RMB1 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 [hv=pc=n&w=sa9872hj87da6ct96&d=n&v=e&b=9&a=p1hp1sp2hp?]133|200[/hv]IMPs (Swiss Teams, 8 board matches, last match, table 1).If it mattters: playing Acol, weak NT, 4 card majors, "majors first". Whatever, partner has shown a minimum opener with 6 hearts, and 10HCP would be enough to open 1H with a 6 card suit. What I did was wrong: I expect to be told it was obviously wrong. :(Do the right thing and you win enough IMPs to get the silverware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Seems to me like a straight choice between Pass & 3♥, and I choose Pass. I can't imagine anyone choosing the other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 We have an offensive hand and a 9th trump. Definitely upgradable to an invite imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 If partner has a 6-card ♥ suit, I am definitely bidding 3♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMB1 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Seems to me like a straight choice between Pass & 3♥, and I choose Pass. I can't imagine anyone choosing the other options.My experience from people-based testing made me add some spurious options. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 easy 3♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 My experience from people-based testing made me add some spurious options. :)No 4♥ though. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintaro Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 No 4♥ though. :rolleyes: With Gordon the Gopher on this I voted Other = 4 ♥ :P PS also cos its Teams ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 As Gordon almost said, seems to me like a straight choice between 3♥ and 4♥, and I choose 4♥. I can't imagine anyone choosing the other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 As Gordon almost said, seems to me like a straight choice between 3♥ and 4♥, and I choose 4♥. I can't imagine anyone choosing the other options.My guess is that your partner is a sounder opener than mine are :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 easy 3h under the conditions imo. playing opposite a mirror i'd contemplate 4h - my style of weak 2s 2nd in at red is ultra conservative which obviously impacts upon this sequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellSpyder Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 As Gordon almost said, seems to me like a straight choice between 3♥ and 4♥, and I choose 4♥. I can't imagine anyone choosing the other options.3♥ seems enough to me. None of my partners ever seems to pass an invitational 3M when Vul at teams, so this way we still get to 4♥ but I have an alibi when it goes off.... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 If I originally responded 1S with the intention of jumping to 3H on the next round --apparently so, since otherwise a simple raise of hearts the first time would be fine ---then I must bid 4H now that pard has six of them and not a wk 2 opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 If I originally responded 1S with the intention of jumping to 3H on the next round --apparently so, since otherwise a simple raise of hearts the first time would be fine ---then I must bid 4H now that pard has six of them and not a wk 2 opener. you're playing acol. you didn't raise to 2H immediately because you prefer playing 9 card spade fits to 7 card heart fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintaro Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 My guess is that your partner is a sounder opener than mine are :P lol you mean you dont trust your partner gordon tut tut :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Pass is out of question for me, even in mps. -3♥ mps. -4♥ imps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I think 4♥ is too much. Partner is also aggressive so I'll be happy to stop in 3 if he passes my invite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Does this form of "Acol" include weak twos?If so, this seems to be partly a matter of what a maximum weak two looks like, and a minimum 1-level opener. If we play Acol 2s, partner's minimum is probably slightly lower. I think 4H is an overbid assuming that partner will accept on any excuse. 3H seems down the middle. I was going to say pass is possible, but it's quite easy to write down boring hands where game is cold, so I don't think I'll pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 4H seems normal to me. Passing is lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 3♥ is right on style in my regular partnership. Partner never passes this unless we are already too high. 4♥ is right in most of my casual partnerships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 In a style where "10HCP would be enough to open 1H with a 6 card suit", I think this is just a normal 3♥. The only reason I might bid game is that partner may not be able to evaluate his spade holding correctly - he will think that Qx is good and a singleton is bad, whereas the opposite is true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jillybean Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 stop it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I promise, when I pressed quote you hadn't deleted your post yet, or at least I didn't realise it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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