Was my judgment really that bad?

[mike777]

Oh sorry. 1NT was 12-14.

 

2S is 12 or a bad 13.

 

And thanks everyone for your replies.

 

In these forums, I see a lot of people post example hands that partner could have for his/her bidding, but how do you do this at the table without taking excessive amounts of time?

 

My partner could be 3-3-5-2, 3-3-4-3, 3-2-4-4 (possibly some others, I suppose), and how can you make a good decision on whether game is a good chance or not, given that the high cards could be anywhere?

thanks,

 

Not sure how we, responder with a 9LTC hand are supposed to bid game across from a bad 13pt balanced hand. Seems pretty tough.

[HeartA]

It sounds like it should be; partner has confirmed a minimum, so 3S seems to serve no purpose as an invite, you'd be bidding the same values twice.

I don't agree here. "minimum" 2S shows is a range (12-14, say). You can still invite, "pd, if your hand is not dead minimum, please bid game"

I would bid 3S or 4S, depending on the score or mood. Pass is certainly not a choice.

[mike777]

It sounds like it should be;  partner has confirmed a minimum, so 3S seems to serve no purpose as an invite, you'd be bidding the same values twice.

I don't agree here. "minimum" 2S shows is a range (12-14, say). You can still invite, "pd, if your hand is not dead minimum, please bid game"

I would bid 3S or 4S, depending on the score or mood. Pass is certainly not a choice.

Strongly disagree, 2s cannot be decent 13 given 1nt=12-14

[HeartA]

I don't agree here.  "minimum" 2S shows is a range (12-14, say).  You can still invite, "pd, if your hand is not dead minimum, please bid game"

I would bid 3S or 4S, depending on the score or mood. Pass is certainly not a choice.

Strongly disagree, 2s cannot be decent 13 given 1nt=12-14

OK, I was sleepy when wrote that post. I would go to game directly. 11 count with 10s after Js, and Q9 in pd's suit, it worths 12 count, a full opening hand.