Another hand from Nashville

[kenrexford]

I missed Nashville, but I got lots of questions when my friend got back. Here's another one that I found interesting:

 

♠K ♥K108xx ♦AKJx ♣KJx

 

Dealer opens 1♥ to your right. Your move...

[TimG]

Pass in tempo.

[hrothgar]

Even I'm not tempted to bid 1NT

 

Pass seems pretty clear

[Halo]

We didn't say what the game was, so all NV teams is my choice.

 

Now I'll be a sucker and bid 1NT.

 

If I pass do the opponents cut their own throats - not sure.

[jdonn]

I might overcall 1NT no one vul at mps, which I admit is pretty sick. At any other vul or scoring at all, no way.

[ArtK78]

I would overcall 1NT and I would not even consider it sick.

 

Suppose one of your small hearts was a small spade. What would you call?

 

I am pretending that I am 2-4-4-3.

[helene_t]

I am pretending that I am 2-4-4-3.

Lol, I pretend that one of clubs is a diamond and that RHO opened 1♠. So I overcall 2♠ :)

[Edmunte1]

Obvious pass for me

[kenrexford]

At the actual two tables in the team event, one team passed this hand and defended 3♠, setting it one trick.

 

At the other table, this hand doubled, and they played 3NT making.

 

I personally would have overcalled 1NT and then quickly ran out the door if this was a disaster, to get away from a justifiably upset partner. Given time to cool down, I think he'd be more sympathetic.

[TimG]

At the actual two tables in the team event, one team passed this hand and defended 3♠, setting it one trick.

 

At the other table, this hand doubled, and they played 3NT making.

 

I personally would have overcalled 1NT and then quickly ran out the door if this was a disaster, to get away from a justifiably upset partner. Given time to cool down, I think he'd be more sympathetic.

Well, let's see the whole deal.

[ArtK78]

Ken, why would your partner be so upset that you would have to run out the door?

 

As I mentioned, 1NT is, at most, one spot card off. I have seen partners make worse calls, and I don't get so upset that they have to run out of the room.

 

1NT is a reasonable call on this hand, and I would bid it without reservation.

 

On the other hand, double is a terrible call.

[kenrexford]

Dummy ended up having:

 

♠Qx ♥Qxx ♦Qxxx ♣Axxx

 

I don't know the specifics of the two remaining hands, except that clubs split 4-2, Qx in Opener's hand, and that spades split 8-2, with Ax in Opener's hand. I suppose that this kind of forces the following likely full layout:

 

[hv=d=e&n=sqxhqxxdqxxxcaxxx&w=sjxxxxxxxhdxc10xxx&e=saxhaj9xxdxxxxcqx&s=skhk108xxdakjxckjx]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

Obviously, a freak. Good practice should not be governed by the results on freak hands. But, interesting.

[ArtK78]

That is a funny layout. 3NT is easy. 4H will probably make as well.

[Guest Jlall]

I would pass and consider this a non problem.

[nige1]

I missed Nashville, but I got lots of questions when my friend got back.  Here's another one that I found interesting:

 

♠K ♥K108xx ♦AKJx ♣KJx

 

Dealer opens 1♥ to your right.  Your move...

Thank you for the interesting problem Ken.

IMO P = 10, 1N = 9, X = 6.

But passing may result in a missed game as here.

Because delayed action may be more fraught than immediate action

Also a 1N overcall makes it harder for opps to find a spade fit :)

Whether you want to prevent that is a moot point :(

 

Q2. What do you do after

(1♥) _P (1♠) _P

(1N) ??

 

Q3. Assuming that you pass 1N, what do you do after

(1♥) _P (1♠) _P;

(1N) _P (2♠) _P;

(_P) ??