zasanya Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 [hv=d=w&v=n&s=sxhkjxxdaj9xxckxx]133|100|Scoring: IMPBidding1NT-p-2♦-p2♥-p-p-p[/hv]Should South dbl 2♦ to show ♦ length?Should S balance with 3♦? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 NOOOOOOOOOOO You could have doubled 2♦ had you wanted too, however i would not have wanted too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Yes, please bid 3♦. Prettyprettyplease. But only when you're playing against me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Heart length is an indication that you shouldn't balance. Change the majors and you would double 2H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 double first round. don't balance with four trumps, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Heart length is an indication that you shouldn't balance. Change the majors and you would double 2H. Switch the majors and wouldn't you have bid 2H on the previous round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Heart length is an indication that you shouldn't balance. Change the majors and you would double 2H. Switch the majors and wouldn't you have bid 2H on the previous round? Wow. Assume that you do hold KJxx x AJ9xx Kxx. You have a fair takeout double of a 1♥ opening bid. But this is not a 1♥ opening bid. You have a 1NT opening on your left, a silent partner, and a player indicating heart length on your right, but otherwise unlimited. And you want to get into the auction at the 2 level vulnerable at IMPs? Not me. After 2♥ is passed back to you, now you have a balance. But not immediately over 2♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 No, Fred convinced us forummers a long time ago that a direct 2H should be Michaels Tim. Well, he convinced me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 No, Fred convinced us forummers a long time ago that a direct 2H should be Michaels Tim. Well, he convinced me. This was debated?!? YOU debated this?!?!?!? Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 double first round. don't balance with four trumps, ever. agree (not sure of 'ever') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 No, Fred convinced us forummers a long time ago that a direct 2H should be Michaels Tim. Well, he convinced me. This was debated?!? YOU debated this?!?!?!? Wow. There certainly was a thread that covered this, I didn't use the word "debate". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 No, Fred convinced us forummers a long time ago that a direct 2H should be Michaels Tim. Well, he convinced me. This was debated?!? YOU debated this?!?!?!? Wow. There certainly was a thread that covered this, I didn't use the word "debate". Whew! My world view was rocked for a second. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 From January 2005, well before I executed my first finesse: http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?showtopic=6275&st=15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 It's certainly not TB. I cheated, as I've already seen that episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 On the other hand, I guess it's something that you do have to agree with your partner beforehand. Once upon a time, I was playing with a regular-ish partner but we hadn't discussed this auction before (bidding the transfer-suit). At the moment in time, I had thought it was "really obvious" to me that bidding the transferred-suit is like a michaels bid as I can wait for further actions if I had a takeout double, but my partner had inferred it as a takeout double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 From January 2005, well before I executed my first finesse: http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?showtopic=6275&st=15 I even have made a post in that thread, so I obviously read at least part of the thread. I guess it didn't impress upon me. It seems to make perfect sense today, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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