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What should I Bid? - Best enquiry for September 2006
The best submission for the month of September was made
by Arie Meydan.
Hand: West was dealer at nil vulnerable. :
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West
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North
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East |
South |
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1
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2 |
2 |
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Comments:
Playing teams against opponents who were playing Acol, what should South bid?
Peter's Reply:
Hi Arie,
If fit showing jumps were part of my armoury I would bid 4 . The
bid will benefit the partnership in both the bidding and the play should
we end up defending. It bypasses 3NT but this is most unlikely to be the
right contract on the deal.
If we don't have fit showing jumps available I'd be inclined to bid
3,
whether or not it is forcing. The bidding is not likely to die there and,
even if it happened to, it's improbable that we have missed a good game.
This action should lay the right groundwork for the next round of bidding.
I will probably get to bid 5 leaving partner to decide what to
do if the opponents bid 5.
Having seen the remainder of the hands, I have to say that I do not
much care for partner's 2 bid. With values concentrated in
diamonds and both hands unpassed, I think partner's hand qualifies for
some form of pre-emptive effort. Despite having only six diamonds, I would
rather bid 3, a weak jump overcall, with this
powerful suit in an otherwise poor hand. I think the accuracy of
description outweighs the penalty risk and leaves you much better placed
to judge what to do later in the auction.
Regards
Peter Fordham
The full deal was:
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 83
854
AKJ1098
107 |
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AQ97
AQJ93
3
643 |
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KJ2
K10762
Q4
852 |
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10654
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7652
AKQJ9 |
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Regards
Peter Fordham
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