wyman Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Maybe more like I/A, but: QJ1087 / KJ3 / 1063 / K9 (1D) 1S (P) 2D(X) ? Opener's X shows a sound 2D rebid. How many spades now? Is it close? Asides: 1) A new suit is clearly forcing here. On what hand types would bidding a new suit be appropriate? Do you play this is a game try just as though the auction had gone 1S - 2S; ? 2) Do you play 3D here as mixed? Western? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_clown Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi, In this situations it is good to have an agreement what is pass and what is 2♠. One of them should be a really minimum overcall and the other should be a non-minimum hand still not good enough to accept the invitation. I feel your hand is of the second type so I would pass or bid 2♠ whatever methods you have (personally I prefer that 2♠ shows the minimum hand) 1) A new suit should be game try with values in the suit, just the same as after 1♠-2♠ but with fewer HCP of course (maybe same hand if 5431 with singleton ♦)2) I play 3♦ by respomder as mixed raise 4 trumps and 6-9 HCP or so. 2NT would be 10+ with 4+ fit and 2♦ would be 3 fit 10+ or any strong hand (since 2x would be nonforcing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 2) I play 3♦ by respomder as mixed raise 4 trumps and 6-9 HCP or so. 2NT would be 10+ with 4+ fit and 2♦ would be 3 fit 10+ or any strong hand (since 2x would be nonforcing) I believe he meant 3♦ by overcaller, not advancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I believe he meant 3♦ by overcaller, not advancer. Yeah sorry. By "here" I meant where the '?' is in my auction. Overcaller's second call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 At MPs, I think this hand should definitely go low. That means passing the double (I don't hate a 2♠ bid, but anything else is insane). At IMPs this hand is clearly worth an invitational pass, your hand has 8 losers, no controls, and no shape above what your first bid promised. It's not that great a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_clown Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ok, sorry, I believe 3♦ by overcaller should be some maximum balanced hand with no ♦ stop or maybe 5422 with 4♣s. If you have good hand with a side suit you can bid it as a game try (of course if you are too strong you will bid game anyway when p bids 3♠), if you have good hand with stop you can 2NT/3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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