

  4. 2 NT (2 votes [8.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 8.33%

  5. Other (1 votes [4.17%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

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#1 User is offline   BillPatch 

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Posted 2013-February-20, 21:50

Your hand South qj5 qt5 qj5 q964
Bidding N 1♦E 2♣ S ??
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Posted 2013-February-21, 00:25


Pessimistic valuation - 4Q's (4 x 1.5) + 2J's (2 x 0.75) + 1-10 (0.25)= 7.75. Adjust down for 3334.
I'll pass then remove partner's double to 2N.
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Posted 2013-February-21, 05:18

This seems to be a popular problem just at the moment. I still think the hand is worth about 8.
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Posted 2013-February-23, 09:19

I am willing to try 2NT... I dont devalue my QJs as much in notrump as in a suit contract and I do have the club stopper.

Part of the problem is that if I pass now and then bid 2NT over partner's double I am not sure he'll think it is natural - we play scrambling/goodbad/etc in so many situations this may look like one too without discussion.
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Posted 2013-February-23, 11:41

Siegmund, you are not allowed to overbid by a queen when you have all the queens. It is illegal.

Scrambling to the 3-level over 2C is new to me.
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Posted 2013-February-23, 17:24

I'd just pass
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Posted 2013-February-23, 17:44

View Posthan, on 2013-February-23, 11:41, said:

Siegmund, you are not allowed to overbid by a queen when you have all the queens. It is illegal.

Scrambling to the 3-level over 2C is new to me.

I believe the English call it the Irish Scramble and the Germans attribute it to the Poles.
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Posted 2013-February-25, 07:39

I'll pass, I prefer a yarborough over this hand
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Posted 2013-February-28, 23:35

PASS was my choice!
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Posted 2013-March-01, 03:07

View Postaguahombre, on 2013-February-23, 17:44, said:

I believe the English call it the Irish Scramble and the Germans attribute it to the Poles.

OK, then it is a Lancashire Scramble here in Yorkshire, and vice versa.
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Posted 2013-March-01, 04:39

According to bergen evaluation,there are only 8 starting point in the south's hand,so pass bid is a better solution.
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Posted 2013-March-01, 06:37

Pass is easy at this point, it the re-opening dble that is likely to come our way. For me it is not mandatory that partner re-opens. I think I would pass again if he doubled.
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