dcvetkov Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 You are playing IMP vul vs not and hear 3 ♦ opening on your right? Do you double, pass, 3NT or something else [hv=d=e&v=e&s=saj9xhkxdaxxckjxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Well, they will work against this hand :P ....just how many honors do i expect to catch in all my lovely tenaces when he is likely opening 3D on KQJxxx. :P ...This hand is a pass and hope that pard can reopen :) then game in S or NT is a consideration after a double or 3H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 I would not consider double. I'm too likely to get in trouble when partner bids some number of hearts. I think the choice here is really between pass and 3NT. If partner has singleton diamond and enough for game, she will balance on this auction. If partner has two diamonds and 12-13 points (or more) she will probably also balance. The danger is that partner has three diamonds, or that partner has two diamonds and something like 10-11 high. Of course, a 3NT bid carries its own risks, particularly that LHO has most of the outstanding values and manages a double. There is also an issue here that suits are likely to break badly and missing kings or queens tend to be behind me, so that the normal 26 hcp and two balanced hands may not actually make 3NT. My guess here is that 3NT will make about half the time. But some of the times 3NT is making, partner would manage a balancing bid, and some of the times 3NT is failing LHO will find a double. I think passing is the least of evils here, although it's not hard to construct examples where pass is the wrong choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 3NT by me. I expect to often compare... "Sorry -- minus 1100" "Push" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Being long in diams, you can afford to pass. But I still prefer 3NT, as pard might lack something to double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 I think I'm going to try 3NT...Axx is much more preferable to Ax and partner won't balance on a 10 count very often.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 3N. Hopefully we can shut out the diamonds with my Axx. I've been murdered in these 3N's before, but I've had a lot more where I catch pard with the expected 9 count and it rolls. I always find it curious that this hand overcalls NT over a 1♦, 2♦ AND 3♦ opening. Its also my experience that the 1N overcall is the one that gets most frequently punished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 I'm a 3NT bidder here too. IMP vul games beg to be bid. If doubled, I'll get the first aid kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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