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Opening a 22pt hand at the four level

#41 User is offline   Jinksy 

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Posted 2015-May-26, 15:42

If you're going to cue, would 5♣ be an option? I wouldn't risk it at the table, but I can see an argument that with a strong hand with a huge C suit, you'd have just chosen the level of your contract and bid it.
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Posted 2015-May-26, 17:33

View PostJinksy, on 2015-May-26, 15:42, said:

If you're going to cue, would 5♣ be an option? I wouldn't risk it at the table, but I can see an argument that with a strong hand with a huge C suit, you'd have just chosen the level of your contract and bid it.


Not sure if 5♣ will be a cue agreeing spades. Imo it should be natural. A strong hand with convertible values and clubs. AK x AKxx AQxxxx
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Posted 2015-May-28, 08:17

View PostMrAce, on 2015-May-25, 19:52, said:

This is a clear DBL for me. But I do not blame 4♠ ers. It all depends on what DBL would mean for them.

OK, I am onboard for 4♠, but what would double have to mean for it to be the correct bid? I would be worried about partner bidding 5♣ with something like J fifth and a bad hand.
I really think one has to more or less give up on slam even though it makes on this hand. It takes almost the magic hand with a stiff heart plus some other key high cards.
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Posted 2015-September-27, 03:05

Before seeing hand of ezyang i was thinking that the answere at preemptive (for me a 7th losers 7or 8 cards suit) cover by partner and probably with balanced points (remaining). If we have an hand adapt for 5♥ with possibilties in other suits ,why not ?
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Posted 2015-September-28, 09:33

View Postezyang, on 2015-May-20, 10:34, said:



Your call? (IMPs)



Today, at BB, all vul, after (2♥) - P - (4♥), David Bakhshi doubled with:

AKJxxx
Ax
KQ
Axx
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Posted 2015-September-28, 10:24

View Postandrei, on 2015-September-28, 09:33, said:

Today, at BB, all vul, after (2♥) - P - (4♥), David Bakhshi doubled with:

AKJxxx
Ax
KQ
Axx

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Posted 2015-September-28, 11:00

View Postcherdano, on 2015-September-28, 10:24, said:

He knows whom to listen to on BBF!

Partner with right 6 pts and slam is cold. No way to find this out. There is a saying "When fixed stay fixed."
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Posted 2015-September-28, 12:49

View Poststeve2005, on 2015-September-28, 11:00, said:

Partner with right 6 pts and slam is cold.

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