World Cup group A is terrible

[kayin801]

[hv=d=w&v=n&s=s10984hakq10754d83c]133|100|Scoring: IMP

(1♠)-P-(P)-?[/hv]

[gwnn]

I agree.

 

4H.

[kfay]

3♥ is more than enough for me. I could totally be convinced this is an overbid but I've got a trick taking-hand, which I think 3♥ shows better than 2♥, even if my strength isn't quite there.

 

Agree with your operating thesis.

[mikegill]

LHO likely has a very good hand since partner couldn't bid with (presumably) short spades. I'm going to bid only 3♥. With all these spades I see no reason to go higher since surely partner will be bidding 4♥ if it's where we want to be.

[jjbrr]

3♥ for me. I got a lot of ♠ losers to deal with, which makes 4♥ too rich for me.

[Bbradley62]

Group A includes 3 teams now ranked in the Top 20; Group F has only 1 such team.

 

3♥

[Hanoi5]

3♥, for I think it keeps 3NT as an option. Like spades 5-4-4 and going down with 2 ruffs and 2 diamonds...

[pooltuna]

[hv=d=w&v=n&s=s10984hakq10754d83c]133|100|Scoring: IMP

(1♠)-P-(P)-?[/hv]

definitely looks like a high variance hand to me anything from pass to 4♥ could work out. Anything less than 3♥ has the potential to cost big(i.e. a game) and 3♥ isn't all that safe.

[zenko]

Pass is clearly the best bid, but I might get greedy and try 3N, but that can backfire big time, if I do it I would write right away "sorry" on the score card. 4 hearts is disaster bid.

[655321]

3♥, looks normal.

[akhare]

3♥ -- is the group with the majority opinon too crowded now :unsure:?

[gwnn]

Fair enough. 3H looks better. Messi is overrated.

[dkharty]

Pass is clearly the best bid

This doesn't seem particularly clear to me, what am I missing?

[ggwhiz]

OK, I'm in for 4♥.

 

Could be a good dive over 4 of either minor, could make but I'm not letting the opening bidder show a minor in comfort.

 

3♥ might do the job but shows more strength in high cards with 1 less heart? That could lead to 4♣ or ♦ by opener and pard owning a legit double that I won't be fond of.

 

Bidding 2♥ and letting opener bid 3 happy ♣ or ♦ (or more via a double) is asking for trouble.

 

I've been VERY wrong before but can't stomach a pass on these cards.

[zenko]

Pass is clearly the best bid

This doesn't seem particularly clear to me, what am I missing?

Pard is very unlikely to hold decent values, so bidding anything below 3N will give opponents too much room to find a minor suit fit or even spade game. And even if he has some values then he is odds on to have too many spades for you to survive 4H contract, 3N is much more likely (but not very likely either) to make.

[blackshoe]

…even if he has some values then he is odds on to have too many spades…

I do not think there is likely to be much of a connection between "some values" and how many spades he has.

[ggwhiz]

Pard is very unlikely to hold decent values

 

I make it (max. for them) 19 on my left, 4 or less on my right and my 9 gives pard about an 8-10 count. If so, she could have just about any shape with no bid.

 

4♥ is an effort to block any big or biggish 2-suiter that can cause a lot of grief or if they find a minor fit such as 4♣ on my left and 6 on my right.

[dburn]

Dealer: West Vul: None Scoring: IMP

♠ 10984 ♥ AKQ10754 ♦ 83 ♣ [space]

(1♠)-P-(P)-?

If in need of a swing, will bid 4NT (straight Blackwood). Partner will hold:

 

♠xxxx ♥Jx ♦AQxxx ♣Ax

 

and bid 5♥, which I will raise to six. This will make with 2-2 hearts and 3-3 diamonds with the king right, and I shall be a hero.

 

If not in need of a swing, will bid 2♥, because I don't think we'll make any game if partner passes this.

[y66]

They never lead diamonds when partner has that hand. If I need a swing I'll bid 4H; otherwise 3H for me.

[gwnn]

In light of recent developments I think it would be safe to say that dburn pays a little too close attention to the state of the match ;)