biding plan

[jocdelevat]

rho open 1club and you hold J95 AQJ AQT5 AK2 what's your bid?

If you bid 1d(as I did) the opener will bid 1s over now what?

[pooltuna]

rho open 1club and you hold J95 AQJ AQT5 AK2 what's your bid?

If you bid 1d(as I did) the opener will bid 1s over now what?

Your range for a 1♦ overcall is too large. You need to read up on take out doubles and incorporate a reasonable strategy to handle this type of hand. Such a strategy will normally involve starting with an X and have a NT rebid.

[vuroth]

I'm still uncomfortable with how wide 8-16 is for an overcall. 8-21 is just undescriptive.

[neilkaz]

Why would I overcall 1♦ with a 4 card suit and 21 hcp?

 

I will often be passed out here when game is cold.

[rogerclee]

Double and bidding the cheapest number of NT shows about 19 to a bad 21. This is a bad 21 so I would do that.

[jjbrr]

Double and bidding the cheapest number of NT shows about 19 to a bad 21. This is a bad 21 so I would do that.

This is the correct way to show this hand.

[wank]

until you get to the level of expert, never overcall on 4 card suits.

 

if you have more than around 16 or 17 points, you should normally start with a take-out double.

[PhantomSac]

until you get to the level of expert, never overcall on 5 card suits.

 

if you have more than around 16 or 17 points, you should normally start with a take-out double.

Presumably you meant 4 card suits.

[NickRW]

until you get to the level of expert, never overcall on 5 card suits.

 

if you have more than around 16 or 17 points, you should normally start with a take-out double.

I am not quite sure I'd advise leaving it until expert level - but certainly only overcalling 5 card suits is the place to start - and some would be reluctant anyway.

[kenrexford]

until you get to the level of expert, never overcall on 5 card suits. 

 

if you have more than around 16 or 17 points, you should normally start with a take-out double.

Presumably you meant 4 card suits.

Well, depends. LOL

[kenrexford]

Double and bidding the cheapest number of NT shows about 19 to a bad 21. This is a bad 21 so I would do that.

Not sure I agree that this is that bad of a 21. I might even argue that it is a really good 21, contextually. Of course, that just underlines the hell out of what you said. LOL

[655321]

contextually

Yes, I have too much time on my hands:

 

http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?act...sult_type=posts

[jdonn]

Ken should come with a label "Warning - may contain contextually explicit content"

[lamford]

Presumably, as we were asked for a biding plan, pass would be the bid that would bide most! It does risk going all pass, however.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

X.

 

It is not the worst idea, to have a wide range for 1 level overcalls,

but 21HCP is too much, add the fact that you dont even have a

5 card suit for your 1D overcall, why would you want to overcall 1D?

 

If 1S comes back (or what ever), I will make another X, most lilkely I

will give up the next round.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[wank]

until you get to the level of expert, never overcall on 5 card suits. 

 

if you have more than around 16 or 17 points, you should normally start with a take-out double.

Presumably you meant 4 card suits.

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