Echognome Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 [hv=d=n&v=n&s=s9hkq752dkt872cq2]133|100|Scoring: MP1♠ - 1NT (forcing)3♠ - ?[/hv] You're playing a pretty basic 2/1 system. What now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Because anything I bid here will be interpreted as cue-bids (if not, what do u do if u want to cuebid?), I'm stuck with 3NT. C'est la vie. I hope we open 2♣ on very good hands, not only very very very good hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Naturally unhappy but would chose 4♠ over 3NT. I'm not that interested in higher matters with an aceless misfit (in the sense we cannot find a fit if it exists). An example of why Gazilli and similar mechanisms are useful as you will have shown some values in the auction 1♠-1NT-2♣-2♦-3♠... even though, to be honest, you are only slightly better placed :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 3N. 4♥, 4♠ or 5♦ might be the right spot, but if we are gambling, lets gamble on the highest scoring strain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I'll take 4♠, safest bid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp3600 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 3NT. Far from minimum hand, not interested in playing in spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 3NT. I'd rather take the club risk than try to take one more trick. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I'd go with NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianshark Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 3NT for me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 [hv=d=n&v=n&n=sqjt743h4daqcak83&w=sk5haj96dj953cj96&e=sa862ht83d64ct754&s=s9hkq752dkt872cq2]399|300|Scoring: MP1♠ - 1NT (F)3♠ - 4♠[/hv] I decided to raise spades with no great conviction. I felt that we had the values for game and that spades was usually going to be a playable strain whereas NT might or might not be. We were pretty lucky in the play: T1 ♠2 - 9 - K - 3T2 ♥6! - 4 - 8 - Q...Making 11 I felt a bit for West as that could easily have been the right play at IMPs. I believe it takes a diamond lead to defeat 4♠. 3NT has all kinds of handling problems and the defense will usually prevail with 3♥ and 2♠. Again, only one hand presented with which to judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I would have bid 3NT. Incidentally I think the 3S bid sucks. For all you know you could have a C slam, a C game, or some other game contract, or no game available at all. 3S is very poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I would have bid 3NT. Incidentally I think the 3S bid sucks. For all you know you could have a C slam, a C game, or some other game contract, or no game available at all. 3S is very poor. I agree 100%. My specific solution with this type of hand, assuming 2/1 GF, is for 2♦ to guarantee 4+ and 2♣ to be potentially artificial and hence semi-forcing. If the auction does not survive 2♣ under these parameters, 2♣ is right. If it survives one round, NOW I can bid 3♠ for 6-4, unless partner does something weird to suggest something else. If partner raises spades or uses BART, I'll act accordingly. Not doing all this stuff, I'd still bid 2♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 [hv=d=n&v=n&n=sqjt743h4daqcak83&w=sk5haj96dj953cj96&e=sa862ht83d64ct754&s=s9hkq752dkt872cq2]399|300|Scoring: MP1♠ - 1NT (F)3♠ - 4♠[/hv] I decided to raise spades with no great conviction. I felt that we had the values for game and that spades was usually going to be a playable strain whereas NT might or might not be. We were pretty lucky in the play: T1 ♠2 - 9 - K - 3T2 ♥6! - 4 - 8 - Q...Making 11 I felt a bit for West as that could easily have been the right play at IMPs. I believe it takes a diamond lead to defeat 4♠. 3NT has all kinds of handling problems and the defense will usually prevail with 3♥ and 2♠. Again, only one hand presented with which to judge. Was 2club rebid banned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 echo the sentiment that the 3S bid was horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 echo the sentiment that the 3S bid was horrible.Agree that 2C should be automatic - question now is how to continue - would you bid 2H over 2C or 2N? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 2NT, after wich 3♠ should be forcing but I ain't sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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