jillybean Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Dealer: West Vul: NS Scoring: IMP ♠ K8 ♥ AKT8742 ♦ T64 ♣ J West North East South Pass Pass 1♣ 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass ? Your bid please & why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 2H. Unless I find a fit, I will stay low,and for what's it worth, 2H is surelynot and underbid. Depending on your style of weak jumpovercalls at the given colors, you could have bid 3H direct over 1C, or if you believed the given hand too strong, than 2H now, shows your hand, more or less. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 2♥ 3♥ really should not be under consideration with this hand. It shows a bunch of hearts and strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 2♥. This is a nice hand but when I show 6 hearts partner knows that I am bidding contructively opposite a passed hand since otherwise I would have overcalled 2♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 2H calmly. The three dead diamond is a concern due to the auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foo Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 2♥. This hand is a min unless We find a fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 What's all this about finding a fit? I have a heart fit with myself lol. Anyways, I'd try 3H, don't need much for game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I'd have bid 3♥ initially. This is a great hand. Once pard moves, I can't bid less that 3♥. The ♠K looks like a nice fitting card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 2H calmly. The three dead diamond is a concern due to the auction. There's nothing alarming about ♦xxx. RHO opened 1♣ and I expect a club lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foo Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 What's all this about finding a fit? I have a heart fit with myself lol. Anyways, I'd try 3H, don't need much for game. ...and how do you like you ♥'s opposite a void? The ♥ suit is not self-sufficient enough for a 3♥ bid when you are this low on HCP. I'd want at least 3 of the top 4 ♥ honors for a 3♥ bid in this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I would bid 2♥ but I think it's really close to 3♥, not that far at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I liked our auction on this hand. I suspect that my decision to pass in second seat will be more controversial than any of your bids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I'd want at least 3 of the top 4 ♥ honors for a 3♥ bid in this situation. lol, ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I don't mind either 2H or 3H We have a very crisp hand, and spade values & length opposite a very nice.AQxxx xx xx xxxx makes game if trumps are 2-2. AJxxxx x Qxxx Qxx and 2H needs trumps 3-2 to make 2H. Where does that leave us? Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 As the posts so far seems to indicate, the hand is worth about 2.5♥'s. Thus the optimists bid 3♥ and the pessimists bid 2♥ (or is it overbidders and underbidders? :) ). I'll stick to the first camp and go for 3♥. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I'd want at least 3 of the top 4 ♥ honors for a 3♥ bid in this situation. OK, I give up. Why would you rather have KQJ8xxx than AKTxxxx? I'd bid 2♥, but for a reason not mentioned so far (maybe because it isn't true). Partner's a passed hand, so I would bid 2♥ over 1 club with a 6 card suit and anything less than an full opening count. By slow bidding it like this, I'm already showing game interest across a maximum passed hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Dealer: West Vul: NS Scoring: IMP ♠ K8 ♥ AKT8742 ♦ T64 ♣ J West North East South Pass Pass 1♣ 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass ? Your bid please & why? very interesting hand. I will try 2clubs but I can understand why some are bidding 2H or 3H. My plan is to keep the bidding low and try and find out more. I assume 2clubs is not 100% game forcing. I agree with the point 1H showed something more than a random overcall at this vul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 3 hearts from me may as well be as pushy as I can, I like the hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Dealer: West Vul: NS Scoring: IMP ♠ K8 ♥ AKT8742 ♦ T64 ♣ J West North East South Pass Pass 1♣ 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♥ Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ Pass Pass Pass I liked my hand to start with even more after 1♠. I did play cautiously and bid 2♥, luckily Richard cooperated and we bid and made the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 3♥ for me also. 4♥ is a very close second. 2♥ is not even considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 3♥ for me also.4♥ is a very close second.2♥ is not even considered. OK, so...what hand would be bad enough for 1 heart followed by 2 hearts, but too good for a direct two heart bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 3♥ for me also.4♥ is a very close second.2♥ is not even considered. OK, so...what hand would be bad enough for 1 heart followed by 2 hearts, but too good for a direct two heart bid? Oh -- wait one second. I just realized that we are red-on-white. In that case, I would overcall 2♥ the first time. That makes a world of difference, as now any jump in hearts makes little to no sense. I cannot imagine a hand where I'd overcall 1♥ and jump to 3♥, as any "weird" hands would feature a spade fit now or a side minor. 1♥...2♥ would show a hand not good enough for an intermediate jump overcall. I cannot fathom this hand being deemed insufficient. As for the idea of 2♥ showing a weak hand, red-on-white, I'm not that crazy about -500 scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I liked our auction on this hand. I liked the auction too but I was very unsure of my 2nd bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 As for the idea of 2♥ showing a weak hand, red-on-white, I'm not that crazy about -500 scores. Seems a long time since you where a junior, when it comes to age and inclination. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I liked our auction on this hand. I liked the auction too but I was very unsure of my 2nd bid. Do we get to see all the hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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