two bidding problems

[karlson]

1. ♠Ax ♥Q7xx ♦QT97x ♣AQ

 

r/w imps. p-1♠ to you

 

 

2. ♠Qx ♥T8x ♦K98xxx ♣Ax

 

r/r imps, you're 2nd.

 

p-p-1♣-1♦

1♥*-?

 

1♣ was 2+ and 1♥ showed 4+♠.

[cherdanno]

1. Double

2. 3♣ mixed raise - yeah just raising to the 3-level is lame but i have a lot of defense and maybe it's our deal in 3N.

[pooltuna]

1. ♠Ax ♥Q7xx ♦QT97x ♣AQ

 

r/w imps. p-1♠ to you

 

 

2. ♠Qx ♥T8x ♦K98xxx ♣Ax

 

r/r imps, you're 2nd.

 

p-p-1♣-1♦

1♥*-?

 

1♣ was 2+ and 1♥ showed 4+♠.

1) X plan to sit for 2♣

2)3♦

[nigel_k]

1) X and pass if partner bids clubs. This has several ways to gain compared to the alternatives.

 

2) 4♦. I have some defence but not enough to be happy going slowly. 3NT for us is possible but I think it's unlikely.

[andy_h]

1) Double

 

2) 2♠/2NT/3♣, whichever one is the better(limit) raise.

[655321]

1) Double.

 

2) 2♣ cue raise.

[effervesce]

1) Close, but I X. The decent club honors make X reasonable for me.

2) I bid whatever would be a limit raise in diamonds.

[Jlall]

I thought these were wtp:

 

1) X

 

2) 2C

 

The only way I would not bid 2C on hand 2 is if I had the agreement that 2S showed a 4+ trump limit raise. This hand is way too good for a mixed raise or a preemptive raise!

[MFA]

1) X

 

2) 3NT.

[gnasher]

On the second deal, how likely is it that we make 3NT but not 5♦? Something like xxx Ax AQxxx Kxx is possible, except that RHO might have made a negative double with his weak 45xx. If we make partner 4252, that makes the bidding more likely, but also makes it more likely that they can make 4♥.

 

If partner has a singleton heart, I'd prefer not to give them room to discuss the quality of their fit. I bid 5♦.

[OleBerg]

1) 2♦. Ugly, but best if opponents compete.

 

2) 5♦.

[Phil]

I thought these were wtp:

 

1) X

 

2) 2C

 

The only way I would not bid 2C on hand 2 is if I had the agreement that 2S showed a 4+ trump limit raise. This hand is way too good for a mixed raise or a preemptive raise!

Assuming we can still cue bid clubs in this auction, why wouldn't we have two cue bids to show limit and mixed? I would expect a good partner to figure this out defending t-walsh and variants.

 

Agree with x and 2♠, but.....

 

If I can bid 3N to show a "good raise" to 4m, I like that better.

[aguahombre]

X plan to sit for 2♣

yep. Anyone thinking of equal-level conversion, this aint the hand for that. Doesn't need to be said in A/E? Others get to read the forum, too.

[gnasher]

On the second deal, how likely is it that we make 3NT but not 5♦? Something like xxx Ax AQxxx Kxx is possible, except that RHO might have made a negative double with his weak 45xx. If we make partner 4252, that makes the bidding more likely, but also makes it more likely that they can make 4♥.

 

If partner has a singleton heart, I'd prefer not to give them room to discuss the quality of their fit. I bid 5♦.

I missed that 1♥ was a transfer. Now I know what the auction was, I'd just show a 4-card limit raise, presumably with 2♠.

[skjaeran]

1. X, passing 2♣.

 

2. 2♠, limit raise