david_c Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 [hv=d=w&v=n&s=sxxhkjxxxxxdxxxcq]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv]LHO opens 1♠, partner doubles, RHO bids 1NT. What do you do here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 4♥ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 4♥... I don't see any alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 agree with the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_c Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 OK, maybe it's too obvious then. Turns out that 4♥ has four top losers and opps having nothing on; I was worried I might have done too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 What's wrong with 3H? This is NV MP's, LHO has opened and RHO has responded and we have a stiff Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 We usually have 11♥ between us. I have to go for 4♥ inspite of the 1NT bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 For whatever it's worth, I would bid only 3♥. Did the first three posters actually construct a variety of hands that partner would pass 3♥ with? I think you will find that game is usually quite bad, the only times it is good is when partner has a strong diamond holding. If your argument is that we should bid 4♥ to put pressure on LHO, I don't think it will work frequently enough to justify 4♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Turns out that 4♥ has four top losers and opps having nothing on What did partner have? Not being able to make 4♥ isn't such a surprise, but it seems unlucky to find that they can't make 3♠. I'd be more worried that they could make 4♠, and that my 4♥ might push them into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_c Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Turns out that 4♥ has four top losers and opps having nothing on What did partner have? Not being able to make 4♥ isn't such a surprise, but it seems unlucky to find that they can't make 3♠. I'd be more worried that they could make 4♠, and that my 4♥ might push them into it. Partner had something like ♠ xx♥ Qxx♦ AKQx♣ KJxx and I suppose LHO must have been 6133. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I had bid 3 ♥, partner will often raise. He surely would with his given hand, so I would play 4 ♥ -1 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Partner had something like ♠ xx♥ Qxx♦ AKQx♣ KJxx Its hard to construct a hand with more wasted values, yet we only went 1 off (and I assume they made a decent defence, because I have made this contracts once in a while :)), kinda revealng IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 4♥ is canonical. Other bids are mastermindings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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