weak 5611

[Apollo81]

All red, IMPs

 

♠T8642 ♥J98763 ♦3 ♣7

 

(p)-1♦-(p)-p

(2♣)-p-(p)-?

 

The point of this post is to see what people bid after this start. Obviously the first pass was silly so feel free not to mention that when responding.

[gnasher]

I double for takeout, suggesting 5-5 in the majors.

[helene_t]

Double only suggests 4432 IMHO. P could have an 18-19 balanced so 4♥ must have some play, but he could also be 3154 or 4153. I suppose some of my p's would be crazy enough to understand 3♣ so that's what I bid. (As usual I voted for the monkey because I misread the auction).

[gnasher]

P could have an 18-19 balanced so 4♥ must have some play, but he could also be 3154 or 4153.

That seems an optimistic assessment. Can't he be 2164, 2155 or 1165?

[the hog]

The first pass was silly? I don't think so with a 1 count. If you bid 1H I guess you would be delighted to hear 3C or 3C, yes?

I bid 2H now. A double is terrrible, because that is where it might well be played.

[jtfanclub]

IMPs, right? Just call me Mr. Monkey.

 

I have 1 hcp. Either somebody's an idiot or partner's hoping I'll X because he's sitting there with 5-5 in the minors and an 18 count.

 

I'm not calling my P an idiot, so I'm not bidding in case he forgot to X. If one of the opponents is an idiot, then I'm very happy to let them play in 2♣. And if my partner's hoping to play 2♣ doubled...well, I think he's hoping for a little bit more from me, but I have no interest in playing in a misfit when they can do the same!

 

I'm sorry, but I see no advantage to bidding here. Just how much does partner need to double?!

[skjaeran]

I double for takeout, suggesting both majors. Having passed originally I'd expect this to show at least 54/45.

[benlessard]

For me 2H here suggest 6H & 4S and probably without 3D

 

Any hand where im willing to bid 2H over 2C instead of making a X is a hand where i would have bid 1H or 2H on the first round.

[655321]

I double for takeout.

 

I would have responded, but I don't hate the initial pass enough to abstain.

 

Double will work well if we have a decent major suit fit, or if partner passes 2♣X. He heard us pass his opening bid, and will realize we are lacking in the HCP department.

 

The most dangerous continuations after double seem to me to be when partner assumes a diamond fit, and bids too many diamonds in a competitive auction. But, because he did not rebid 2♦, and because LHO is a passed hand, this danger is (hopefully) not too great.