P_Marlowe Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi, being green vs. red and in first position,you hold♠K ♥542♦A109764♣K86 You decide to pass, if you really want, you can of coursecomment on this decision.Assuming you pass, the auction develops as followes Pass - (3H) - Pass - (Pass)??? Do you bid 4D or do you pass it out. Does your decision depend on the quality of the opponents? With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I agree with the first pass and 2nd time around I also pass.Im trying to make decisions based on 'good bridge' and dont yet take quality of opps into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I pass as well (I would probably have opened with a weak 2♦ originally... I hate to pass and this isn't, for me, a 1♦ opener). Horrible heart holding... we may be getting stolen from, but often times, rho is sitting there loaded in defence with short hearts, and we are getting pounded if we move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDluxe Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 The first action seems the most questionable... I would occasionally open this hand 2♦ at favorable. What does occasionally mean? Depends on how good I'm feeling or how bad I'm steaming at a given moment, I suppose. As far as what to do over 3♥, I'm passing. As Jill said, this strikes me a 'good bridge' decision. Are we getting robbed? Maybe, but I can't come up with something redeemable that makes me want to bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I pass. I like 2♦ up front because of the short spades. My suit quality isn't too bad, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I hate the green card, but I don't see many alternatives. I pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I open 2♦ in first seat with the hand not being good enough for 1♦ due to my stiff K. But after 3♥ I have to pass it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I agree with the first pass. Not only does the hand fail to meet the Rule of 20, one of the kings has the severe handicap of also being a singleton. I think pass is the only reasonable alternative at the second decision. Partner's failure to act means he either doesn't have short hearts or his hand is not very good. Partner also doesn't have a very strong hand like an 18-count. Given these, it's likely that they are down a little (or making) and that we would be down as well if we were to compete. While pass runs some risk of missing a good game, this is far outweighed by the very significant risk of getting doubled and going for a big number if we were to do something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestar Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Agree with both passes. Assuming that 2♦ is available as a weak 2, I hate this hand for it: ♠K is pretty worthless on offense but will be a defensive trick almost as often as ♠Kx would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Hi, being green vs. red and in first position,you hold♠K ♥542♦A109764♣K86 You decide to pass, if you really want, you can of coursecomment on this decision.Assuming you pass, the auction develops as followes Pass - (3H) - Pass - (Pass)??? Do you bid 4D or do you pass it out. Does your decision depend on the quality of the opponents? With kind regardsMarlowe I hate pass. Bid one d if you open on junkbid 2d otherwise. I hate pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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