Finch Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 [hv=d=e&v=e&s=shxxxxdk109xxxckxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP(1S) P (3S) P(P) ? 3S pre-emptive[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 4♦. Pard has a decent hand but couldn't take a call over 3♠; can't I hope for: QJxx, x, Axxx, AQxx? White on red I would have found a 3♦ call initially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I voted for pass, too weak to act. If I X, I'm too afraid partner will sit expecting a big number only to be disappointed, I'm not really that eager to be in 4H either. Bidding is not crazy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Pass I like to avoid disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Pard is marked with 13-15 or so. He didn't bid because he has spade lenght, which is quite plausible. Points break 20-20 and I have a void in their suit. I sure am bidding something here.. Double seems the best bid here, intending to convert 4♣ to 4♦. This pull-out is reasonable because pard can't have a 1-suiter. With a suit, spade lenght and fair hand, he would have already bid something over 3♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 pass, might had bid 3♦ before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 If you don't bid 3♦ before, you definitely can't now reenter the auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I pass, but I am innately conservative by today's standards. My concern is that partner will normally hold 4 ♠ and there is no reason to assume that: 1) they are making 3♠2) we are making our contract3) we can reach and stop in our best spot If they are failing in 3♠ (and why not?), then what are we gaining by trying to score 130 in ♦. I'll spot you that imp in exchange for avoiding disaster. Why are we going to make 4♦? Don't we have a lot of losers, or is that my imagination? Why does partner have to hold 3+♦? And if he is short in ♦, our defence goes up and our offence down. If we can make 4♦, just maybe partner will bid 5. Now, if he does so, we may well have a play, to the point that this is not really a negative. BTW, I have assumed that we were balancing with 4♦. Double is suicidal/fraticidal.... what are YOU leading after double, and 3N (intending to correct 4♣ to 4♦) is gambling that partner, with say 4=4=1=4 doesn't bless you for showing both minors and leaps to 5♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 pass :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Throwing caution to the wind, does the LOTT, such as it is, not indicate that we have a 9+8 situation here? (At worst.) If we go down 2 doubled in 4 of a red suit (-300) when they are making 140, so be it. If pard has more in D then -100 is ok and making doubled is a possibility. Sometimes the 1S bidder won't double because he thinks that it is your hand (which it may well be...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalvan14 Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I would have much preferred 3♦ at 1st opportunity.I do not feel up to doubling (no defense, and the 5432 suit in hearts is not encouraging). And if I've to bid 4♦ now, I should have introduced my suit earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 :) PASS. I'm not risking life an limb to save against -140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 I would have passed out 3S. Tom Townsend (a better player than I am, but I can still beat him at arm wrestling) doubled in the pass out seat. That resulted in an easy +600 in 5D (bidding diamonds at any time has the same effect, unless you tried 3D on the first round which on a bad day would end in 6D-1). Partner has a 3244 16-count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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