Ai Hao Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=b&s=sakj8h7dk7432ct93]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Sitting south, do you balance holding above hand in following bidding? E S W N1c P 1h P2c P 3c PP ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh). Would have definitely doubled 2♣. Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 i try 1s over 1c.....but if pass..then x... over 2c....now ....pass. In other words...bid first round..if forced to pass bid second round...if forced to pass then pass third round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh). Would have definitely doubled 2♣. Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed. Would have overcalled 1♦, but prefer 1♠ by a mile over pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh). Would have definitely doubled 2♣. Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed. Would have overcalled 1♦, but prefer 1♠ by a mile over pass. Ditto :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Could be a S4-3+ fit scored; or D5-3. Now hope 2+DT and partner marked with 'his share', he has 1+DT for 100 or 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Obvious to bid over 1♣, and for me 1♦ is much more attractive than 1♠. (At MP's 1♠ would have had a bid more appeal.) I even prefer double of 2♣ to balancing now. As it is I pass. Bidding a suit is quite dangerous, and a would fear partner would interpret a double as penalty. (He is short in clubs, and I Didn't double 2♣.) Edit: 1♠ would also have a bit more appeal. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_KARLUK Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 1D overcall fine with me. Kinda it's now or never situation. Like in wedding ceremonies they say : speak now or keep silence till eternity.3rd round? Pass. Sorry I cannot get worried abt for partner's 7-8 hcp good or bad placed. I think th train missed "twice" already. Moreover I believe our best chance is to try a defense line max. 22-18 HCP. If it's 21-19 I may appreciate for Xmas day :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 If you happened to sort your hand wrong and pass over 1C then why on earth wouldn't you X 2C? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 If you happened to sort your hand wrong and pass over 1C then why on earth wouldn't you X 2C?Partner might interpret this as a stronger hand with 4-4. I'd still double though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Like others, I would've overcalled on the 1st round. If I somehow bizarrely didn't, I would X 2C. Pass and Pass is just lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Seems no one would balance because they all would have bid previously. If you should happen to have passed 1C it is hard to imagine why you would pass 2C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Yeh lol, I would have overcalled 1♦ and wouldn't dream of balancing now I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestar Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 If you can pass this hand twice, you can pass it three times. 1♦ vs. 1♠ on the first round is the only decision--both have their good and bad points, but you must pick one or the other, passing 1♣ can't be right. You must intervene at the one level where it is safe, not the three level where you are taking your life in your hands. Opponents may well have only 8 ♣ between them. If so, bidding is right only if you find a 9 card ♦ fit and then only some of the time. What are the chances of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 oh and fwiw a double now is penalty in my book. There's no such thing as a takeout double at this point when you've already failed to bid twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Clear-cut to act earlier. If I were to take over from this point, I would try 3♦. If partner has the right hand, we could have a million tricks in diamonds.We could belong in spades, but unfortunately we are now in a guessing position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh). Would have definitely doubled 2♣. Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed. agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Obvious 1♦ overcall. Won't balance now, double would be penalties for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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