Balance?

[cherdano]

[hv=d=e&v=n&s=s92h86djt72cat765]133|100|Scoring: IMP

(1♣*)-P-(1♥)-1N

(P)-P-(2♥)-P

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1♣ was 2+. 1N by partner was natural. Do you balance? If so, how?

[Blofeld]

Yes; I'll try 2NT. I passed 1NT so this is scrambling, not lebensohl.

 

I should mention that I might prefer double (pulling 2♠ to 2NT if p bids that) as partner might pass 2♥x for what may be a nice result. What I'm worried about if I double is the opponents competing to 3♥ and partner bidding 3♠ over the top of that.

 

Maybe I'm being paranoid for no good reason.

[whereagles]

Pass. There's a reasonable chance opps missed their 44 spade fit to play in the 52 heart fit.

[kgr]

Pass at IMP's. (I would bid 2NT at MP')

 

Maybe it is even better to pass (or DBL) at MP's.

Distributions could well be something like:

RHO: 4=1=4=4

LHO: 3=6=3=1

CHO: 4=4=2=3

We: 2=2=4=5

If opps open 1D with 4=4 minors then something like:

RHO: 4=1=3=5

LHO: 3=6=3=1

CHO: 4=4=3=2

We: 2=2=4=5

If opps play WJS 4-7 and open 1D with 4=4 minors then something like:

RHO: 3=1=4=5

LHO: 4=6=2=1

CHO: 4=4=3=2

We: 2=2=4=5

If opps play WJS 4-7 and open 1D with 4=5 minors then something like:

RHO: 4=1=3=5

LHO: 4=6=2=1

CHO: 3=4=4=2

We: 2=2=4=5

 

=> It's not sure that we have a fit and a 9-card fit is even less sure.

I pass at IMP's.

At MP's it seems best to pass or to DBL (and bid 3C if partner would bid 2S).

[dake50]

2NT. Hope partner likes C or has D helped by JTxx.

[cherdano]

I am not sure what is right but if you balance, I think double is better. If partner has 4 good hearts, defending 2H is a lot better (and safer) than playing 3m I would think. I don't think partner can bid 3S over 3H.

(P.S.: I am still hoping for a few more replies...)

[Guest Jlall]

I would pass...too much danger and not enough chance of a double partscore swing to justify the risk imo.

[mike777]

I am not sure what is right but if you balance, I think double is better. If partner has 4 good hearts, defending 2H is a lot better (and safer) than playing 3m I would think. I don't think partner can bid 3S over 3H.

(P.S.: I am still hoping for a few more replies...)

You may be correct but this looks pretty deep to me. 2nt now minors I hope. Read somewhere the Italians won a zillion imps by really fighting for partscores at imps over the years. Pass seems pretty close here at this vul though.

[neilkaz]

The opps probably have 16 cards in the majors and you probably have 16 in the minors so I think this is a very close decision between pass and 2NT for minors.

 

3m may be cold, or may be X'd and set only 1 (no disaster if 2♥ makes as is likely then) or may make doubled for a huge score. Other times opener will carry on to 3♥ and maybe -1.

 

Very close.. here for me and I don't fault a pass or a bid .. neilkaz ..

[HeartA]

I would pass.

[Codo]

If I look at a natural 1 NT bid, how would I see double fro pd now?

Cardshowing? Penalty? Take out?

I don´t know, I hope all the doublers know, what their partners think.

If you are on the same wavelength with your pd, what a double will show now, this would be my preference. But it will be too risky for me, so 2 NT is fine.

[cherdano]

If I look at a natural 1 NT bid, how would I see double fro pd now?

Cardshowing? Penalty? Take out?

I don´t know, I hope all the doublers know, what their partners think.

You can sleep well, Codo, I am 1000% sure all of my semi+regular BBF partners would understand double as takeout.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

pass.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[hotShot]

I pass.

 

I expect partner to hold 4♠, 3+♥ and 2+ in each minor. I'm not sure we have a fit anywhere and opps may not have one either. But if partner has some 15+ HCP opps don't have the majority of points.