gwnn Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 opps are playing fantunes and you thought you'd limp in. They are having none of it. fav. mp's xAJ9xxQJxxxxx 2♣-p-2♦-2♥X-p-p-??? 2♦ was artificial and invitational "to game or slam"X was swift and penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 The nice thing about matchpoints is that you cannot get worse than a zero. It seems that you are heading for a zero if you stay put in 2♥. So you might as well run to 3♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 3♦... Why? Because I like big positive scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Pass. Would've passed earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Sorry for my blatant ignorance. What is 2♣ in fantunes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Sorry for my blatant ignorance. What is 2♣ in fantunes? 10-13HCP, 5+♣, unbalanced (may even be 6♣-5M), not 5422 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I think you are not without hope for five tricks and that they can make a game. The 2♣ opener is unlikely to have five hearts so there is a chance that partner will give you some hearts and something else useful. If not then they might have a slam and you only need a couple of tricks. It may depend on the opponents but certainly some opponents frequently misjudge in this sort of situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 3♦. I can go 1 more down in 3♥, but at least I know I'll be playing the right strain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 3♦. I can go 1 more down in 3♥, but at least I know I'll be playing the right strain. You will know that if partner passes. If he looks at you like you are an idiot and converts back to 3♥, I suppose you will also know that you are in the right strain then. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 3♦. I can go 1 more down in 3♥, but at least I know I'll be playing the right strain. Well, yeah, but how do you know you aren't already in the right strain - if XX would be SOS then we probably are already in the right spot. I think I tend to side with Ken - Lead! Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 If he looks at you like you are an idiot and converts back to 3♥, I suppose you will also know that you are in the right strain then. :rolleyes: I'd worry about that only if pard is a beautiful lady whom I'm particularly interested in, in which case I'll make up some excuse to mess up things at table, so that I can take a peek at LHOs cards... lol. Under more normal circumstances I'd say one could as well look like an idiot if pard shows up with 4+ diamonds :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 (...)if pard shows up with 4+ diamonds :rolleyes: xxxKxAKxxxxxx :) well 2♥ also makes (but only because I have the ♣T) but 3♦x was +1 and it was a little funny to catch this dummy:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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