gwnn Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 favorable mp's 2nd seat you hold AK9xxxxxxxKxx And it goes 1NT (13-15)-p-2♦(♥)-p2♥-X edit: sorry, I meant to say "how crazy is the call" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Off the wall. Whatever happened to bidding your suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Inexplicable. If you insist on bidding, 2♠ is the only rational choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I don't like the double, but those who give it a five haven't seen many sick bids imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburn Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 More data required. What could I have bid over 1NT? More importantly, what would partner's double of 2D have meant? It's not that I would actually double - I would not, preferring 2S at the form of scoring and the vulnerability. But double could barely work in more than one way - if partner passes, that's good because we'll beat them 200 or more; if he has a fair hand with short spades and nine cards in the minors, that's also good because we might play a better partial than we would if I had bid 2S. All of which means that double is not totally sick. But 4 is not enough. Put me down for 4.8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 2♠ would have been "natural constructive". Double of 2♦ would have been lead directional (I know some people play it as strong NT or whatever-we don't). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Dbl is ok but is a rather risky bid. LHO is in excellent shape to know what to do. A direct 2♠ would be much more effective. Still, if you want to bid now (not 1st round), I think dbl is much more consistent than bidding 2♠.. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I prefer 2♠ but could live with double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 :P "4" 2♠ or Pass are both better bids, the choice depending on table feel and the state of the match. Double is pretty sick, but I can think of sicker ones, like 3♥ or 3♣. My ex-partner, Odus Toole, used to favor bids like 2♠ right up to the night I killed him for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Well, I for one think 2♠ is totally out of order. Why? If you wanna bid spades, you should have bid it the round before. It is way, WAY more dangerous to bid it now, AFTER opps exchanged all the info they needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 2S is way better than X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 2S is way better than X. agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 What kind of direct action scheme prevents this hand from 2S direct? And how does that scheme hope to win now? 2S? X? Both fail for direct action, so what are they now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I voted for "2" because although "not my choice" I don't think it is not very crazy. Maybe I'm used to more abuse than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 What kind of direct action scheme prevents this hand from 2S direct? And how does that scheme hope to win now? 2S? X? Both fail for direct action, so what are they now? The delayed 2♠ must show tolerance for some other suit because a direct 2♠ obviously wasn't clear-cut. Anyway, I prefer dbl because it shows tolerance for all suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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