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- From: grove@triangle.Berkeley.EDU (Eddie Grove)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.bridge
- Subject: Re: Freak hand. YBTJ
- Date: 20 Nov 1992 02:37:09 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- References: <davidm.721693161@voltaire> <1eg8teINNemr@leo.asc.slb.com> <6251@tivoli.UUCP>
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- In article <6251@tivoli.UUCP> taylor@foraker.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Eric Taylor) writes:
- >|> Personally, I prefer a simple auction for these hands:
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- >|> 5C 6C, as suggested by (I think) Eric Taylor.
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- >Not me. I don't like simple auctions. :-)
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- I think the reference is to me. I have nothing against complicated
- auctions, but I do think an opening 1-bid should show some defense.
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- The hand in question is reasonably likely to take NO tricks on defense,
- and certainly can't be expected to provide 2, so I can't understand
- opening it with a 1-bid.
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- Eddie
- (Starts with an E, but not Eric, nor Ernie, nor ...)
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