Phil Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 IMPs, short matches Kxx xxx J9xx AKx w/r Partner opens 2♠ as dealer. If you raise to 3♠, you'll hear 4♥ on your left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flem72 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 IMPs, short matches Kxx xxx J9xx AKx w/r Partner opens 2♠ as dealer. If you raise to 3♠, you'll hear 4♥ on your left. 1st seat style at w/r? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 1st seat style at w/r? Aggressive but not crazy - w/r anyway. 1st time playing with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 This is the type of situation where I like to use 2NT as an asking bid to help me decide what to do. Sure -- it is less preemptive. However, as I do not know myself what to do if the opponents end up in 4♥, I think 3♠ gives me the last blind guess too often, making the preempt perhaps more problematic than beneficial. If I bid 2NT, also, partner will often be encouraged to assist if he has an unexpectedly strong playing hand, like ♠AQxxxx ♥x ♦xx ♣Q10xx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 3♣, then compete to 3♠ or give up if the opponents bid higher than that before I get another chance. Of course, if partner happens to raise clubs, I'll compete to 4♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I must be wimp. We have 9 spades, about 20 points total, and a 4333 dummy. I pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 3♠ then pass 4♥. Possibly I just lack imagination. I might bid 3♣ if I thought a club lead would be necessary but that doesn't seem to be the case here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Agree with 3♣ call. I certainly want a club lead against any contract that they choose to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 3S then pass both seem normal to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Anything but 3♠ then pass after that is totally weird to me. I don't even know what my second choice is. I guess second choice is just passing originally and maybe we even buy it here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 typ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 I did the same. It seems we are beating 4♥ often enough to make up for the 300's. I think partner held QT9xxx x KTxx QT. Dummy held A xxx AQxxx xxxx and declarer had Jxx AKQxxx void xxxx. I don't remember the auction at the other table but they did find the save. Lose 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I might pass 2♠ I don't know others but i usually make better decisions when my opponents preempt and raise than they preempt and other one is silent. By passing 2♠ i have one opponent left to pass to buy it, while bidding 3♠ will give another life to RHO with our known fit even if it passes LHO. I have to admit i probably would bid 3♠ anyway though, with Kxx ♠ i am not worried about spade lead either . Definetely not bidding 4♠/4♥. 3♣ would not have occured to me tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecalm Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I feel that 4S right of the bat is the best play. Then I double 5H of course, to show who the boss is.Srsly, it will make line one time out of 5 anyway and all the juicy spazzes we induce will be a nice bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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