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Nice Hand RHO PASSED

Poll: your move (26 member(s) have cast votes)

your move

  1. pass (5 votes [19.23%])

    Percentage of vote: 19.23%

  2. X (what does X exactly show?) (7 votes [26.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.92%

  3. 2H (12 votes [46.15%])

    Percentage of vote: 46.15%

  4. something else (1 votes [3.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.85%

  5. I would have acted the round before (1 votes [3.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.85%

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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2008-February-01, 00:23

Scoring: IMP


Partner passes and it goes:

p-1♥-p-1NT*
p-p-?

5+♠, forcing 1 round

You are 65 imps up in the last board and somehow you feel that Rightie doesn't promise 5+ hearts OR 11+ hcp.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 00:39

X shows, for me at least, an opening hand with hearts. That's what I have, so that's what I'll bid. I would have overcalled 1NT last time, though (right or wrong).
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Posted 2008-February-01, 01:10

2H
I will try bidding my longest suit.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 01:17

gwnn, on Feb 1 2008, 01:23 AM, said:

Dealer: North
Vul: E/W
Scoring: IMP
♠ Qx
♥ AKJ9xx
♦ Tx
♣ AJx
 


Partner passes and it goes:

p-1♥-p-1NT*
p-p-?

5+♠, forcing 1 round

You are 65 imps up in the last board and somehow you feel that Rightie doesn't promise 5+ hearts OR 11+ hcp.

Do I read the vulnerability right? We are white vs red? That makes this is a simple problem. Just pass. If RHO has been monkeying you will get 300 or so in. The most you stand to loose is 120 points (3 IMPs) when you can make 4♥. The much more likely scenario in that case is that they will be off in 1NT while they could have made 3♠ (winning 6-8 IMPs) or we could have made 3♥ (winning 2-4 IMPs).

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Posted 2008-February-01, 01:40

2♥ for me, exposing the psyche.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 01:52

Pass.

X would be for the minors, maybe partner
is awake, seeing that opener passed a forcing
bid, ... but X is certainly for the minors.

2H should be natural, ... but if I am +65, and we
are playing the last board, I dont need stress.

You could have overcalled 1NT the round before,
not perfect, but you would have been done with the
hand.

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Posted 2008-February-01, 02:06

2♥. Double could be misinterpreted.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 02:15

I read something written by Marshall Miles in his book Inferences at Bridge where he suggested the auction 1♦ - P - 1N - P - P - 2♦ was still Michaels, I'm a little worried that partner will play me for balancing with a Michaels bid if I bid 2♥ now. I realize there is a difference between the two auctions, but I'm still worried that I'll confuse partner.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 02:19

!!
1♦-p-1NT-p;
p-2♦!!

Nobody passes 1♦ with 5-5 in the majors.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 02:26

gwnn, on Feb 1 2008, 12:19 AM, said:

!!
1♦-p-1NT-p;
p-2♦!!

Nobody passes 1♦ with 5-5 in the majors.

The example hand given was:


I would pass that hand, as I am a big believer in not making shape calls unless I believe we have a good chance of playing the hand. Miles also makes that argument, but goes on to say that in the balancing position 2♦ as michaels is safe, since partner rates to have a fit for one of our majors on the bidding, and a decent hand.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 02:28

CSGibson, on Feb 1 2008, 10:26 AM, said:

Dealer: ?????
Vul: ????
Scoring: Unknown
♠ K7543
♥ Q8432
♦ 6
♣ T4
 


I would pass that hand, (...)

I would bid 1♠ on that.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 02:32

RHO has announced that he's psyched, so the only suit that the opponents are known to hold is spades. Your actions should mean roughly the same as they would after:

  1S pass pass

Double would be for takeout of spades, and 2H would be natural but an underbid. I would bid 3H.

Because of the vulnerability, it's tempting to pass, and I might do this if I weren't defending a lead. However, this might work out badly if they had a heart stop and a running suit. By bidding 3H. I hope to get us to the same contract as at the other table.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2008-February-01, 04:11

I'd bid 2H. For me double wouldn't emphasise hearts enough.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 04:45

If I act at all, I double showing a penalty double of hearts. But at favourable I might just take my 100s as they probably have a minor to run to.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 09:55

pclayton, on Feb 1 2008, 03:06 AM, said:

2♥. Double could be misinterpreted.


I'd double. I want to see what they run to before I bid hearts. Maybe we can double it.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 10:07

Pass. Agree 100% with Trinidad. Sure, we might earn 1700 by doubling, but we don't need that. Seems like RHO is either desperate or very tired.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 10:19

heh, well you are a mathematical lock no matter what you do so in that sense nothing matters, presumably OP just wants to do the right bridge thing in order to learn to play better etc.
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Posted 2008-February-01, 14:54

One of the textbook interpretations of a dbl in this situation is a good hand with opener's suit. That's what I have, so that's what I'd bid.
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