Phil Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 All vul, IMPs. Pard opens 1♥ in 3rd seat and RHO doubles. You hold: ♠JTx ♥7xxx ♦Kx ♣T9xx What is your strategy? If you bid 2♥ LHO bids 2♠. Do you compete further? Note: A direct 2♥ is defined as a 'weak raise'; around 3-7 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Depends somewhat on your partner's 3rd seat vulnerable style. I can live with 2♥ or 3♥ directly, but not with 2♥ then 3♥. Make your bed either way and then lie in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'll bid 2♥ and let it die. I'm so chicken. Of course the other option was 3 right away, 2 then 3 is bad in general and particularly horrible on this hand. BTW I'm kidding about being chicken, I'm perfectly happy just bidding 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'd probably bid 2♥ at this vulnerability (3♥ favorable). Maybe 10% I'd get a wild hair and bid 3♥, or if I really knew my customers. I agree strongly with Echo - never in a million years would I bid 2 THEN 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 2♥ for me. I will NEVER bid 3♥ after 2♥. I chose a position, and I will stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Direct 3♥ its too much for me, but I might do it from time to time. Won't rebid hearts one more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 This seems like a wtp 2H then pass. Don't see how we can pass 1H X with this hand especially if you play 2H as 3 to 7. And competing over 2S is beyond terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 This was in large part a sanity check for me. I 2♥'d and passed 2♠. Of course pard has a lowish ODR Qx AKxxx Qxxx Ax so he wasn't competing to 3 either. 6 IMPs isn't usually a big deal, but this time it was one of three opportunities we had to pick up an 8 IMP differential to get out of our first match in a pretty easy Bracket I. In the PM I got chirped at for not competing to 3♥ LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 In the PM I got chirped at for not competing to 3♥ LOL. Were you playing with my ex-girlfriend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Didn't read it was a third hand opening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 This was in large part a sanity check for me. I 2♥'d and passed 2♠. Of course pard has a lowish ODR Qx AKxxx Qxxx Ax so he wasn't competing to 3 either. 6 IMPs isn't usually a big deal, but this time it was one of three opportunities we had to pick up an 8 IMP differential to get out of our first match in a pretty easy Bracket I. In the PM I got chirped at for not competing to 3♥ LOL. Crazy. Once you bid 2H, thats it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 2♥ and pass looks very obvious to me, especially being familiar with my own 3rd seat openers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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