worth an overcall?

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1. How should this be bid, playing 2/1?

(would you open unfavorable with Westst hand in 3rd seat? - If so what?)

 

 

2. Lets say the bidding goes: pass - pass - pass - 1Club

Would you overcall as East?

 

 

p - p -p - 1C

1D - 1S - 3D - ?

 

3. Was 3 Diamonds a good bid at unfavorable vulnerability?

 

4. What would you do as North over 3 Diamonds?

 

 

(I corrected 2S to 1S, sorry)

[pclayton]

OK with 1♦. What's 2♠? This is a mystery (and probably a typo). I assume the auction goes 1♠ (3♦) - ?

 

Over 3♦ I pass and bid 3♠ over a reopening double.

[jdonn]

P P P 1♣

1♦ 1♠ 3♦ P

P P

 

is how I would bid in all seats. South is close to reopening with a double but I just believe he has enough. I mean at imps what is he really fighting for?

[kenrexford]

Wow. I could imagine this one being bid several different ways, always with every party being at least reasonable.

 

1♦-1♠-X-XX-

P-P/2♠-3♦-P/3♠-all pass

 

1♦-2♠-3♦-3♠-all pass

 

P-2♠-P-2NT-

P-whatever-P-3♠/P

 

P-P-1♥-P-

1NT-all pass

 

P-P-1♥-P-

1NT-P-2♦-P-

3♦-all pass

 

P-P-1♥-2♣-

2♦-2♠-P-P/3♠/4♠-

all pass

 

P-P-P-1♣-

1♦-1♠-2/3♦-X/P-

P-P/2♠/3♠-all pass

 

P-P-P-1♣-

1♦-2♠-3♦-3♠-all pass

 

Plus, even more variations.

[Guest Jlall]

P P P 1♣

1♦ 1♠ 3♦ P

P P

 

is how I would bid in all seats. South is close to reopening with a double but I just believe he has enough. I mean at imps what is he really fighting for?

Agree with josh except I don't think south is close to a reopening X. Opening the west hand r/w in third seat is too much.

[andy_h]

my auction would go

P---P-----P--1C

1D-1S--3D--P

P---X----P--3S

All pass

 

NV in imps, I'd like to fight for the partscore so I would make the reopening X of 3D. I would definitely not open 1H in 3rd seat unfav.

 

Edit: Thinking it about a bit more, probably influenced by seeing all 4 hands, I think I'd pass 3D out. With a more shapely hand partner would probably act, and it's likely we'd hit a misfit if we x. So I'll happily take the vul undertricks

[jdonn]

P P P 1♣

1♦ 1♠ 3♦ P

P P

 

is how I would bid in all seats. South is close to reopening with a double but I just believe he has enough. I mean at imps what is he really fighting for?

Agree with josh except I don't think south is close to a reopening X. Opening the west hand r/w in third seat is too much.

Realized a typo, maybe you could tell but obviously I meant I just DON'T believe he has enough.

[xcurt]

Agree that the south hand has an easy pass of 3D. +100, +140, and +200 are all the same to a first approximation at IMPs. -670 is definitely not the same at IMPs.

 

I would not be happy with teammates that brought back 3Dx-1 on the NS cards.

[P_Marlowe]

#2 I am fine with 1D, but passing is not

the worst choice either

#3 3D was fine

#4 Pass, 3S is not an option unless 1S showed

a 5 carder, which some play, but this is

certainly not standard

 

With kind regards

Marlowe