Bbradley62 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 [hv=d=e&v=e&s=saqh7dt97654ck974]133|100|Scoring: XIMP[/hv]P-P-1♦-DblP-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 1NT. so, vote already :rolleyes: I don't want to look like the only one in the poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiddity Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Close between 2C and pass, but 2C seems less likely to be a disaster. I don't see the point of 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Close between 2C and pass, but 2C seems less likely to be a disaster. I don't see the point of 1NT. the point of 1NT is that it shows 7-10 HCP, while 2C shows zero to maybe 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Meh, I'd pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I like the pass too. Nothing wrong with 1NT, but passing has a very big upside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Not wanting to be rude, but rofl at anyone who passes. Okay AQH, I voted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Hmm, IMHO the pass is reasonable and 2C is ROFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Pass is pretty obvious, nothing else crossed my mind for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 One more vote for "pass is pretty obvious", especially with them vul and us not. I'd hate to choose among 1NT, 2C, and 3C if you forbade me to pass - they are pretty scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Neither pass nor 1 NT nor 2 club deserves a ROFL. The vul. is too tempting, so I pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Oh cmon CODO be a man and laugh at other people for once!! ;) Yep I'd pass we will get richhhhh. And ROFLCOPTER@ everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Pass is pretty obvious to me. Thanks for the rofl Hog ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Pass is pretty obvious to me. Thanks for the rofl Hog ;) Np Frederick, hope you are still laughing after it makes because your trumps aren't good enough to draw his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 When I first looked I thought I was vul. I am going to try 3C this hand looks great for C and it does not rule out 3N, nor partner bidding again. Passing and try for the big 200-500 is tempting if partner has a trump to lead. This sort of hand could produce slam. I think bidding can be more advantageous than the pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 [hv=d=e&v=e&s=saqh7dt97654ck974]133|100|Scoring: XIMPP-P-1♦-DblP-?[/hv] IMO _P = 10, 1N = 9, 2♣ = 8, 3♣ = 5.Misread the problem so edited answer ... 2♣ is an underbid but, in view of your ♥ shortage, is unlikely to be passed out. Over 2♣, if partner has a strong hand with ♥ and bids them, then a NT bid, expresses this hand quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Np Frederick, hope you are still laughing after it makes because your trumps aren't good enough to draw his. 1 hand won't prove much, but I would be very surprized if declarer makes. That would mean 7 tricks, which is a lot. I'm more worried about opps finding a good fit or us missing a ♣ slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 This hand is actually from a free GIB duplicate tournament. GIB bid 3♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 This hand is actually from a free GIB duplicate tournament. GIB bid 3♣. GIB and MACPHEE obviously have not seen the random T/O doubles advocated herein. 3C is much too dangerous, with that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellSpyder Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 IMO _P = 10, 1N = 9, 2♣ = 8, 3♣ = 5. Well IMO, 3♣=10, 1N=9, Pass=6, 2♣=3. Others clearly disagree strongly, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I would Pass. I have a reasonable amount of sympathy for 2C. I have some sympathy for 3C (because the upside is so big) even though I consider it a weird bid. I have no sympathy for 1NT (too weird with this distribution). Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellSpyder Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 For those who pass, how important is it that this is an SAYC or 2/1 question? If opponents were playing Acol with 4-card majors and a weak NT, in which 1♦ always shows at least 4 and quite often 5 if hands with 4M + 4♦ are opened 1M or 1N, would this make any difference to your vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Pass is pretty obvious to me. Thanks for the rofl Hog :) Np Frederick, hope you are still laughing after it makes because your trumps aren't good enough to draw his. As though there is no other way to take tricks other than drawing declarer's trumps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straube Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Mel Colchamiro's rule of 9...add # trump, # honors including T, level of contract and if 9 pass. 6 + 1 + 1 = 8...so bid something. Ok, it's just a rule of thumb and who knows what Mel would do on this hand anyway, but I like 2C because pass is a close call and pretty unilateral and I'm not embarrassed to mention Kxxxand because I have a rebid for any of partner's further calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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