rbforster Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Partner opens 1♥ and you respond unopposed with this roughly "invitational" hand: [hv=d=p&v=&s=sajxxxxhxdktxxckx]133|100|1♥-1♠2♦-?[/hv]Your rebid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 none of the above.. I try 2s now. worried pard may have: xAQTxxA9xxxxx Diamond suit often gets lost in this 2/1 style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbforster Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I guess 2♠ is reasonable if partner can have a 5-4 10 count, but then this hand isn't invitational. I'm assuming "standard" openings, say a minimum of 12 points unless you've got some nice shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 none of the above.. I try 2s now. worried pard may have: xAQTxxA9xxxxx Diamond suit often gets lost in this 2/1 style. Game often gets lost when you underbid by a king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Game often gets lost when you underbid by a king. 2♠ would still be a bit of an underbid even with AJxxxx x K10xx xx. I think I'd bid 3♦ with that. On the originally posted hand, I'd bid 3♣, planning to bid game in diamonds unless I heard of spade support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 3C, wtp? With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 4D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbforster Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 So apparently the hand I gave was too good and almost everyone forced to game. I guess my real question was what to do with the hand if you weaken it enough that you're unwilling to force to game (hence the "invitational" reference). For example, AJxxxxxKTxxJx or KJxxxxxJTxxKx Any more thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 If a hand like this is not good enough for force to game (although this one probably is), you bid 3♦. I don't see this as much of a problem with lousy spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Agree, with the original hand I'd force to game and with the 9-count I'd bid 3D. Make it AQJxxx x K10xx xx though and I'd rebid 3S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 3♦ forcing. Oh that's not an option? Damn. 3♣ then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 This is a game force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Even for me this is a GF. A little weaker, and I'd raise to 3♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 So apparently the hand I gave was too good and almost everyone forced to game. I guess my real question was what to do with the hand if you weaken it enough that you're unwilling to force to game (hence the "invitational" reference). For example,<snip> Show the fit and invite. If 2S would show an inv. and 6 spades,this would be fine as well, but I wont bypass 3D to show a 6 card suit. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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