would you open this a weak two hearts

[sceptic]

[hv=d=e&v=n&n=sa862hqt43dq6c982&w=sq953hk5d94ckqj76&e=sjthj9862dat83c53&s=sk74ha7dkj752cat4]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

West North East South

 

 -     -     2♥    Dbl

 Pass  Pass  Pass  

 

Would you open this a weak 2 hearts, we are non Vuln they are Vuln?

 

Would you pass the x ?

[Walddk]

1. No.

2. No.

 

1. The suit quality is rotten, and I have one heart less than I should have. It's definitely not my style to open a weak 2 with that.

 

2. Double is for take-out, so why wouldn't I take it out?

 

Roland

[Gerben42]

Would you open this a weak 2 hearts, we are non Vuln they are Vuln?

 

Wrong question. Would your partner think you open this a weak 2? At this vuln. there is no such thing as minimum strength, just be on the same wavelength with pd.

 

2nd question: Firm believer in taking out partner's take out double. I'm not sitting for this one.

[joker_gib]

1. No, non existent suit of 5 cards !

2. No, I have nothing and my ♥ are misplaced !

 

Alain

[G_R__E_G]

I wouldn't. I'm an aggressive bidder - but not that aggressive. Make that ♦T the ♥T and I would at that vulnerability.

[Winstonm]

No. IMO, this is more of a matchpoint tactic, trying to steal a board where the result is either a top or a bottom. At IMPs the risk verses gain is out of whack.

 

Yes. Having made this bid, I assume partner knows what kind of hand I may hold so I have to live with the consequences and hope we've kept them from slam.

[pigpenz]

NO! whats the point.

I want partner to be able to make an intelligent deciscion with points if and if they dont come into the auction.

 

If I was playing EHAA yes, i would open two

 

if not playing lebensol i would bid 2NT

[P_Marlowe]

1) No, terrible 5 card suit, well if you dare to call this suit

2) West should Pass, afterall he can assume a 8 card fit

North should bid 2 NT, lebensohl, intending to bid 3S,

to show invitational vaules

 

Personnaly I would bid 2NT with the South hand.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[Chamaco]

Would you open this a weak 2 hearts, we are non Vuln they are Vuln?

 

This depends on pship styles.

Some like to preempt with bad suits because they can increase the frequency of the bid.

Personaly I would not try this vs an unpassed pard

 

Would you pass the x ?

 

No.

To try to make this clearer:

most times doubles with a good opener.

A good opener promises about 2.5 defensive tricks.

 

Here , especially sitting under the preemptor, we have no reason to expect to provide more than 2/3 tricks.

Sure, we may expect to set the contract by 1 trick, but it will be very close, and doubling them into game is not a good strategy.

 

As I have spades support, I'll bid my spades

[Guest Jlall]

I wouldn't bid 2H on J fifth no matter what. All the favorable vulnerability and state of the match considerations cannot change the fact that its J fifth.

 

I would not pass the X as the heart spots are too weak. QT9x is much more suited for a pass (but I still wouldn't). Would bid a pedestrian 2S.

[Trpltrbl]

1 ) No, never in first or second seat. In 3rd seat everything is allowed.

 

2 ) 2♠, pd is asking me to Take Out, so I will do so. But I will not count my ♥Q for now.

 

GBB :)

[mikeh]

Some 10 years ago, while forming a new (and to become my all time best partnership) I raised my partner's favourable vulnerability 1st seat 2♥ bid to 3♥ on 10x. After a tortuous auction the opps rested in 4♠ and partner led his 5th best ♥... the 2. Dummy's ♥ were AKQxx and declarer followed.

 

After that, we agreed that we would adopt a slightly more rational weak two style.

 

So I have to say that I would NOT open 2♥.

 

And I would definitely NOT pass the double as North, even if I knew that the opps style permitted this kind of weak 2.

[inquiry]

No. No. No.

[Fluffy]

No. No. No.

couldn't say it clearer