Bbradley62 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 [hv=pc=n&w=sa7ha95dt875ck872&e=sqt3ht8643dkq96c3&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=pp1d1s2dpp2spp3d3s4ddppp]360|270[/hv]Playing SAYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 You don't get to push them up one more level twice. East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyrocky Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 When East decided not to show his or her hearts via a negative double, that deemed the hand worth one bid. 2D was that bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I would double on the first round rather than 2♦. 3♦ was ludicrous over 2♠ and worse than partner's 4♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasetb Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I don't see how you can blame West at all. Based on the 2♦ bid from East, West thought there was 9 Diamonds as well as ~20 HCP, and therefore correctly bid on, pretty much assured of not getting Doubled. The 4♦ is atrocious, and I think I would have a stern talking to partner about doing that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Both get a lot of charge. 4♦ is awful as the others have indicated. I don't like 3♦ either. Even at MPs, what are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to escape undoubled for -1? I think you are really praying that your LHO takes one more call that you can beat. Nor do I understand 2♦. What is wrong with a negative x? This would get a 1N rebid, and East would compete to 3♦, and no one would be doing anything over 3♠. Last, I don't even like ONE diamond LOL. We have both minors and a sub-minimum, so why let the opponents into the auction when it might get passed out? We don't want a diamond lead. Just pass. Both of the final passes are faultless. WD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I don't see how you can blame West at all. Based on the 2♦ bid from East, West thought there was 9 Diamonds as well as ~20 HCP, and therefore correctly bid on, pretty much assured of not getting Doubled. It is true that bridge books write that you need 5 card-support to raise a 1m opening in competition, but that's really non-sense. Most hands with 4 diamonds and no 4 hearts should raise on the posted auction - unless they scream bidding 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Both. What does opener have extra to warrant another bid??? But more blame to East for hiding his hearts and then bidding 4D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 The Sun Also Rises! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 East 65%. Every bid is bad here. If West wants to open, why not 1♣ instead of 1♦. East suppressing the five card heart suit is very strange and the East hand is probably worth an immediate 3♦ anyway. West's 3♦ can only be right if partner is a chronic underbidder and East's 4♦ is suicidal with limited offence and Q10x in opponents' suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Thank you all for your feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 East 65%. Every bid is bad here. If West wants to open, why not 1♣ instead of 1♦. If this is in North America, the common style there is to always open 1D with 4-4 minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurpoa Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 [hv=pc=n&w=sa7ha95dt875ck872&e=sqt3ht8643dkq96c3&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=pp1d1s2dpp2spp3d3s4ddppp]360|270[/hv]Playing SAYC 4♦ is completely wrong. I would have started with a Negative double (the 5 card, and the ♦fit compensates the lack of HP), and later I can bid 2 or (if needed) 3♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonFa Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 You don't get to push them up one more level twice. East. North did, and got quite a nice score for his enterprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcw Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 2♦ is awful3♦ is questionable.4♦ terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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