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- From: rudy@netcom.com (Rudy)
- Subject: Re: bidding after a t/o double
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.203506.3746@netcom.com>
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- References: <1993Jan26.200658.5805@sco.COM>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:35:06 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.200658.5805@sco.COM> paul@sco.COM (Paul Jackson) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan24.191124.5033@netcom.com> rudy@netcom.com (Rudy) writes:
- >>You hold: AQ AKTx x AQJT7x
- >>Matchpoints
- >>RHO You LHO Pard
- >>1S X P 2H
- >>P ?
- >
- >Unless agreed to be forcing (I do NOT play it as absolutely forcing in this
- >sequence, partner would be allowed to pass with no clubs and no points) 4C
- >is still an underbid. Over 4H I'd bid 5H.
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- 4C is 100% forcing. You doubled and cue-bid, how else can you make it forcing?
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- >But, now that we have the heart fit, why am I bothering to mention my clubs?
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- Because you might just want to clue your partner in on how to evaluate
- the King of diamonds versus the king of clubs.
-
- Partnership game, you know.
-