steve2005

I try for 4♥ if opponents are bidding that high odds are you wont have a true pen double so best pen come when you show you have values and opener leaves in with defense the people who put 7♥/7♠ are just making a point

what's E dicking around for, there is no slam potential, there is only 1 possible contract, why let in a lead directional or sacrifice suggesting bid by S. Just bid 4♥

hand 1 - solid hearts by responder, driving to slam or at least making that 5♥ bid GIB likes to make hand 2 & 3 too much of a fit and control heavy would not just bid 4♥ would bid 4♦, GIB probably should bid 5♥ it likes that bid appreciate your effort but the problem is if opener heavy in queens and jacks and has pts in spades but not AK (Q) which will be handy

doubt you have agreed on this. and big difference between a leaping Michaels over a weak 2 6-10 pts than a 1♠-2♠ raise where their partnership has 19-29 pts :rolleyes:

You don't need to double for hearts and a min hand. if partner has hearts they will have enough values to bid again. if you have hearts with reversing values you bid hearts. so double should be card-showing usually a flawed NT. i agree with mfa1010

how nice a hand? it would be helpful to see the hand. if opener had good fit for you he could have made a squeeze bid 4♦ to announce interest in slam (without setting trump) Don't know if GIB has this probably not but good human bid lol opener could have 4 or 5 good spades and slam is doomed with 4♥ bid

I don't think this is an inversion of 1N and double. im suggesting 1N overcall as 14-16 which is basically strong. inverting and playing 12-14 1N overcall would be a poor strategy imho as you don't have the pre-emption advantage of a weak NT and have all the disadvantages plus they might have an edge on what to lead. 1♥/1♠ overcall basically the same 1♦ different but I always found 1♦ overcall a waste of time. So instead using 1♦ on a lot of hands you would do a minimum takeout double plus Michael's hands so I think I'm more inverting double with 1♦ I'm not adverse from also using 1♦ for min takeout doubles 4-3 in majors

I open all 12 point hands. 3 or 4 times a year I get a crappy 12 pt hand like this and open it anyways. this one isn't so bad a 6 card suit with a simple rebid. every time you pass partner has a crappy 10/11 he thinks he can't open and you miss a nice part-score.

I guess 2♣ is new minor forcing so 3♣ is 5+♣ but not forcing only INV I think you should pass 3♣ as are a minimum

problem with using 3♣/3♦ as 2 suiter you lose the natural pre-empt which is effective. also Ghestem(3♣) has the same problem

good God! 4N is Blackwood of some sort. you've both jump-shifted surely there has to be a way to check if you have all the aces. your gonna have lots of tricks for 7 maybe even 8 lol

wow surely it has to be a rule once you have doubled a contract for penalty follow-up doubles are also for penalty!

I don't understand why GIB took a bid. I count the hand as 5 pts 1 pt for doubleton, but its in Q & J's real ugly! odds certainly favour passing and if opponents compete can proudly bid 2♥ only explanation is GIB is trying to show a 5-7 pt raise and the explanation wasn't changed when this change put into effect. also don't understand final pass, 3♥ got to be a better spot than 2♠ partner after all reversed so 3 level should be safe

Since Precision deals well with a double of 1♣ why can't you turn the tables and double opp 1♣ opening to show a precision 1♣. briefly the system would be double = 17+ pts bal or 16+ then play your normal methods and if rho competes use our methods over interference 1♦ = 4-4 in majors 11-15 or 5-4 or better in majors 8-15 1♥/1♠ = normal overcall 1N = 14-16 pts balanced 2♣ = weak 2 in ♦ 2♦ = 11-15 pts 5+♦ 2♥/2♠ = normal pre-empt 2N = unusual 2N ♦ & ♥ 3♣ = Ghestem ♦ & ♠ {edit] replace 2 bids below should you ever get 20-21 pts you can double 2N = 20/21 pts bal 3♣ = unusual 2N ♦ & ♥ you also should be able to do something similar after a 1♦ opening but im not familiar with big ♦ openings

wow such prompt service ! lol

for the ACBL convention card please change the puppet Stayman to be in black in its 2 spots 1N & 2N. It is no longer alertable so shouldn't be in red. been so for over a year. his will quickly solve some arguments when a person thinks it is alertable.

yes crazy jump but double is the right bid. big hand can play in any suit but ♠

done mean to spoil your fun but 4♥ should be down 1

north passing with 19 pts is bad north knows their pretty well game forced

GIB 2♥ bid gross underbid partner has bid 1N so has 2-3♥ and responder has 10 HCP + a singleton not in opener's first bid suit I think I want to be in game at imps whenever partner has 3♥ and INV otherwise even a 5-2 fit might make game if opener a max Note the difference from other hand lycier posted3H rebid where GIB makes a 3♥ INV with no guarantee of a fit as opener had rebid a suit not NT

if my partner is a zabriskan fontema. and bids that way I put him in 4♥ and let him stew in it. lol

surely counting shortness in partner's opening suit is counter productive

yes hand lack aces but has excellent source of tricks and a 6-loser hand certainly not a minimum

i though this was a play problem not assess the blame? ok didnt see atb butnoone has done the play

pick your poison. Drury better when you have a limit raise with a fit. With Bergen you end up one level higher when partner opened light. Natural 2♣ better when you have 9-11 pts with decent ♣ suit