whereagles Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Matchpoints, intermediate field, both vuln. ♠ KJ9x♥ AJTxxx♦ T♣ Qx RHO you. 3♦ . ?? Your options are just pass, dbl for take-out or some nr. of hearts, natural. You can also try 4♦, but pard will take that for a 55. Note: pard is an ok player, but you don't know what he will make of dbl followed by taking 4♣ to 4♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Pass, wtp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥. I have the right shape in the minors, and I do not double with 4-6 in the majors unless the 6-card suit is very weak. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blofeld Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥ feels simple. I am good enough for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥ is clear, no real alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Hi, you either pass or bid 3H.I think 3H is borderline, and porbably the bid I would choose at the table, but I may pass, if I would take the time to think it over. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Torn between pass and 3♥ I'd like a better hand for a 3 level overcall, however, I have Diamond shortage. Partner will pass with a lot of balanced hands that could produce game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 ... but I may pass, if I would take the time to think it over. The ideal way of barring your partner from entering the auction on most occasions. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miron Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥, a bit overbid but it was their idea to preempt...But I have about 7 loosing tricks, this should work if partner has ♥ or ♠.I'm not sure what I will do after 3NT from partner. Would you pass?3♦ - 3♥ - p - 3NTp - ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I'm not sure what I will do after 3NT from partner. Would you pass?3♦ - 3♥ - p - 3NTp - ? Yes, pass. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥. With this shape I could also double and convert 4♣ to 4♥ but this hannd is too weak for that. Besides, if I double I won't know what to do over partner's 3NT. I don't want him to leave the double in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotShot Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥: seems clear: it is a minimum but we cannot pass. Partner will feel constrained if we pass and he has, for example, some 4=2=3=4 hand with 10+ points or so: he will be afraid to double because he cannot handle our bidding ♥ on a short(ish) suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 3♥ looks obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Thx all: I tried double, thinking that if I bid 3♥ and LHO raised diamonds, pard would not bid spades with 4-2 or 5-2 in the majors and a couple of points. In retrospect, I think 3♥ is better. The situation I envisoned, where double might be better, may happen, but in all other cases where it doesn't happen, hearts will play as well as spades or better. Pard would have to have like a 4-1 in the majors for spades to play better. Unlikely. In practice anything you bid is ok. Pard has loads of hearts and will bid them regardless :P He held: AxxKxxxxxAT9x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 3H. Not an overbid with 4-6 shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 i am worrying if pd will overbid with the hand he held. Didnt he push to 6h after your 3H? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 i am worrying if pd will overbid with the hand he held. Didnt he push to 6h after your 3H? Dunno what pard would do after 3♥ because I doubled :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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