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Hi,
new here. Reg p and I had no idea what is best to bid. We are playing 12-14 nt,2 s transfer to minors,2 nt
balanced invite, thanks in advance
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responding to a weak nt
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Posted 2014-August-09, 16:25
Hi,
new here. Reg p and I had no idea what is best to bid. We are playing 12-14 nt,2 s transfer to minors,2 nt
balanced invite, thanks in advance
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Posted 2014-August-09, 16:36
bidding was p - 1 nt
p - 2 s - p - 3 c
p - 3 d - p - p
p - 2 s - p - 3 c
p - 3 d - p - p
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Posted 2014-August-09, 16:54
I'd just bid 3NT directly over 1N
Might even make...
Might even make...
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Posted 2014-August-09, 18:21
In an ideal world you could invite in diamonds somehow, if parnter rejected I doubt 3N would be very good. If your methods do not allow that then just bidding 3N is definitely better than signing off in 3D.
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Posted 2014-August-09, 20:22
♣
agreed. big hand in ♦, if p has some sort of fit 3N will be there, but if not you still want to be in ♦
whats 2♣ followed by 3♦?
PhantomSac, on 2014-August-09, 18:21, said:
In an ideal world you could invite in diamonds somehow, if parnter rejected I doubt 3N would be very good. If your methods do not allow that then just bidding 3N is definitely better than signing off in 3D.
agreed. big hand in ♦, if p has some sort of fit 3N will be there, but if not you still want to be in ♦
whats 2♣ followed by 3♦?
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Posted 2014-August-09, 23:05
Everyone is acting as if the opponents are not at the table.
I would bid 3♦ to play - ostensibly preemptive. On the vast majority of hands, 3♦ will be your best contract. It also makes it more difficult for your opps to get into the auction. They have 16-18 HCP - if they have some distribution, they may have a playable contract.
If you have to bid 2♠ to get to 3♦, this is an annoyance. It allows the opps to double to get into the auction. But if that is the way it is, you don't have any choice.
I would bid 3♦ to play - ostensibly preemptive. On the vast majority of hands, 3♦ will be your best contract. It also makes it more difficult for your opps to get into the auction. They have 16-18 HCP - if they have some distribution, they may have a playable contract.
If you have to bid 2♠ to get to 3♦, this is an annoyance. It allows the opps to double to get into the auction. But if that is the way it is, you don't have any choice.
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Posted 2014-August-10, 03:56
Well, we got 22-24 hcp so I doubt opponents can get into the auction easily. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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Posted 2014-August-10, 09:08
12=14 nt do not easily allow for minor suit invites since by their
nature it is unusual for them to have al suits stopped anyway. A
direct 3n here seems best ay IMPS since 5d is a long way off even
if 3n has no play. While 3d rates to be a safer contract, going for
the game bonus seems right at IMPS.
St MP a direct bid of 3n is reasonable but another good idea is
2N. The main reason for the invite is it keeps us in the best scoring
contract even if opener declines the invite. Trying to play in 3d at
MP just seems wrong and such a tactic would be much better served at
IMPS if one is feeling particularly conservative.
nature it is unusual for them to have al suits stopped anyway. A
direct 3n here seems best ay IMPS since 5d is a long way off even
if 3n has no play. While 3d rates to be a safer contract, going for
the game bonus seems right at IMPS.
St MP a direct bid of 3n is reasonable but another good idea is
2N. The main reason for the invite is it keeps us in the best scoring
contract even if opener declines the invite. Trying to play in 3d at
MP just seems wrong and such a tactic would be much better served at
IMPS if one is feeling particularly conservative.
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