gwnn Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 JTxxxQTxxKJ8x p-1♥-(2♣)-? all red IMPS. RHO is a crazy junior. LHO likes to open light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Easy 2H. Meckstroth wrote in his book something to the effect of "Don't trap pass at the 2 level with 4 trumps." Definitely don't do it when you have 3 card support for partner and a bad hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Agree with 2H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I actually think this is a close decision. My hand is extremely defensive, and if partner actually has a good hand, I would rather play 2♣x than declare 4♥. If he has a bad hand, I am less comfortable about this, but I think -380 will be quite rare (maybe I am underestimating this possibility?), and -180 is not really that bad, especially since I do not think 2♥ is making. However, if partner does something other than pass or double, I will really wish I had bid 2♥. I don't know, the normal action definitely seems to be 2♥, but I am strangely attracted to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Maybe it is relevant that LHO is a fake expert who has an obsession with "improving" contracts into even worse disasters :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Can't I do both? Support partner on this round and penalise the juniors on the next? Or is only one of them a junior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I thought the same as Andy, support now and we may still have the opportunity to penalize them next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Can't I do both? Support partner on this round and penalise the juniors on the next? Or is only one of them a junior? Or you can pass and double 3♣. I don't see how a 2♥ call is going to significantly induce them to 3♣ and a pass won't. I held this hand btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 crazy is relative. I found myself making such an overcall on xx xxx xxx KJxxx a couple of weeks ago (yes I'm a junior- and at least it was fav vul :D). However, with trying to penalise this just seems too far, as well as being difficult to show your hand if partner doesn't double for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Can I pass now, and bid 2♥ if partner doubles? Or is that too stupid for words? I dunno. It's a 7 count, but it's not a 7 count I'm proud of. My real worry is that it'll go p-1♥-(2♣)-P-(2♠)-P-(P)After all, sounds to me like two guys don't have spades, and I don't have spades, so.... I guess I'd better bid 2♥ after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 all red IMPS. RHO is a crazy junior. LHO likes to open light.♠ JT ♥ xxx ♦ QTxx ♣ KJ8xp-1♥-(2♣)-? IMO 2♥ = 10, _P = 8.The notorious schismatic, Andrew Robson :) responsible for spreading the dreaded fit-jump heresy :) commands his Acolytes to "Support with support" so we have no real choice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 2♥. I would trap pass if you moved a small heart to spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 JTxxxQTxxKJ8x p-1♥-(2♣)-? all red IMPS. RHO is a crazy junior. LHO likes to open light. I prefer to play tentative penalty doubles (rather than negative doubles) on this auction, and I would not double with this hand because it has two flaws: two many cards in partner's suit and not enough general strength. Playing negative doubles it seems even less like I should play for penalties, when partner reopens with a double he will be short in clubs, not always a singleton, but when we are able to convert, trumps will be 4-1 more often than 4-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnneM Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 The only game I play at the table is bridge, so I would bid 2H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 The shown hand was my partners. I would bid 2♥ with that hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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