pclayton Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 (edited) First Board of the night. MP's, NS Vul. Partner opens 1N. You are playing a 12-14 NT with Keri. [hv=s=sxxhqxxdjtxxxxcak]133|100|[/hv] 2♣ forces 2♦ where you can play it there. Or you can use 2♣ to start an invitational sequence with 6 diamonds. 2♠ is a range ask to find out if pard holds a min or max. Edited October 6, 2004 by pclayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Did my partner open, or is it just my turn? ;) Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 I bid 2C and pass 2D. When the minor is weakish better not to try for 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted October 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Did my partner open, or is it just my turn? :) Pass Yes Frederick your partner opened 1N. Sorry if that wasn't clear. Original post was edited so it it clearer now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 i passed 1nt.. let them guess, i've had worse defensive hands... the downside is i'd have to come in at 3d if i decided to balance, but i can't see it happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 i passed 1nt.. let them guess, i've had worse defensive hands... the downside is i'd have to come in at 3d if i decided to balance, but i can't see it happening You could try to buy it it 2♦, then compete with a X if they compete. That keeps open the option of playing in 3♦, but also the option of catching them for a penalty if eg partner is 4423. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 2C and pass 2D. Is this a trick question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 First Board of the night. MP's, NS Vul. Partner opens 1N. You are playing a 12-14 NT with Keri. [hv=s=sxxhqxxdjtxxxxcak]133|100|[/hv] 2♣ forces 2♦ where you can play it there. Or you can use 2♣ to start an invitational sequence with 6 diamonds. 2♠ is a range ask to find out if pard holds a min or max. If my partner doesn't have diamonds, we're going to have a hell of a time beating the 120 I expect to get at 1NT. If my partner does have diamonds, there's a small chance that the opponents will let us play it at 1NT but zero chance they'll let us play 2♦. Here's the two auctions I'm expecting most:1NT P P X...P ? 1NT P 2C P.2D P ..P X...P ? I think the first auction makes it much tougher for the opponents than the second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Your side has 22-24 points. No way they're going to balance a 2D bid. And if they do, so much the better. You (or pard) can either bid 3D or double them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiste1 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 No game here, i want to play 2♦...so 2♣ is my bid. Pass ?? NEVER Wiste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 i passed 1nt.. let them guess, i've had worse defensive hands... the downside is i'd have to come in at 3d if i decided to balance, but i can't see it happening You could try to buy it it 2♦, then compete with a X if they compete. That keeps open the option of playing in 3♦, but also the option of catching them for a penalty if eg partner is 4423. Eric this makes sense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 MP I pass. We have 22-24. No need to try game too hard in MP. Playing in D scores more only if you can make 4D and you can make only 1N. I pass. Hongjun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted October 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Thanks all for participating. Just about what I figured; a close vote between pass and transfer. Echoed my schizoid thinking at the table. Inviting game is silly. I transferred to 2♦. At this vulnerability, I was quietly hoping they'd balance with 2 of a major which I would saw off. Pard held: [hv=s=sqjxxxhktxdakxcxx]133|100|[/hv] But: diamonds didn't break. Opponents banged down the AK♠ and ducked their A♥ later. +130 was a nice score. At least +120 is available is they don't find the club lead in NT. If they do, +90 is about the limit. If diamonds are splitting, obviously this hand makes +150 or +400. At other tables the bidding started 1♠ - 1N - 2♦ - 3♦...now some passed and some probed for 3N which they played (-50 or -100). I think the actual hand is an unusual layout. Give partner a more typical: KJxx, Axx, Kx, Qxxx, and diamonds is a big winner. By the way, I think transferring to diamonds is absolutely clear at IMPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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