bobbywjch Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 ♠xxx♥xx♦AQTx♣KQTx (1♠)-2♥-(pass)-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Double would be a very descriptive call here..... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 2♠. Edit: I could've sworn that the original auction was a 2♥ overcall of 1♠. Well, if partner bid Michaels, I have an extremely easy 4♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I assume that the auction is (1♠) 2♥ (pass) It's customary when posting this sort of problem to give us some useful heart pip like the jack or ten, so that we can all say something profound about what constitutes adequate support for a two level overcall. Even so, I still bid 2♠, promising support that I don't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbywjch Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 it was 2 little hearts. As you can tell, I have included tens in my hand, let alone jacks if there were any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 If this is 1♥ 2♥ Michaels as I read it, it is impossible to answer without knowing the vul. w/r I bid 2♠, w/w I invite game, via 3♥ if I have no other agreements about how to do so. Vul I would bid 4♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I have had a few of these recently and have been thinking that maybe the cue-bid should include a nebulous sort of game try without any clear bid. Anyway without that agreement I raise hearts (via the standard cue-raise with this many points). My fall back position is that if I am stuck I assume partner's two-level (or higher) overcall is based on a six-bagger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbywjch Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 If this is 1♥ 2♥ Michaels as I read it, it is impossible to answer without knowing the vul. w/r I bid 2♠, w/w I invite game, via 3♥ if I have no other agreements about how to do so. Vul I would bid 4♠. oops, Sorry I didn't realise it was a BLACK HEART. it should be 1S-2H-pass-? sorry I am quite new to posting here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 If this is 1♥ 2♥ Michaels as I read it, it is impossible to answer without knowing the vul. w/r I bid 2♠, w/w I invite game, via 3♥ if I have no other agreements about how to do so. Vul I would bid 4♠. oops, Sorry I didn't realise it was a BLACK HEART. it should be 1S-2H-pass-? sorry I am quite new to posting here No problem, I would bid 2♠ now as sort of the least of evils. Simply too good for me to consider passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Agree with 2S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 2S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 I like to play that 2 NT in situation likes this is always inviting with fit, so the cuebid is always inviting without a fit. This works well here. The downside is, that you have no natural 2 NT bid anymore, but hey, who wants to play 2 NT anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 2S. You have to find a bid, and 2S willgive you the best chance to find out,if you have enough power for game, a stopper in spade, or if you have a fit in a minor. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 As usual with very hard problems..double or cuebid......is often...best of the worst. :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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