mr1303 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 7. Pairs, game all. Partner deals and opens 1♦, and RHO overalls 3♣. You hold: ♠ A6♥ J10965♦ K52♣ Q32 Here you have invitational values, but no ideal bid. 3D would lie about the 4th trump and also hide the heart suit, 3H would be game forcing, an overbid, and double would leave us ill-prepared for a spade response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 I double. I pass 3♦. I raise 3♥ to 4♥, and I bid 3NT over 3♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 I bid 3♦. Could well be wrong but most of the time partner has real ♦ and we have some play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Pass. Looks yellow holding this much, but RHO picked the perfect time to jam us. I'm not ready to step in and risk committing the hand to game when LHO could be lurking there with his finger on the button. If it goes all pass, we will often want to defend, and we'll take any plus we can get. If partner can find a reopening double, however, my hand acquires a good direction, and I will jump to four hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 I double. I pass 3♦. I raise 3♥ to 4♥, and I bid 3NT over 3♠. And over 4♠, you bid what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Pass: delaying the problem, perhaps, but if partner can't reopen, it is unlikely that we have missed anything. Style re reopening may be important here. We should strain to reopen with short clubs and anything extra.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 In standard 5cM methods I'd probably pass here, the alternative being 3♦.In my preferred methods, where 1♦ promises an unbalanced hand with 5+♦'s (except when 4=4=4=1), I'd bid 3♦, even if it's still not perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 I double. I pass 3♦. I raise 3♥ to 4♥, and I bid 3NT over 3♠. And over 4♠, you bid what? 5♦. I certainly won't claim that double comes without risk. But neither does pass. I don't have any strong feelings though. I know double could get us too high. Partner could have a flat 12 count and my double will get us to game in most circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 7. Pairs, game all. Partner deals and opens 1♦, and RHO overalls 3♣. You hold: ♠ A6♥ J10965♦ K52♣ Q32 Here you have invitational values, but no ideal bid. 3D would lie about the 4th trump and also hide the heart suit, 3H would be game forcing, an overbid, and double would leave us ill-prepared for a spade response. Pass easy I expect the problem will come later. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Pass. May be missing something big, but there's hope that others are in our seat facing the same problem. Bidding seems to lead to a likely minus when pard is minimum with 2 or 3 clubs. I'm hoping for a small plus in 3♣. If pard reopens with a x I have a very easy 4♥ call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwingo Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Double - I don't have a convenient bid. Will start with a Double and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I think I doubled also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Pass, not worried about this with club length. If partner has short clubs he can reopen, if he has club length I'm happy I passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Another close one, where no bid really feels correct, and so as a result the passers I feel have the best of it, since if partner can't reopen, we probably aren't missing anything big, and if partner is short in clubs then we can catch up again later. However, I had a lot of sympathy with the 3D bidders, which will often get to a makeable part score. Pass = 1003D = 60Dbl = 403H = 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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