H_KARLUK Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Matchpoints, NS vulnerable ♠KJ9 ♥XX ♦AKT9 ♣AQxx W N E S1♥ P 1♠ ?2♥ P P ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbforster Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 X then P for me. But I could be talked into a second X, certainly at better colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 double then double: happy to defend if partner is. 2N by partner will be a scramble... I won't like it but... passing either time is too dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 The first double seems obvious. For the second problem, I'll assume an initial double. I also agree that a second double makes sense here, as well. If I get the chance, I'll let partner play 2♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 a double double seems best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Double, then pass. Like to defend, +200 is not remote, especially if 3 ♣/♦ is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Double double and not from In-N-Out burger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 X and X. It's MP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 X then X is a wtp. How can you sell out to 2H with this hand? Partner is supposed to pass over 2H with a weak hand even if it has a FIVE card minor. The reason being of course that if partner had bid over 2H directly we would be going for game because our hand is so good. Thus with a weak hand partner passes, we double, and partner can bid. Not to mention partner could easily be sitting for this double which is a great result for us as we will slaughter them. Basically our hand is just too good to sell out and we could still have a big fit or a big penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I was going to answer double then double but the second one is close. JLOL convinced me double then double and the second one is not close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 X then X is a wtp. How can you sell out to 2H with this hand? Partner is supposed to pass over 2H with a weak hand even if it has a FIVE card minor. The reason being of course that if partner had bid over 2H directly we would be going for game because our hand is so good. Thus with a weak hand partner passes, we double, and partner can bid. Not to mention partner could easily be sitting for this double which is a great result for us as we will slaughter them. Basically our hand is just too good to sell out and we could still have a big fit or a big penalty. No Lebensohl here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 X then X is a wtp. How can you sell out to 2H with this hand? Partner is supposed to pass over 2H with a weak hand even if it has a FIVE card minor. The reason being of course that if partner had bid over 2H directly we would be going for game because our hand is so good. Thus with a weak hand partner passes, we double, and partner can bid. Not to mention partner could easily be sitting for this double which is a great result for us as we will slaughter them. Basically our hand is just too good to sell out and we could still have a big fit or a big penalty. No Lebensohl here? No pick-a-minor 2NT here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Double and double, wtp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 X&X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 No Lebensohl here? No pick-a-minor 2NT here? You can have both: use 2♠ as pick-a-minor and 2NT as Lebensohl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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