gwnn Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 [hv=d=w&v=b&s=sakqhkq743dj3ct52]133|100|Scoring: IMP1♦-p-1NT-?[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 2h! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 2H WTP. This hand is not awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifee Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 2H is my preference but find double acceptable as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 2♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Pass. This is a very dangerous hand on which to bid. Its hardly an awesome hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 2♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 2♥. This could got for a number, but its pretty chicken not to act and we might even have a game. Wolff would say, "passing is too dangerous". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 I am strongly in favor of double with this hand for these reasons: 1, it is certainly right to compete on this auction as RHO had denied majors so we should have a major suit in which to compete, 2, RHO has limited his hand, and 3, my hand is decent enough. However, 2H is unilateral and fails to find the good 4/3, 5/3, or 6/3 spade fit when that is right, and eliminates 1N x'd if RHO is out fooling around. And although there could be game our way, this is unlikely and not the most important reason to bid - the reasons are the implied even division of the HCP becasue of the NT bid by RHO and the implied major-suit fit also implied by the 1NT bid of RHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 If you gottem, bidem... 2♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 If you gottem, bidem... 2♥ KQ743 does not constitute "having 'em". KQ1097 is "having 'em". However, if you pretend you really do "have 'em" with a 2H bid, you get to practice playing 2H down-a-zillion instead of the sane 2S making when partner tables Jxxxx, xx, xxx, Axx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 However, if you pretend you really do "have 'em" with a 2H bid, you get to practice playing 2H down-a-zillion instead of the sane 2S making when partner tables Jxxxx, xx, xxx, Axx Let's please not start down the example hand route on this. Partner can have a million things. It's not like OMG there is a hand where spades is better so we should double! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 I am strongly in favor of double with this hand for these reasons: 1, it is certainly right to compete on this auction as RHO had denied majors so we should have a major suit in which to compete, 2, RHO has limited his hand, and 3, my hand is decent enough. However, 2H is unilateral and fails to find the good 4/3, 5/3, or 6/3 spade fit when that is right, and eliminates 1N x'd if RHO is out fooling around. And although there could be game our way, this is unlikely and not the most important reason to bid - the reasons are the implied even division of the HCP becasue of the NT bid by RHO and the implied major-suit fit also implied by the 1NT bid of RHO. I am not sure how you can basically call two people idiots for asking bridge-related questions and then post this. Do you think partner is sitting for 1NTx when we have this good a hand? Maybe partner has 6 spades and passed over 1♦, or maybe partner has THREE HEARTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 I'm in favour of 2♥. Passing is too dangerous when 2 or even 3H can make and 1NT might be passed out.. Although X might be the most flexible bid, I think 2H will catch a fit more often than not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 2♥, 2♥, 2♥.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analysismi Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Another reason 2♥ is good. The opener has (almost) denied 5 hearts, and responder has denied 4, while your partner's hearts are unlimited, making it more likely he has 3, and you can find an 8 card fit at the 2 level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbforster Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 To those doubling to keep spades "in the picture", remember partner already failed to overcall or make a weak 2♠ jump. If he has any sort of moderately good hand, he probably would have bid spades already. This hand is not awesome Yeah, here's an awesome hand with hearts AQJxAKJxxxx--Ax Awesome means you're gonna miss game when either your a little lucky or partner has anything, and you might miss slam if the opponents are bidding with less than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Awesome means you're gonna miss game when either your a little lucky or partner has anything, and you might miss slam if the opponents are bidding with less than usual. I dunno, sometimes I say awesome! if I can open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Wolff would say, "passing is too dangerous". Yep, and I think he's right. I like titles with a little Romanian humor, keep them coming Csaba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 So what was the result Csaba. How many off doubles did your overcall go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 So what was the result Csaba. How many off doubles did your overcall go? I hope he did go down a lot doubled. I would hate to see you leave without being proven correct! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 2 Heart is making easily and it is hard to beat 1 NT or make any other contract.Pds hand is xxx,T9x,xxxx,KJx, so you should reach 2 HEart after you bid or a double anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianshark Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I'm not thrilled with the idea of bidding with this hand tbh. I think I'm going to pass. Game seems quite unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 2 Heart is making easily and it is hard to beat 1 NT or make any other contract.Pds hand is xxx,T9x,xxxx,KJx, so you should reach 2 HEart after you bid or a double anyway. How do you reach 2♥ if you double? Partner has a 100% 2♣ bid. I guess it's such a horrible contract that they might double you out of it, wd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Weird. As I started reading through the comments, I somehow became convinced that the hand must have had four spades and five hearts if people were doubling. Then, when jdonn mentioned bidding 2♣, I got confused because I thought about maybe an ELC sequence. I was fairly certain that I saw a doubleton diamond, and 4523 pattern is not likely. So, I had to loom back and see what the heck was going on here. People are doubling here? Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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