pooltuna

I thought I was protecting partner and I try not to put too much into opponent's hesitations especially online Why would you assume that a patton tournament was played online? Also I doubt Han would say they hesitated noticably if he was not sure about it. As I said earlier I try not to put much into opponent's hesitations but if you choose to read them as you know you do so at your own risk. We are not dead immediately after I X and I am positioned properly to win the post mortem whereas you may find yourself wiping egg off your chin :P

I thought I was protecting partner and I try not to put too much into opponent's hesitations especially online

Not to worry "other" included different planets. WAIT! NZ is from .... :lol:

my preferences would be 1]2♣ 2]2♦ just out of curiosity, why do you quote JLOL to answer the OP? I'd rather play gerber + flannery than play a style where this is a 2♣ overcall, on the second one I don't feel ashamed at all to bid 3♦. basically I thought I was close enough to his answers that we could gang up on you :lol: (not that I saw your answers earlier)

assuming no agreements on 2♣ that makes 2NT the easy call

5♥ maybe bidding to make maybe trying to save. But give partner the 3 non-♠ Ks and this will have a shot.

a competitive 3♣ (i.e. don't get idiotic on me partner)

If I had to guess assuming uncontested 1♦-1♠; 3♠-4♠

I'll have to TANK on the scoring method. Otherwise "Damn the torpedos!! Full speed ahead" (oops wrong senior Military officer) --i.e. Double The second I fear is a WTP Double.

my preferences would be 1]2♣ 2]2♦

partner has suddenly been struck dumb? (a vocal condition not a mental one) Pass and let partner tell you which hand he has, the good one( he was going to bid or invite game) or the bad one (he was ready to pass your 2♠ call)

Win the A♦ and ride the ♣8 seems like a 100% to make play

So what? On what 3 card holding for LHO can they run more than 3 fast heart tricks? And on many our heart 9 stops them from even establishing the 4th in time to beat us. xxx void Axxx AKxxxx or similar 11 or 12 counts is all we need to make game, and 5♣ is a long way off. or partner could be KJ9 void QJTx AJxxxx, where 5 clubs is a much better contract than 3N (actually the case). Give LHO the T of hearts and RHO an ace outside of hearts, and 3N is hopeless. perhaps a simul is in order?

too much bidding!!!! just raise to 6NT over 1NT ;)

yeah direct venal injection is faster :) and remember to use Kahlua in the Hookah for a much smoother taste ;)

is 5♥ really exclusion in this particular auction?

Responder could probably have 5+ clubs since 2♣ would be nonforcing for most. Responder could possible have a fit since for some there is a gap between 2♦ and a constructive raise (2NT, 3♣, or whatever we play), which can be filled by redbl followed by bidding diamonds. Responder certainly doesn't need game values although his 2♠ bid does show game values. If he doubles, passes or bids diamonds as his next turn he may have less than game values. But indeed I think most wouldn't have a 5-card major. So assume for example you hold with your partner opening 1♦: ♠ AKxxxx ♥ xxx ♦ xx ♣ AJ Bidding starts 1♦ --(DBL) -- ??? --(Pass) 2♦ --(Pass) --??? How do you describe such a hand if RDBL denies a 5 card major? Rainer Herrmann I guess the NON-forcing 1♠ call has gone out of fashion. I prefer to play XX means it is our hand and shows invitation + values (where is not yet clear) while ANY call over the X is NON forcing.

This is not law, it is agreement and not everyone uses that agreement. IMO the 2♦ bid is just trying to show the nature of opener's hand before the opponents make that difficult and since opener bypassed ♠ I think the 2♠ call promises 5+

I guess this is a new (at least to me) meta-agreement; vis-a-vis When the non-Captain doubles the opponent's final contract, Lightner applies. As a consequence it would seem to me that a resultant corrollary is Forcing Pass never applies in Captain auctions. Oh wait need to get some more coffee and maybe this will make sense after that.

Well everyone always talks about it but never seems to consider it a real auction how about upgrading the West hand and opening 1NT

not sure how much difference it makes but the technically correct IMPs play of A,Q,x♦ has merit even at MP

seems like the 2♣ looks like it requires the least from partner to be a winner.

I suspect that playing the ♦ with AK and leading up to the T is slightly a winner over the ♥ finesse now (after winning the ♠K). Playing the ♦ like this loses to LHO holding 4+ ♦ with at least one ♦ honor and RHO holding 4+ ♦ when s/he also holds the QJ

yes but after 1NT not 2NT :)

But if you don't bid 5♥ you'll never play in your 3-3 ♥ fit!!! :P