mgoetze Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Let's start with a nice board where Phil made a more successful decision than Sementa: [hv=pc=n&n=sa975hj3dajt7cq87&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=1dp1h2cppdp?]133|200[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkham Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 I'm happy with 2♠ now. A pity we're (presumably) not playing a system where we could have opened the hand 1♠ or 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Let's start with a nice board where Phil made a more successful decision than Sementa: [hv=pc=n&n=sa975hj3dajt7cq87&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=1dp1h2cppdp?]133|200[/hv] agree with 2s--cant even find much positive to say about any alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 I admit I don't understand the problem. Partner has made a low-level balancing double and I have Axxx of the unbid suit. Is ♣Qxx behind the bidder supposed to make me consider pass or (gasp) 2NT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 If you play support doubles, you have three possible choices... 2 ♠ = four cards in an unbid suit, partner could easily be 4-4-3-2 for example2 NT = you have sort of a club stopper2 ♥ = partner knows you have only 2♥ because of no support double, so this is a scrambling kind of bid I would discard 2NT as being not reasonable. If my heart honor was the king or ace, I would feel better about bidding 2♥. The advantage of 2♥ is some 5-2 fits will play ok, and partner with only 4♥ will always pull. The disadvantage is a 4-4 spade fit would probably play better than a 5-2 heart fit. Another disadvantage is it might get you to a 4-3 diamond fit if partner is not in on the joke with the 4-4-3-2 hand. The advantage of the 2♥ bid is it will get you back into diamonds if partner happened to be something like 3-4-4-2, and to a playable spot if he is 3-5-3-2 (the 4-3 spade might be equally or better playable). Two hearts also keeps 2nt in play as a possible spot from partner's side. I think most people would bid 2♠ as would I, My guess is that since the players bid something different, one must have bid 2♥ and one must have bid 2♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 What Ben said, except that I would also upgrade ♥Qx into comfortable support as well as the king and ace. Jx is not that good and I am happy with 2♠ despite being close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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