jahol Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 You havexx---Qxxx---xxxxxx---x. After pass from left side, your partner (one of the best players in the country) opens 1 club in "simple standard american" (this is individual championship), passed to you. MPs, both sides nonvulnerable, what is your reaction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Pass. Too many bad things can happen if I bid. I particularly don't want to hear partner rebid 2NT or 3♣, and if the opponents are going to bid I don't want partner to overcompete. Knowing that partner is a better player than the rest of the field makes it even clearer to do that. If he plays in 1♣, other players will too, so I can hope that his superior card-play will win some matchpoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 You havexx---Qxxx---xxxxxx---x. After pass from left side, your partner (one of the best players in the country) opens 1 club in "simple standard american" (this is individual championship), passed to you. MPs, both sides nonvulnerable, what is your reaction? my reaction is I hope partner has enough ♣s to make 1♣ I am not moving unless an X comes around to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Pooltuna has it right, I think. Except I suspect partner has the 19 pt balanced hand and 1NT by him will come back around to me after a balance. But either way I will end up running to my alleged suit (unless pard rebids clubs or 1H). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 WJS 2D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 WJS 2D. even if WJS were available, I don't want to obstruct the opps from competing on this hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Dino Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 (one of the best players in the country) I PASS and he can be the devil himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahol Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Okay, I passed, as well... and my partner played 1 club. But he was not very happy having Axxx---Axxx---K---AQxx. The contract is four down theoretically and since the defence did not made any mistake, it was the final result, close to zero for our line. One heart and one diamond can be made, one spade is two down and even one NT is better contract (three down). Having the cards of my partner and finishing four down.. would you still be able to say... "Your pass was okay, partner"? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Pass. Too many bad things can happen if I bid. I particularly don't want to hear partner rebid 2NT or 3♣, and if the opponents are going to bid I don't want partner to overcompete. What's wrong with a 2N rebid? I'd love to hear that, we get to play in 3D rather than 1C or defending! Agree that 3C and especially 2S would really suck though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 What's wrong with a 2N rebid? I'd love to hear that, we get to play in 3D rather than 1C or defending! Agree that 3C and especially 2S would really suck though. The original poster said we're playing "simple standard american". Does that include a way to stop in 3♦? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 www.simplestandardamerican.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Dino Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Axxx---Axxx---K---AQxx. $H!T happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 What's wrong with a 2N rebid? I'd love to hear that, we get to play in 3D rather than 1C or defending! Agree that 3C and especially 2S would really suck though. The original poster said we're playing "simple standard american". Does that include a way to stop in 3♦? I don't know, I guess not. What is standard american in this auction, everything nat forcing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecalm Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 You havexx---Qxxx---xxxxxx---x. After pass from left side, your partner (one of the best players in the country) opens 1 club in "simple standard american" (this is individual championship), passed to you. MPs, both sides nonvulnerable, what is your reaction? Sucky system, sucky result. I don't pass. I don't like automatically losing to all the pairs playing anything sensible... If I hear 3C then at least we have more clubs than them. If I hear 2S at least it's major partscore and i have ruffing value. Anything else i can just pass and be sure we are in better spot than 1C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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