Do you take a call? If so, what call do you make?

[bid_em_up]

Both vul, your partner opens 2H (weak) in first seat and RHO passes. Partners preempts are known to usually be soundish in first/second seats, and will normally not hold 3 cards in the other major.

 

You hold:

 

[hv=s=saxxxhdak9xxxcaxx]133|100|Both Vul

Imps[/hv]

 

Its your bid.

 

Do you make a call and if so, what is it? Any comments as to what call and why are welcome.

[Guest Jlall]

Pass.

 

I'm pretty much just conservative on deals like this. A majority of the time we have a misfit, partner's values are in hearts, and bidding just gets us into trouble. I feel like I'll win enough small swings against bidders to compensate for the times they bid 3N and make it opposite the right hand.

[mikeh]

I also would pass.

 

If I were to bid, it would not be notrump, but 3♦. On a good day, I catch partner with x AKxxxx xxx xxx and he can splinter B) I like my chances in 5♦ then. But that is so unlikely, that I shall not go chasing moonbeams on this one.

[mcphee]

There may be days where 4H makes, but it will not ever be found from me. I pass and hope to make 2. 3N could be a shot as Mikeh suggests, even lots of D when you find the right hand. Not that realistic really.

[the hog]

Pass. The only possible alternative is a D contract, but that is unlikely.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

it certainly depends on the vulnerability as well.

if we would be red vs green, making a 7 card suit

a possibility, I would bit, at equal or favourable

vulnerability, I pass.

 

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[pclayton]

Pass. 5♦ might be an interesting proposition on some layouts, but it seems a long shot.

 

Don't forget to rip the balance here when the tray comes back B)

[HeartA]

My first reaction is 3D. But then, thinking what I would do after pd's 3H, I reluctantly chose to pass.

[Winstonm]

Pass and hope for a balance.

[Gerben42]

Pass quickly (I hope I can manage). Who knows, maybe 2♥ makes.

[Halo]

Pass.

 

There is a slight argument for 3NT on the basis that you are not odds on to make 2H anyway, but I would not go that way.

 

If I bid it would be 3D and I would expect to play in 4D going off, when 2H might make.

[whereagles]

I'm going against the field and bid 2NT. If pard happens to have a max hand, there's a good chance I might scrap up 9 tricks in 3NT. If he has a min, we'll be only 1 trick worse than in 2♥.

 

I know it's a bad idea to get happy on a misfit but I've been in similar situations before and I've lost points by leaving it at 2♥.

 

Oh, chalk one up for transfer responses to weak 2's. South bids 3♣ (transfer) and carries on to 3NT or 5♦ if opener gets happy about the transfer.

[Codo]

This partner plays "soundish" weak twos, maybe something we are not used to. :rolleyes:

So I take a shooot with 3 ♦ too.

 

Opposite something, what the hog will identify as a weak two, this is a clear pass of course.

[dake50]

Can partner have 6 solid hearts? If not 3NT over 1+.

[civill]

Both vul, your partner opens 2H (weak) in first seat and RHO passes.  Partners preempts are known to usually be soundish in first/second seats, and will normally not hold 3 cards in the other major.

 

You hold:

 

Dealer: ????? Vul: ???? Scoring: Unknown

♠ Axxx ♥ [space] ♦ AK9xxx ♣ Axx

Both Vul Imps

 

Its your bid.

 

Do you make a call and if so, what is it?  Any comments as to what call and why are welcome.

Pass or not? It's a chicken's rib.Might be not well cooked.

But the BLUE words at foot note alert me to pass.

Edited January 18, 2007 by civill

[gwnn]

I can't resist bidding 3♦, I have to confess *blushes*

[civill]

The subject reminds me a Chinese word-set of "故地重游" & another pop game of "I-go";

DO you have some samilar feelings with me?