Sanity check...

[TylerE]

(2♥) - p - (p) - ?

 

♠ AQxxx

♥ -

♦ Jxxx

♣ xxxx

 

IMPs, NV vs V

 

Rate: Pass, X, 2♠

[mikegill]

Every time I have this decision I bid 2♠ because my defense isn't so hot and/or because I have 5 spades and that hasn't been right yet, so I will attempt to learn and double. I'm not sure how I would rate 2♠ vs X, but I'm sure I would give pass a 0.

[gwnn]

this must be too much. I pass and don't care about partner's vindictive look from across the screen

[Winstonm]

I pass. I think we are plus but not huge. It is never fun defending a low-level doubled contract with a void in trumps.

[rogerclee]

I'd probably x, 2S is fine, pass is not. If my opponents were known to be conservative about r/w preempts I would bid 2S.

[mike777]

(2♥) - p - (p) - ?

 

♠ AQxxx

♥ -

♦ Jxxx

♣ xxxx

 

IMPs, NV vs V

 

Rate: Pass, X, 2♠

pass, easy

[Jlall]

Don't pass and don't X!

[ggwhiz]

2S, WTP?

 

Oh yeah, pard has 6 hearts and a spade stiff in a 10 count. Been there but I still don't sleep with a night light.

[ArtK78]

I can't imagine any action other than 2♠. I don't want to suggest to partner that 2♥x would be an acceptable contract if he has a good defensive hand, and I certainly don't want to pass out 2♥. I like direct actions over preempts to be sound, so it is even possible (but not very likely) that we could have a game in spades.

 

Rate the three actions? How is this:

 

2♠ - obvious. 90%. I don't give out 100% because it is possible that another action might work better on a given layout.

 

Double - dangerous. 10%. Could be the winning call, but is more likely to lead to -670 or worse.

 

Pass - 100% on the wimp scale.

[mike777]

(2♥) - p - (p) - ?

 

♠ AQxxx

♥ -

♦ Jxxx

♣ xxxx

 

IMPs, NV vs V

 

Rate: Pass, X, 2♠

partner has 5 hearts yes.... or more

[Fluffy]

Ugh, my gut reaction is that we must pass this, maybe it is 3 down, but +300 is better than +110 anyway.

[MarkDean]

Wow, suprised so many against pass. I would pass, but do not hate 2♠. Definitely would not double.

[Codo]

So partner has a trap pass? Which hand do we need to make game?

 

Kxx, AQJxx,AKx,xx? He really passed with this hand?

Possible.

 

I pass.

[effervesce]

2♠. Hate X as we can't lead trumps, and we have hardly any defensive tricks so partner will need alot to set 2♥X. If a gun was held to my head to choose between pass and X, I'd pass.

[hanp]

I dealt 30 hands and for each checked which call would work best. 2S and pass were about equal, with double far behind. ;)

[hotShot]

I don't believe in a trap pass. With the values necessary partner could find a different more constructive bid. It's much more likely opener is close to maximum and responders pass was very disciplined.

 

I pass.

[Trinidad]

At IMPs, this is an easy pass.

 

If it is our hand, and we have a game, there are very few hands where partner could pass initially.

 

If it is our hand and 2♥ is going down, it may go down 2. Our void is not an asset on defense. I will be happy with +200 after a pass, even if a double would give us +500.

 

If it is not our hand, this will be a misfit. And because we don't have the values for any action, we will get too high. Partner will bid 3NT or something and we will go for a number when RHO doubles.

 

Finally, if we double and partner leaves it in, counting on the values that we have promised, we can write down -670 or -870, instead of -110 or -140.

 

At IMPs, it simply isn't worth risking giving the opponents a game or an opportunity to wack us, just to compete for a partscore or to try and turn a +100 into a +200.

 

I will sit back and see whether this will be +100 or -110.

 

Rik

[655321]

2♠ for me, double is too likely to result in -670.

[TylerE]

For those advocating pass...how much more would yuo need to change your mind?

[Codo]

2♠. Hate X as we can't lead trumps, and we have hardly any defensive tricks so partner will need alot to set 2♥X. If a gun was held to my head to choose between pass and X, I'd pass.

So your lho has 6Hearts. you partner has 4 good or even five ones. Why do you ever want to have a trump to lead one?

 

I will never understand this argument.

 

Of course if they had bid 1♦ 1♥ 2♣ all pass, I would like to hav trump to lead. BUT HERE: Why?

[gwnn]

For those advocating pass...how much more would yuo need to change your mind?

another Q.

[hotShot]

For those advocating pass...how much more would yuo need to change your mind?

Can you tell me how many wasted values partner has in ♥?

[bid_em_up]

So your lho has 6Hearts. you partner has 4 good or even five ones. Why do you ever want to have a trump to lead one?

 

I will never understand this argument.

 

Of course if they had bid 1♦ 1♥ 2♣ all pass, I would like to hav trump to lead. BUT HERE: Why?

Because if we can lead a trump through declarer so that partner can draw two or three trumps out of declarers hand, either immediately or soon after, those are trumps that declarer cannot use to ruff our outside winners later.

[pooltuna]

(2♥) - p - (p) - ?

 

♠ AQxxx

♥ -

♦ Jxxx

♣ xxxx

 

IMPs, NV vs V

 

Rate: Pass, X, 2♠

Pass>>>2♠>>X

[pooltuna]

For those advocating pass...how much more would yuo need to change your mind?

another K instead of the J♦