Hanoi5 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Teams, you're red, they're white: ♠863♥AQ82♦J9872♣5 2♦*-2♥**-3♥***-??? *Multi**Natural***Pass or correct What's your bid? For a continuation: Say you pass and it continues:2♦*-2♥**-3♥***-Pa3♠-Pa-4♠-??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I would have bid 4H the first time (don't need that much to make it given probable stiff spade), and then pass the 4S bid if they bid it. Given the actual sequence, I guess I have to pass also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Teams, you're red, they're white: ♠863♥AQ82♦J9872♣5 2♦*-2♥**-3♥***-??? *Multi**Natural***Pass or correct I'd bid 4♥ over 3♥ I'd also pass over 4♠.What to do over 4♠X is a bit more interesting since the 2♦ opener probably has a heart void Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 I bid 4♥ immediately. No need to catch up later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Pass to 3♥ is very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yes I can't imagine passing over 3H either. If for some reason you don't bid 4H you can double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotShot Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 An immediate 4♥ over 3♥ seems obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Not bidding 4♥ over 3♥ is crazy. Now we have to pass... Bidding 5♥ would be even crazier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 As much as I'd love it, I cannot go against the consensus here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 What you do in this auction depends on your agreements for defense against multi...strength of hand etc. if partner could hold ♠x ♥KJxxx ♦Kxx ♣aqxx for his 2♥call then an X of 3♥ is probably your best choice. If he has to have a better hand then yes a 4♥ is warranted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 duplicate post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 What you do in this auction depends on your agreements for defense against multi...strength of hand etc. if partner could hold ♠x ♥KJxxx ♦Kxx ♣aqxx for his 2♥call then an X of 3♥ is probably your best choice. If he has to have a better hand then yes a 4♥ is warranted.Why would you want to X opposite that? If we sell to 3♠ we would likely concede 140 while having good play for game in our direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Why would you want to X opposite that? If we sell to 3♠ we would likely concede 140 while having good play for game in our direction. because he could just as easily have worse hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Pass over 3H was no-good, assuming that 2H was a natural overcall. Difficult to figure out the rest when an error happened in the first round of bidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 because he could just as easily have worse hands So what was your posted hand intended as? A minimum, or an average hand? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 So what was your posted hand intended as? A minimum, or an average hand?A random pointless assortment of 13 cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olien Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 4♥ seems amazingly automatic. Partner should know that I don't have a strong hand either because of my failure to cue 3♠, so no forcing pass and he won't just make a random double. And passing because 4♥ may be too much is crazy. Imagine partner with x Kxxxx AKQx Axx. Now 6♥ is great. He could even have something like --- Kxxxxx AKQx Axx and 7♥ is claim. That being said, passing is crazy. You're not going for a number in 4♥, and its very descriptive. And no, my example hands are not too strong for 2♥ with that lovely suit quality. My partner should have good values over there given the quality of his ♥ suit and the vulnerability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 You have to bid 4H on the first round.Your hand is nothing to be ashamed of, and you are also showing a hand not strong enough to cue 3S. p.s. North's 3H "pass or correct" is a jolly strange call. Most people either bid 3S or double pass-or-correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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