3for3 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Here is a toughie suggested by a friend: 1♠-4♥-? You hold ♠xx♥AKxxx♦KQxxxx♣void. Red versus White at IMP's Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 I'd probably double. Pard has a s/v heart so I doubt he's sitting (great if he does obv!). I will pass 4♠ and bid 5♦ over 5♣. If my black suits were reversed, I'd 5♦, but this is a useful dummy if pard has 6 spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Double. No other bid for me, no other call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 I'm gonna PASS. If I dbl pard, with his void, is gonna pull to 5♣ and I won't like that at all. If I pass, pard will probably double and I'll be happy. Even if he passes, there's no guarantee I'll make 4♠. Especially if leftie remembers to lead a trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Quick pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Quick pass For quick passers, you may find declarer in 4♥ with ♠xxxx ♥- ♦x ♣AQJTxxxx and he accepts down 10. That is 500 for your side. How happy are you? Is this his hand? Probably not. Has anyone ever made a psychic preempt like this before? Yes it has happened to me twice, both times when they are white and I am red (but at matchpoints each time i have to admit). Once it blew up in the preempters face when his partner could not take a joke, once we in fact took all the tricks undoubled, so I am averaging 50% against this type of crazyness. If the bid is honest, partner has a black hand, which is not going to be good for us. I guess I join the passers and hope for a reopening double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Ben ofcourse I wouldn't be happy if RHO preempted with a void. But that's a risk you have to take when not playing penalty doubles... I would congratulate my opponent for his bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3for3 Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 It proves nothing but partner's hand was AQJxxx void A AQJxxx. Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshs Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Here is a toughie suggested by a friend: 1♠-4♥-? You hold ♠xx♥AKxxx♦KQxxxx♣void. Red versus White at IMP's Danny I am a passer. My x's are takeout oriented, and I can't handle partner bidding 5C (my diamonds are just not good enough to bid opposite a S-C 2 suiter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryFisch Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Since I play penalty doubles past 3♠, I am doubling automatically here. If partner bids 5♣ next, I'll correct to 5♠ - and partner better have a serious 2-suiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I'm going to go for the medium pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Pass. Maybe if playing with a partner who opens 1♣ with 5-5 black I would double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Pass. What a mess, I will simply take the plus . RHO may likely be 2 suited H and C. If partner dbles we face another problem of how many D to bid. Nice hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 So I'm the only person on the planet who says "Hey, I've got two trumps and a void!" I bid 4♠. If I double, partner will probably says 5♣ and then I'll have to say 5♠. I'd rather play 4♠. If we're in a 5-2 fit, so what? We still have more trumps than they do. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 So I'm the only person on the planet who says "Hey, I've got two trumps and a void!" Shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Here is a toughie suggested by a friend:1♠-4♥-?You hold ♠xx♥AKxxx♦KQxxxx♣void.Red versus White at IMP's Assuming that 1♠ = 5+ cards is among our conventiional agreements, IMO _P = 10, _X = 6, 4♠ = 5, 5♦ = 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I would also pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Here is a toughie suggested by a friend:1♠-4♥-?You hold ♠xx♥AKxxx♦KQxxxx♣void.Red versus White at IMP's Assuming that 1♠ = 5+ cards is among our conventiional agreements, IMO _P = 10, _X = 6, 4♠ = 5, 5♦ = 4. I agree with your assessment except all those points for the non pass calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I think pass is weak. If you pass what are you going to do over 5C by your partner ? Bid 5H hoping partner can read your hand ? What about 1S-----(4H)-----pass-----(pass)4S-----(5C)-----??? How is partner going to be able to see that you have values ? X is clear cut for me. At least if there is a followed up partner going to play me for values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 I think pass is weak. If you pass what are you going to do over 5C by your partner ? Bid 5H hoping partner can read your hand ? What about 1S-----(4H)-----pass-----(pass)4S-----(5C)-----??? How is partner going to be able to see that you have values ?X is clear cut for me. At least if there is a followed up partner going to play me for values.If partner protects with 4♠ and RHO tries his luck with 5♣, then IMO you should bid a confident :P 5♠ = 10 hoping that nobody doubles. I don't think that this hand is suitable for enterprise so 5♥ = 2 because suits may not break evenly :angry:But if partner reopens with a double instead of 4♠, then you might risk a pass = 10 :( or even 6♦ = 7 :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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