all those hcp...

[gwnn]

1.

 

favorable MP's good opponents

 

1♣-p-1♦ (could be 3 cards)-?

 

AQ

AJ542

QJT8

Ax

 

what's your plan (possible continuations hidden below)?

 

 

if you bid 1♥ it will go 1NT-p-p-?

if you X, it will go p-1♠-p-?

if you pass, it will go 1NT-p-p-?

 

 

2.

 

unfavorable Teams

 

(1♠)-?

 

J9x

Ax

AQxx

AJxx

 

what's your plan?

[Free]

1. 1♥, followed by pass

2. 1NT, half a stopper is enough most of the time

[whereagles]

what he said ^^

[awm]

1. Double, followed by 1NT. This hand is just too good for a 1♥ bid in my book.

 

2. Pass. I feel no special desire to play 3NT with no spade stopper. It's possible I will get the chance to bid later depending on how the auction proceeds.

[jdonn]

1. 1NT natural.

2. Pass. But 1NT is not horrible.

[Guest Jlall]

1. Starting with a double is clear. We have 21 HCP, it's just too much to not start with a double. We can still have a game when the opponents open and respond, believe it or not. After the 1S response from partner we have the option of bidding 1N or 2H. I would choose 2H because I feel like our most likely game is 4H and I want partner to feel encouraged to bid that. Of course if I play in 2H opposite a stiff I will regret my choice.

 

2. I would just pass but red/white is the only vul where I would strongly consider bidding 1N.

 

edit: leaving this up as a good example of self ownage.

[jdonn]

1. Starting with a double is clear. We have 21 HCP,

count again tiger

 

Of course since the original post gave all the spot cards except Ax of clubs, I can see how it looks like AK, or maybe that just comes from too much holdem ♥

[Guest Jlall]

1. Starting with a double is clear. We have 21 HCP,

count again tiger

 

Of course since the original post gave all the spot cards except Ax of clubs, I can see how it looks like AK, or maybe that just comes from too much holdem ♥

ok im on crack sorry. I would still double.

[helene_t]

ok im on crack sorry. I would still double.

Juniors, pffff .... When I was young we only drank buttermilk during bridge events. Maybe a cup of tea or chocolate milk afterwards if we won.

 

Pass the first one, 1♥ and sell out to 1NT on the second one. Of course it depends on the kind of opps, I'm sure I would have to be more aggressive against some, but I have little experience with that. When I was young we didn't respond with less than 6 HCPs ....

[gwnn]

Pass the first one, 1♥ and sell out to 1NT on the second one. Of course it depends on the kind of opps, I'm sure I would have to be more aggressive against some, but I have little experience with that. When I was young we didn't respond with less than 6 HCPs ....

hm hm Helene, what kind of bananas are you smokin nowdays?

[Codo]

I like Helenes ideas.

 

Bid 1 Heart on the second one. If they don´t accept your bid, bid 1 NT, banning pd from a horrible 3 NT contract.

If they accept your bid, sell out on their 1 NT and beat them because they may get a wrong idea about your shape.

However this is not possible at BBO, there I would just pass.

 

In Nr. 1 there are about 42 HCPS in my hand, so I will pass, I play pass to show 41+ HCP or 0-10. This may be encrypted and forbidden, but so far it works well for me. So far pd always knew whether my pass was weak or strong.

With about 18 HCPs I had bid my longest suit, which happens to be Hearts.

[Gerben42]

First hand:

 

1♣ p 1♦ 1♥

1NT p p p

 

Second hand:

 

Pass, possibly I'd choose either PASS or pass.

[P_Marlowe]

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[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

#1 Either 1H or 1NT (assuming 1 NT is natural),

I most likely go with 1H, but could understand

1NT.

If I bid 1H, I will most likely pass, if the bidding

comes back to me, but I have only water flowing

through my veins.

 

#2 X, the add. strength is compensation enough,

and I will pass a min. response from partner.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[Edmunte1]

1.Dbl+1NT

2. Pass

[helene_t]

OK, Gerben doesn't seem to be smoking anything, but then again he's not a junior anymore.

[Codo]

OK, Gerben doesn't seem to be smoking anything, but then again he's not a junior anymore.

but still dutchy....

 

Well maybe, he has been too long to the boring non smoking Germany.....

[Fluffy]

what he said ^^

agree on that

[Gerben42]

#2 X, the add. strength is compensation enough,

and I will pass a min. response from partner.

 

Do you also pass a non-min. response like 3♥?

 

Write 100 times "I shall not double with only two cards in an unbid major with insufficient values."

[P_Marlowe]

#2 X, the add. strength is compensation enough,

and I will pass a min. response from partner.

 

Do you also pass a non-min. response like 3♥?

 

Write 100 times "I shall not double with only two cards in an unbid major with insufficient values."

I hope a computer scrip will do ...

 

Hopefully I am free to choose the language.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

 

PS: After 3H I have a problem, I may try 3S

asking for a stopper, maybe partner has one.

[ArtK78]

Those who make takout doubles with two cards in an unbid major are destined to play in that major.

[kenberg]

#2 is clear to me. Right or wrong, I pass with no regrets and, if wrong, no apologies.

 

#1 is far less clear to me. After 1C-pass-1D it is a fair bet that partner holds four spades opposite my two. If the opponents are playing Walsh style then it seems certain partner has four since rho is not apt to have the values to bid Diamonds first, planning then reverse into spades. So, if I X then partner will bid spades and I will do what? 2H seems to overstate the heart suit in my view. I think I bid 1H now but I confess to not knowing what to do when it comes back to me. Doubling at second turn seems likely to fetch 2S (or a "beats me, I'll pass and pray") from partner and I am not sure I like that even if he has five, and I am sure I don't if he has four.

 

 

So I guess I bid 1H and pass it out after that.

[skjaeran]

1. 1NT. This is a better description of my hand than overcalling 1♥ on that wimpy suit. I'm not strong enough to start with a double.

 

2. Pass, alternative 1NT. Borderline.

[jtfanclub]

#1- with my regular partners, X and then the cheaper of Hearts or NT next time.

But that's because my regular partner's know that my Power X can be as little as 16 very good points. I don't have very good points, but I don't have only 16 either.

 

With a pickup partner, 1♥, then pass or X.

 

#2- 1NT. I like 1NT. 1NT is good. Yay 1NT.