rogerclee

Are two people debating about whether or not that west hand constitutes a 2♦ call?

4♣ LM wtp.

1NT. Have to bid w/w MPs.

I guess I had nothing useful to say, except...disagree with OleBerg.

1♥ (planning to bid 3♣). It is too likely that this hand plays better in hearts than NT to go the 2♣->2N route, and this hand is short a little to go 2♣->2♥.

Double has so many more ways to win than pass that I think it is obvious.

I would just pass. It sounds to me that partner is likely fishing for the ♣K; if my ♣Q were really that important to him, he had 6♣ available.

Seems you don't like to be wrong. You are being ridiculous. I think it is interesting that you can operate complicated bridge software but cannot see how silly your conclusions from it are.

Uh Roger, how can it suddenly change to penalty when the first double was for takeout? I guess you are going to suggest he has a really strong balanced hand. Well then he would need about 19+ because of the failure to overcall 1NT initially. You have 8 - doesn't leave much for the opener does it? I think something smells, particularly as opener's bidding suggests a very shapely hand, (unless he is a total nutter). It is penalty because I don't know of any hands that would actually pull this double consistent with the auction.

Playing with someone who is so bad at slam bidding that he would bid 4♠ with this, I agree, I should just bid 6♠.

Thank you Ken. At the risk of upsetting Justin, you're someone with a bit of imagination. This hand was annoying me all night. This morning I try the North hand hcp outside spades + controls outside spades + distribution counted 1 for length and shortage 1/3/5 (i.e. points counted TSP style) = 20, no more than 3 hcp wasted in spades (which I didn't count anyway) and at least 5 hcp in hearts. This is about a Q above a min sound opening and starting to get into the realm of North taking a flier as far as I am concerned. DD analysis shows an 87% make for 6H and 20% for 7H. One more point and it shows 88% make for 6H and 22% for 7H Nick I thought this was extremely obvious, but maybe it is not; double dummy analysis will very often over-predict the number of tricks you can make if you have all the cards. It is amazing how many tricks you can take when you have a lot of strength and can see all four hands!

1) Penalty. 2) Agree; no, this is not forcing. 3) Penalty. 4) Pass. 5) I would probably bid 2♣, 1NT is okay.

6♥ here is a huge break of partnership discipline. Pass seems very clear to me.

Pass.

This hand is worth a GF, so the issue is whether 2♣ or 2♠ is better. It seems to me that the continuations over 2♣ are a little easier, so I will do that.

Because at either form of scoring, but especially matchpoints, there is no way I am playing 3♦ in a probable 4-3 fit.

I would x, pull 3♥x to 3♠, pass 3♦x, and bid 3♠ over anything undoubled. I can live with 2♣ but would bid 2♠ myself.

Put me down for 2N. I don't think it is likely enough that ♠ plays better than NT (especially if partner is 1543) to take that position. (2♥ and pass, wow, people are getting very creative.)

I would definitely pass and am very surprised that people are bidding 5♦ here. We have nothing in diamonds and a ton of soft values. Why hang partner for making a borderline double? Don't you guys routinely double 4♥ on 4225/4126 shape? The last time I pulled a similar auction like this to 5m, I had a much better hand than this, partner did not have a minimum, partner had 3-card support, and I went down 3.

1) IMPs, All Red, Third Seat ♠AQ8754 ♥Q3 ♦A42 ♣Q2 P - (1NT*) - 2♠ - (P) 3♠ - (P) - ? 1NT = 12-14 2) IMPs, All White, Second Seat ♠72 ♥QT ♦AKQ764 ♣KQ4 (2♦*) - 3♦ - (4♦**) - Dbl (4♠) - ? 2♦ was a nonconstructive weak 2 in either major (3-7HCP), 4♦ was tell me your major. Side question: do you think pass is forcing?

I think Garozzo came up with this, and I don't think it is really dumb. I have a weak hand, partner is limited, and the opponents have 18+ cards in the majors. I do not understand having a bid to deal with this scenario.

Some people play this as showing a weakish hand with 5♦-6♣. These people are really dumb, this is obv a splinter.

World record in terms of playing strength? I think that ♠AQ ♥AKQTxxxxx ♦A ♣A hand from a team match I played in awhile ago is still the winner.

4♦ majors? lol Anyway I think 4♥ is clear. This hand is very good, I am going to slam unless we are somehow off a spade control.

4♥. LHO has a fistful of spades, I am going to give him a problem.