gwnn Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Just got back from sessions 5-8 of the trials for Beijing. We are currently 2nd out of 15 pairs, first 3 to qualify. The pairs between 2 and 6 are very close. I'll post a few hands we may or may not have got wrong. AJxxKJ9xxxxxx Unfavorable IMPs, first seat, passing about half of balanced 11 counts, you bid 1♥. 1♥-5♣-X-p? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Pass wtppppppppppppppp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I'll Pass. 2nd? Keep up the good work Csaba =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Pass. My partner knows my opening style, I assume this,since we are talking about a regular partnership.Besides, I have no place to hide anyway, so even if I am in trouble, there is no other option. With kind regardsMarhow light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 what's a minimum 5H here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 You need extreme shape to want to bid. 6-4 is not extreme though it is extra shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Light opener or not, at least I have one ace I expect to score. I have to pass this as I just don't see where the tricks are coming from to try a 5 level contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Pass and hope partner doesn't expect much from you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Pass. Bidding will lead to a minus nearly 100% of the time, and passing is pretty likely to go plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 what's a minimum 5H here? 6-5, 7-4. A hand partner cant reasonable expect. If he wont expects such a light opener, thatsa different story. Because in this case you made a decision to treat the hand as anopening and if you now run away from your original decision, than you should not have made the decision in the first place. I hate it, if partner make a speculative bid / decision and run away from it, only to discover later that all would have been well. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Pass. Bidding will lead to a minus nearly 100% of the time, and passing is pretty likely to go plus. I think this is correct. Of course it is possible that you lose a lot of IMPs by passing but the chance is too low to bid on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catatonic Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 pass ; what else ? if this contract is making you will probably go for worse by bidding on ...if it isn't you are probably in the optimum contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Easy pass. Of course it's possible that bidding would be the winning decision, and then that would net us a bunch of IMPs. But that's very remote. The odds are (heavy) that neither side can make anything at the 5-level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catatonic Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 let me put it another way pt thinks you have an opening hand pt can see the vulnerabilitypt knows you have 5+ heartsyou don't have a 2 suiter and yet he/she doubles would you insult him/her by bidding on ? doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong , pt has made a decision based on what you have announced , can't go on opposite an opening bid and hopes to defeat 5 clubs ; if it makes you will lose a few imps [ maybe ] ; if you bid on you can lose a bundle what happened anyway ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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