• What is your call?

    From peter@seidnitzer@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Mon Jun 21 08:22:14 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    Hi all,
    you are playing MPs at club tourney level. Both sides NV.
    You hold: 42, J974, QJ94, 987.
    LHO opens 1nt (15-17), Partner bids 2S Multi Landy (agreement 5M, 4m)
    RHO passes.
    Thank you very much for your input.
    Peter
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  • From gazelle@gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) to rec.games.bridge on Mon Jun 21 16:33:46 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    In article <ce62cccb-2aae-4c58-8731-807f246a97f1n@googlegroups.com>,
    peter <seidnitzer@gmail.com> wrote:
    Hi all,
    you are playing MPs at club tourney level. Both sides NV.
    You hold: 42, J974, QJ94, 987.
    LHO opens 1nt (15-17), Partner bids 2S Multi Landy (agreement 5M, 4m)
    RHO passes.
    Thank you very much for your input.
    Peter

    I think I would pass, since his suit is probably spades, and any bid by me
    is likely to make things worse.

    If LHO doubles, and this gets passed back to me, I'll try 2N, to get
    partner to name another suit.
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  • From johnson@root@example.net to rec.games.bridge on Mon Jun 21 16:50:18 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On 2021-06-21, Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
    In article <ce62cccb-2aae-4c58-8731-807f246a97f1n@googlegroups.com>,
    peter <seidnitzer@gmail.com> wrote:
    Hi all,
    you are playing MPs at club tourney level. Both sides NV.
    You hold: 42, J974, QJ94, 987.
    LHO opens 1nt (15-17), Partner bids 2S Multi Landy (agreement 5M, 4m)
    RHO passes.
    Thank you very much for your input.
    Peter

    I think I would pass, since his suit is probably spades, and any bid by me
    is likely to make things worse.

    If LHO doubles, and this gets passed back to me, I'll try 2N, to get
    partner to name another suit.


    His major suit *is* spades. I pass. Although he has a four-card minor
    (more often played as 4+minor) the chances are that retreating
    to his minor will result in playing a seven-card fit at the
    three-level rather than at the two-level.
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  • From gazelle@gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) to rec.games.bridge on Mon Jun 21 17:31:21 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    In article <er3AI.167205$gpy1.8887@usenetxs.com>,
    johnson <root@example.net> wrote:
    On 2021-06-21, Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
    In article <ce62cccb-2aae-4c58-8731-807f246a97f1n@googlegroups.com>,
    peter <seidnitzer@gmail.com> wrote:
    Hi all,
    you are playing MPs at club tourney level. Both sides NV.
    You hold: 42, J974, QJ94, 987.
    LHO opens 1nt (15-17), Partner bids 2S Multi Landy (agreement 5M, 4m)
    RHO passes.
    Thank you very much for your input.
    Peter

    I think I would pass, since his suit is probably spades, and any bid by me >> is likely to make things worse.

    If LHO doubles, and this gets passed back to me, I'll try 2N, to get
    partner to name another suit.


    His major suit *is* spades. I pass. Although he has a four-card minor
    (more often played as 4+minor) the chances are that retreating
    to his minor will result in playing a seven-card fit at the
    three-level rather than at the two-level.

    Oh, OK. Then pass is even more clearcut.

    I thought it was either major. In fact, I would argue that to make this newsgroup thread even the least bit interesting, it is necessary to assume
    that it means "a major", not, specically spades.
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  • From judyorcarl@verizon.net@judyorcarl@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Mon Jun 21 12:18:35 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    Is 2S a serious attempt to buy the contract or is it usually destructive? I can't imagine you would agree to play this in a club tourney without an understanding about this.

    Is it

    KJ1098
    KJ10
    x
    QJ106

    or

    K7653
    K32
    x
    Q432

    Carl




    On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 11:22:15 AM UTC-4, peter wrote:
    Hi all,
    you are playing MPs at club tourney level. Both sides NV.
    You hold: 42, J974, QJ94, 987.
    LHO opens 1nt (15-17), Partner bids 2S Multi Landy (agreement 5M, 4m)
    RHO passes.
    Thank you very much for your input.
    Peter
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  • From peter@seidnitzer@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Mon Jun 21 15:58:50 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    judyorcarl@verizon.net schrieb am Montag, 21. Juni 2021 um 21:18:36 UTC+2:
    Is 2S a serious attempt to buy the contract or is it usually destructive? I can't imagine you would agree to play this in a club tourney without an understanding about this.

    Is it

    KJ1098
    KJ10
    x
    QJ106

    or

    K7653
    K32
    x
    Q432

    Carl
    On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 11:22:15 AM UTC-4, peter wrote:
    Hi all,
    you are playing MPs at club tourney level. Both sides NV.
    You hold: 42, J974, QJ94, 987.
    LHO opens 1nt (15-17), Partner bids 2S Multi Landy (agreement 5M, 4m)
    RHO passes.
    Thank you very much for your input.
    Peter

    It ought rather look like the better one of the two hands and the agreement is actually 5M and 4+m.
    Thank you all
    Peter
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  • From judyorcarl@verizon.net@judyorcarl@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Thu Jun 24 14:23:42 2021
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 6:58:51 PM UTC-4, peter wrote:
    judyo...@verizon.net schrieb am Montag, 21. Juni 2021 um 21:18:36 UTC+2:
    Is 2S a serious attempt to buy the contract or is it usually destructive? I can't imagine you would agree to play this in a club tourney without an understanding about this.

    Is it

    KJ1098
    KJ10
    x
    QJ106

    or

    K7653
    K32
    x
    Q432

    Carl
    On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 11:22:15 AM UTC-4, peter wrote:
    Hi all,
    you are playing MPs at club tourney level. Both sides NV.
    You hold: 42, J974, QJ94, 987.
    LHO opens 1nt (15-17), Partner bids 2S Multi Landy (agreement 5M, 4m) RHO passes.
    Thank you very much for your input.
    Peter
    It ought rather look like the better one of the two hands and the agreement is actually 5M and 4+m.
    Thank you all
    Peter

    If "it ought" is not a specific agreement, it is a landmine.

    Carl
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