Echognome Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 [hv=d=n&v=e&s=s762hqjt73dq98caq]133|100|Scoring: IMP1♣ - (2♠) - ?[/hv] Not too many viable options. So what's it going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 3H : wtp? Sure it's a slight overbid but I have a decent 5 card suit, no wastage, and if both partner and LHO are short in S, partner can overruff... How else do I convey 5(+) H with decent values... regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 A lot of people pass on hands like this under the logic that if partner can reopen, then he has shortness, so the hand will play well, and if partner can't reopen, then he probably has 3 spades, so you probably aren't missing anything. But this hand is too good, so this looks like an easy 3♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Double. 3♥ is too much with the death in spades. I also play it as GF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi, I would go with X, lets see p reaction, I wontforce to game, so 3H is out. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I like double the most, on my partnership I'd bid 3♦ wich shows hearts with unspecified strenght. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fachiru Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Another 3♥ bidder here. A clear Dbl. without the 5th ♥. I realize I'm forcing to game witch is far from certain, but dislike the ambiguity of X on the actual hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 3♥. This isn't unanimous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Double. 3♥ is too much with the death in spades. I also play it as GF.I go with this reasoning. As rogerclee hinted, pass is not far away, but as my hearts are solid, I stick my neck out. The biggest problem with pass is, that if partner reopens with something else than double, our partnership is completely in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 This may not turn out well for me but I will risk 3H. Dble could work out well of course, but it seems a little soft to pass and hope partner can re-open. The big issue there of course is partner holding 3S and we miss game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 For what it's worth, I felt it was close between Double and 3♥. I didn't view pass as an option. In favor of 3♥:- Shows your 5 card suit and will likely be the only way to find a 5-3 heart fit- You have ♣AQ, which is likely to fit well with partner's holding In favor of Double:- You don't really have a game force- You probably want the contract played from partner's side As it happened, I doubled and partner bid 4♥, which obviously made me happy. Partner held:♠A♥Axxx♦Jx♣KJTxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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