gwnn Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 KTxxxAxxxxxxx (1♥)-? fav imps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 no, not quite good enough for me. Put the ace in another suit and i'll bid 1S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 1s, just good enough for me at this vul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 2♠, though I have a bit more defence than I'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Normal 1♠ for me. Would never pass, and not really a fan of 2♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 My preempts are getting more disciplined lately. I just bid 1♠ unless p is a passed hand and opps have opened a nebulous minor suit (or an Acol 1♥). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I won't go so far as to say you can't be a winning bridge player if you pass this hand, but I think it would be a lot harder at least. And 2♠ is a style I'm not even close to wanting to be playing, exactly what is there about this hand that is either preemptive, or that is safe at a higher level than you have to bid? 1♠ and it's not remotely close for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Easy 1♠ for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 agree with 655321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 1♠. Closer for me than it is for Josh. 2♠ isn't on the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 can my center opponent take a joke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Pass or 2♠. I don't understand 1♠. If you overcall 1♠ here with this hand, you play 3♠ down for no reason too often OR you miss game too often. You gain no preemption, but you help to place cards and to spot the value of shortness for the opponents. If you had some reason to slow partner down, then a lighter call might make sense. But, you don't. You love any call partner makes independently, so why dissuade him? You have no reason to think that you are defending any contract other than hearts. Your interest in a spade lead is relatively minor in comparison to the chance that a heart contract is not the final contract anyway. If you overcall this 1♠ and do not play intermediate jump overcalls, then I think you are losing out in places you do not realize. I used to be a 0+ overcaller, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 1♠ (wtp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mich-b Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 1♠ is clear for me at these colours. Pass is a call I can understand.2♠ is a style I dislike a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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