Bidding Plan

[awm]

You hold ♠Q9 ♥Axx ♦- ♣AKQJxxxx all red at IMPs in a strong team game.

 

Your RHO opens 1♠ (2/1) in first seat. What is your plan?

 

If you double, partner will bid 2♥ passed to you.

If you bid 2♣, LHO and partner will pass and RHO will balance 2♦.

[Jlall]

I would just bid 2C, too scared to double. After the balance I would bid 2S.

[Phil]

Not my style to double with a single suiter - especially when I have 12 cards.

 

2♣ then 2♠.

[Jlall]

Not my style to double with a single suiter - especially when I have 12 cards.

 

2♣ then 2♠.

I thought we had 8 clubs. I always just count the other cards when I have a 1 suiter and subtract from 13 :)

 

My answer is assuming 2308

 

edit: Now it is 2308 and 2308 is in the title also... heh

[awm]

Eight clubs. The topic had it correct; opening post I did not count the x's accurately.

 

For those who start with 2♣, after RHO's 2♦ and your next call, LHO will bid 4♦ passed back to you (unless you bid 5♣ I suppose). Are you balancing over this?

[kenrexford]

3♠ for me. If partner has the spade King, and if the opponents can cash four clubs and the spade Ace for a set, I'll say, "Oh, poo."

 

More likely, partner just bids 4♣.

 

But, the upside is that I feel pretty good at 4♣ or higher, and the opponents probably feel really bad. Plus, when they overcompete in spades or diamonds, they will mis-play spades.

[Jlall]

Eight clubs. The topic had it correct; opening post I did not count the x's accurately.

 

For those who start with 2♣, after RHO's 2♦ and your next call, LHO will bid 4♦ passed back to you (unless you bid 5♣ I suppose). Are you balancing over this?

I'm passing, but that's pretty ugly.

[Fluffy]

2♣ then I though I'd double when I held 7 clubs, but with 8 it is too much.

 

I though about bidding 2♥, if raise I will know at least he ahs something usefull. But it might be too late to rectify without creating a mess.

 

All in all I think 2♠ is the only reasonable bid at second turn.

 

Should I fold at 4♦. Oh well maybe I should, but I a not going to do so. 5♣.

[effervesce]

3♠ stopper ask for me too.

[pooltuna]

I would just bid 2C, too scared to double. After the balance I would bid 2S.

repeat three times the word spelled by the letters "B" "A" "W" "K"

[Codo]

2♣ then4♣ then pass.