Feegle Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 ♠KQx ♥KJxxx ♦xx ♣Jxx Love all. LHO opens 1 Diamond, passed around to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 1H, wtp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDluxe Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Borrowing a king I have 13 and a clear preference for hearts. 1♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 bid your hand. 1♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Ditto 1♥ wtp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Obvious 1H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 pard could not overcall or double at nv 1D. Is not pass a reasonable option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 No, pass is not reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 pard could not overcall or double at nv 1D. Is not pass a reasonable option? True, at most he could have a hand like xx ATxx Kxxx AQT, so why should we bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 pard could not overcall or double at nv 1D. Is not pass a reasonable option? True, at most he could have a hand like xx ATxx Kxxx AQT, so why should we bid? True he could have a super max but I overcall 1H with that hand..not pass so...That example has a lot of quick tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Wait, we have game if partner holds that hand Arend, we should bid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 another wannabe unanimous poll bites the dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 another wannabe unanimous poll bites the dust Well if you are not going to overcall with 3QT hand with 4Hearts I guess we better balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 another wannabe unanimous poll bites the dust Well if you are not going to overcall with 3QT hand with 4Hearts I guess we better balance. I knew you'd see the light. You know, "pard could not overcall or double at nv 1D." is just an argument against ever balancing on this auction. I guess I never will again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 As I said I had nothing against 1H, I just thought pass was a reasonable option not the only option. :) Oh well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 This is B/I, not ego deathmatch. (If you want beginners to be brave enough to post, be wrong and learn, please keep the sarcasm and opinion bashing to the other forums.) xx ATxx Kxxx AQT, over 1♦... 1♥ promises 5+ hearts1NT promises more points2♣ promises 5+ clubs2♦ promises 5+ diamondsDouble promises better spades Balancing exists for precisely this kind of situation - partner has no reasonable bid or is trapping, but your side may still be able to make game, or at least a better contract. Clearly, you and partner need to be on the same page. If partner routinely overcalls with short suits, then maybe you don't need to know about balacing at all. If your partner doesn't know you're "borrowing a king", don't. But my understaning has always been that balancing is standard and beneficial. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 This is B/I, not ego deathmatch. (If you want beginners to be brave enough to post, be wrong and learn, please keep the sarcasm and opinion bashing to the other forums.) Apparently you don't know mike777 yet. He knows better than to be serious about what he is posting here; actually it would be more insulting to take him seriously than to treat him with sarcasm. Since we can't stop him from posting this non-sense in the B/I forum, we owe it to B/I's reading this thread to point out that they shouldn't take him seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 This is B/I, not ego deathmatch. (If you want beginners to be brave enough to post, be wrong and learn, please keep the sarcasm and opinion bashing to the other forums.) Apparently you don't know mike777 yet. He knows better than to be serious about what he is posting here; actually it would be more insulting to take him seriously than to treat him with sarcasm. Since we can't stop him from posting this non-sense in the B/I forum, we owe it to B/I's reading this thread to point out that they shouldn't take him seriously. "pard could not overcall or double at nv 1D. Is not pass a reasonable option?" I am an Int level player. I was asking the question seriously, not to get insulted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 1H, wtp write it in captial letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 pard could not overcall or double at nv 1D. Is not pass a reasonable option? The most likely holding for partner is a weak NT type hand.Of course, this depends on your t/o style, e.g. would you make a t/o with 4333 and 12-13HCP,I would not, hence in my partnership, there wouldstill be a fair chance that our side owns half of thepot. If you have the agreement to make nearly always some noise in 2nd hand, if you hold opening strength,than the above arguments looses some weight. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 xx ATxx Kxxx AQT, over 1♦... 1♥ promises 5+ hearts V And who's font of knowledge does this pearl reflect? Many very strong players overcall on 4 carders at the 1 level. Mind you, I would not do it on your posted hand, as I'd like slightly better Hs; but its close. 1H in the balancing seat on the given hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Many very strong players overcall on 4 carders at the 1 level. That is correct. I've had BB winner Erik Saelesminde balance my 1♦ opener on something like... ♠ KJTx♥ x♦ Axxxx♣ xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 1♥ promises 5+ hearts Yes but sometimes you are only dealt 4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 xx ATxx Kxxx AQT, over 1♦... 1♥ promises 5+ hearts V And who's font of knowledge does this pearl reflect? Many very strong players overcall on 4 carders at the 1 level. Mind you, I would not do it on your posted hand, as I'd like slightly better Hs; but its close. 1H in the balancing seat on the given hand. But mabye the knowledge wehn to overcall in 2. seat on four card suits is not needed to be discussed here. There are bigger problems to solve.So in the B/I sector, sticking to 5card suits is a given pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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