pclayton Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 ♠x ♥Jxxx ♦Kxxxxx ♣Kx red/white; IMPs 1♠ - pass - 2♠ - pass; pass - 2N - pass - ? 2N is 2 places to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 3♦ Ist rule of balancing: don't hang partner If we knew he had diamonds, I would bid 4, but this is not a hand to play 4♥ on a 4-4 fit when he has rounded suits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 I agree with my soul-brother :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlson Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Why don't we bid 3♥? Surely this is pass/correct. That way at least partner can bid 4m when lefty bids 3♠ now, as he surely will, given that they rate to have 9 or 10 spades. (I don't think partner should be balancing with significant spade length). I think maybe the best reason not to do this is that they could easily be wrapping 4♠ and we're about to push them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 3♦ wtp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Why don't we bid 3♥? Surely this is pass/correct.<snip> No. It simply says, shut up, no interest in clubs and diamonds. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Why don't we bid 3♥? Surely this is pass/correct.<snip> No. It simply says, shut up, no interest in clubs and diamonds. With kind regardsMarlowe I can't imagine a hand that wants to voluntarily bid hearts after passing 2♠ in the face of pard's 2 suiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 It's extremely easy to imagine. You bid over 2♠ r/w with xx QJT9xxx xx xx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 It's extremely easy to imagine. You bid over 2♠ r/w with xx QJT9xxx xx xx? Maybe so. I will concede that its possible for me to have hearts only. Anyway, I found a 4♦ call (I hope anyone isn't thinking 4♦ isn't p/c) . Pard had: ♠JTx ♥AQ9xx ♦x ♣QJxx. In spite of the wastage, 4♥ was making, but the opps took the par save to 4♠ x'd. Is anyone raising 3♥ to 4♥? If thats the case, isn't a direct 4♦ better? Its very possible pard has three spades here, we are vul and its IMPs, so I expect a pretty good hand across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 If we knew he had diamonds, I would bid 4, but this is not a hand to play 4♥ on a 4-4 fit when he has rounded suits ♠xxx ♥AQxx ♦x ♣AJxxx looks pretty normal to me. Don't you want to be in 4♥ here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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