han Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 [hv=d=n&v=n&s=sa9xhj98dkjxxxckx]133|100|Scoring: XIMPp - (1C) - ??[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Dbl or 1♦ are both reasonable. I'll go 1♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1♦ is the bid for me. I'm closer to pass or 2♦ than X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1♦ for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossoneri Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1 ♦ no need to search with X a 3-3 fits yet. Pass would be my second choice, 2 Diamond my third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1♦ I could live with a partner who preferred to pass hands like this, but I'd struggle with a double in my general methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 easy double :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1D, wtp? Move the King of clubs to anothersuit and we can start talking abouta t/o, I still would bid 1D, but at leastI would begin to see some merits. You may convince me that pass is best, but I am used to bid, sometimesI bid to much. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1♦ Too weak and wrong shape for double. Can live with one flaw but not two. If I live in Italy I guess they win with double all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Partner's a passed hand, which I don't find overly encouraging. Admittedly, he's not going to be in a position to hang me if I double. At the same time, its not like we have any (real) chance at game. At the table, I would consider three different bids: Pass1♦2♦ I suspect that I would (probably) pass, with 1♦ as a close second. On occasion, I'd trot out a 2♦ just to keep things lively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1♦. For those who double, what about this auction: 1♣-1♦-2♣-P-P-X? Or, is there something different about the delayed action, like a sixth diamond expected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I would expect a better hand Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I would expect a better hand Ken.me too. I am a 1♦ overcaller: I won't stretch to double on modest high cards with 3=3 in the majors. As for [1♣] 1♦ [2♣] P P... I can think of almost no reasons to bid. Partner could have made a responsive double or a raise to 2♦... and he could have bid a chunky 5 card major if he is a maximum passed hand. So doubling now seems low percentage.. could work out, but rates not to. Bear in mind that the auction doesn't rate to go 2♣ P P... most of the time, LHO is bidding a major, or doubling, or (given our suit) bidding 1N etc. So I wouldn't make my first call in the expectation of being able to reopen next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I suspect that I would (probably) pass I second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1♦ is the bid for me. I'm closer to pass or 2♦ than X. Agree. I would bid 2♦ at matchpoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1D is clear for me. I don't double 1m in the direct seat with 3-3 in the majors and 12 hcp, but each to his own... Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I am a 1♦ overcaller: I won't stretch to double on modest high cards with 3=3 in the majors. I'm a 1D overcaller on this hand as well but I don't mind double at all. I don't like 2D on this hand with a poor suit and so many scattered honours: xxx xxx KJxxx Kx is much more of a 2D call. I have no intrinsic problem with doubling on a 3352 12-count. I bet mike would double (if he did anything) with KQxAKx9xxxxxx and I bet all the doublers would bid diamonds (1 or 2) with xxxQxxAKQxxJx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1D, the lead may be important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 [hv=d=n&v=n&s=sa9xhj98dkjxxxckx]133|100|Scoring: XIMPp - (1C) - ??[/hv]IMO 1♦ = 10, _X = 6, P = 5.♦ is what you want led. If you swap your round suits, however, and RHO opens 1♥ then...IMO _X = 10, _P = 9, 2♦ = 3.IMO you should double although it is fraught with danger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 It's close between pass and 1♦ IMO.Double and 3♦ is non-alternatives to me. I'd probably overcall 1♦ for the lead with a non-regular partner.(With my regular we use transfer overcalls here, and I'd not get in with 1♠. Besides, he always leads a ♦ if it's the best lead for us anyway :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTired Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 1D for me. Can understand those that trot out 2D or even X. I play that overcall then X is strong hand. But Pass? Never! If I were to pass this hand, my mother would rise out of her grave and smack me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I bid 1D but later I thought that perhaps double was better. The auction went: (still none vulnerable) p - (1C) - 1D - (1NT)Dbl - (p) - ?? The agreement with this partner about doubles was far from clear; we agreed that a double is take-out unless everybody in the room (5 tables) knows it is penalty. Partner also didn't know about my overcall-style nor did I know his. What's your call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I bid 1D but later I thought that perhaps double was better. The auction went: (still none vulnerable) p - (1C) - 1D - (1NT)Dbl - (p) - ?? The agreement with this partner about doubles was far from clear; we agreed that a double is take-out unless everybody in the room (5 tables) knows it is penalty. Partner also didn't know about my overcall-style nor did I know his. What's your call? Pass Partner should know what to lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.