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#1 User is offline   Jinksy 

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Posted 2016-April-23, 19:32

AKJTxxx
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Love all, RHO deals and passes. What's your action?

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Posted 2016-April-23, 21:20

Disciplined 3♠.
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Posted 2016-April-23, 23:22

Disciplined 4S.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 00:07

3S.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 01:13

easy 4 spades, if for some reason I couldn't open 4 spades then I'd open 1 spade, 3 just seems really bad to me.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 01:18

What scoring?
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Posted 2016-April-24, 01:20

3 - you're 2nd in. it shows a constructive hand
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Posted 2016-April-24, 01:35

4♠without any hesitation. Next question (?)
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Posted 2016-April-24, 01:54

View PostPhilG007, on 2016-April-24, 01:35, said:

4♠without any hesitation. Next question (?)

I think that hesitation would only really become an issue were you to have chosen 3S
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Posted 2016-April-24, 02:04

View Postwank, on 2016-April-24, 01:20, said:

3 - you're 2nd in. it shows a constructive hand

I've never heard of a single suited hand being described as "constructive"
That's a new one on me (!) ;)
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Posted 2016-April-24, 02:53

Given 2nd position, eq. vul. - 3S, if I play with my regular p.
Playing with a partner, with whom I did not have discussed preempts in depth - 4S.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 06:27

Close decision. With the same hand and 7321 shape I'd open 3S, but I think the void and suit quality are enough to convince me to open 4S.

I don't think this hand is worth wasting too much time on because in the long run the IMP expectation of 3S and 4S will be very similar.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 06:36

I'm not bidding 4S with a seven-card suit in second seat - it's not helpful to pre-empt partner (particularly when we own the spade suit). 3S is more reasonable, but I feel that I have the values to bid 1S and this is the most constructive option.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 08:03

View PostPhilG007, on 2016-April-24, 02:04, said:

I've never heard of a single suited hand being described as "constructive"



Oh dear
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Posted 2016-April-24, 08:03

As with Fluffy's thread, this goes a little to pre-empting agreements. 4♠ for me but I have no problem with a style where this would be opened 3.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 08:24

obviously a lot of stronger players than me vote for 3s but I would just never expect this hand if P opened 3s. Maybe I'm just too much a juniour
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Posted 2016-April-24, 08:55

I'm settling for 3S, but wouldn't criticise 4S. I would probably bid 4S if I had a heart void instead though.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 13:27

Once RHO passes there is less reason to preempt so the decision is really whether or not to open. I think it is too easy to miss game by passing, so I would understand a partner who bid this hands 1S, 2S, 3S, 4S. If quite disciplined, I would open either 2S or 3S as system dictated. Regardless, I believe the pressing issue here is how to make a constructive bid rather than a destructive one.
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Posted 2016-April-24, 16:27

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Posted 2016-April-24, 20:00

View PostJinksy, on 2016-April-23, 19:32, said:

♠ AKJTxxx ♥ xxx ♦ xxx ♣ -
IMPS Love all, RHO deals and passes. What's your action?
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  • 4♠ = PRE. Daddy bear.
  • 1♠ = NAT. Mummy bear.

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