Fred.
2/21/2014 3:49:00 PM
On Monday, February 10, 2014 11:08:31 PM UTC-5, judyo...@verizon.net wrote:
> On Monday, February 10, 2014 10:36:26 PM UTC-5, Michelle Steiner wrote:
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> > Holding the following hand as dealer (both not vul, match points):
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> > After opening 1D, what is your bid over 1S?
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> Surely if an opponent had 7 clubs, you would know by now. So what is wrong with 1NT?
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> Carl
On the assumption that the hand will play in a part score 1NT is not
unreasonable. The downside is that partner holding a strong hand
will have a hard time visualizing such a concentration in the red
suits. Even in a part score it would not surprise me if the hand
took 7 tricks in NT but 9 tricks in diamonds.
Fred.