grrigg Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 [hv=d=s&v=n&n=skxhjxxxdqxxxcakx&s=saj10xhkqxxxdxcxxx]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] The bidding goes Pass - Pass - 1D - Pass 1H - Pass - 2H - Pass 2S! - Pass - 3H All Pass 2S was an artificial bid asking partner to bid the cheapest suit in which he would accept a game try. 3H said that partner wouldnt accept any game try. You have the agreement that partner can raise to 2H on 3-card support and shortness, but somehow you dont recall that ever happening. You can count on 4 card hearts sipport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Partner didn't pass 1♥, so he rates to have a real opening bid. Opposite that, I will just bid 4♥ at IMPs, as there seems to be no way to find out how much he has in ♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 This seems normal, I can't vote in this poll.South has a big disadvantage in his singleton diamonds, but on the other hand he has an extra heart. If you think bridge is about blaming, blame South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 How can one blame North if South makes the first capital blunder? If South wouldn't mastermind, North can't make a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I also use a form of asking bids about the major suit raise, but I do not think I would be so concerned about that with this hand and greatly prefer 3C as a game try which the N player accepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I would have opened the South hand, and I definitely would have bid game after a raise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickRicky Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Hi, South had an easy game bid on this auction, but north should have at least cooperated by bidding 3C with such a good spade holding. They both made serious errors IMO. Ricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I think it's clear for South to bid game opposite the raise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Hi, I dont think, you can blame North, he has a weakNT, oft values, I would not accep an invite either.Maybe, if you open sounder than average, than North should reconsider, but I say 0% blame forNorth. I think it is 50% South, 50% bad luck, and unlessI am wrong, game is "only" 50%, so missing itbeing green is not the end of the world. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Both Of course both underbid, but the question is "who is more chicken". You can't answer both are more chicken! (I did vote for the 3rd option) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Excellent point. The answer is: han is more chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Both are chicken. North should accept a couple invites. However south has an automatic 4♥ hearing partner raising to 2♥, so south is the bigger chicken here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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