Improve the contract?

[Echognome]

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(P) - 2♥ - (P) - ?[/hv]

 

Obvious 2♠*? Or should we let partner fight it out in 2♥?

 

*Note that we play 2♠ is forcing, so it's not a question of being able to play there.

[Fluffy]

partner has opened in second position, he is not joking he has a decent suit. But he might also have some spade fit, still too many cards in the minors that won't banish anywhere.

 

I would pass, but I often regret this kind of decisions.

[jdonn]

Pass and if it continues X P P run. And now I plug my preferred agreement that a new suit is NF on the 2 level and F on the 3 level (whether it's a jump or not).

[Fluffy]

nice agreement, specially bid after a 3♣ opening :P but hey it still works, you first bid 2♥ then 3♥ and partner will know to pass

[gwnn]

I don't understand this post above me. Sorry Fluffy for not understanding but I don't understand. It's like me saying 1 level overcalls should be weak, and then someone else asking but how does that apply 1♠?? Well that was a weak analogy I admit. If only we had a professional analogy maker who is not retired...

 

Anyway you can play transfers over 3♣ with mandatory acceptances and various choice-of-game sequences.

[Codo]

I doubt that anybody will double and someone will sit for it. And I am not sure whether or not I should run in that case.

 

But I will pass now and hopefully in tempo.

[hanp]

Agree with pass, and also prefer to play 2S NF.

[whereagles]

If 2♠ is forcing I'll have to pass. If not, it's an easy 2♠ bid.

 

Will pull to 2♠ if 2♥ gets doubled.

[bluecalm]

sorry , wrong post, please delete

[Jlall]

pass, and I like 2S forcing

[Siegmund]

pass, and I like 2S forcing

 

Not much I can add to that.

[akhare]

If I pass with a straight face, they might even land in 2♠ (LHO makes a TOX with 3♠ and and RHO has 4♠ :blink:)...

[655321]

Pass and if it continues X P P run. And now I plug my preferred agreement that a new suit is NF when non-vulnerable and F when vulnerable.

[Echognome]

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Table 1 Auction:

P - 2♥ - All Pass

Score: +140

 

Table 2 Auction:

P - 2♥ - P - 2♠;

P - 4♣ - P - 4♠;

All Pass

Score: +450

 

I passed at Table 1 and questioned myself afterwards. From the comments above I feel better. Thanks!

[jdonn]

Just because both tables opened 2♥ doesn't make it either normal or good necessarily!

[Echognome]

Just because both tables opened 2♥ doesn't make it either normal or good necessarily!

You know both of the people that opened 2♥ quite well.

[jdonn]

I threw in "necessarily" because I'm not sure it's bad either, but wow it's easy to see what could go wrong and it's certainly offbeat.

[whereagles]

Echo, no need to feel bad about this. If you do a sim, pass is probably right in more than 50% of the cases.

[aguahombre]

I don't understand this post above me. Sorry Fluffy for not understanding but I don't understand. It's like me saying 1 level overcalls should be weak, and then someone else asking but how does that apply 1♠?? Well that was a weak analogy I admit. If only we had a professional analogy maker who is not retired...

 

Anyway you can play transfers over 3♣ with mandatory acceptances and various choice-of-game sequences.

it was puppy humor, perhaps insufficient.

[Rossoneri]

Agree with the pass, and I wouldn't open 2♥ on that in 2nd seat!

[MFA]

2♠, NF. Prefer to play that. Partner is allowed to raise if he likes.

I wouldn't have opened 2♥ with north's threesuiter.