TWO4BRIDGE Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 White vs Red , 2/1 contextIMPs ( if it matters ) 1H - ( 2C ) - ?? Q 10 8 7 6 28 4A 4 2Q 3 In your treatment, do you have enough for an immediate 2S Response ? If not, would you make a Neg-DBL ? Or would you initially pass waiting for a reopening DBL or another bid by partner ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerline Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 White vs Red , 2/1 contextIMPs ( if it matters ) 1H - ( 2C ) - ?? Q 10 8 7 6 28 4A 4 2Q 3 In your treatment, do you have enough for an immediate 2S Response ? If not, would you make a Neg-DBL ? Or would you initially pass waiting for a reopening DBL or another bid by partner ? I double, because I need more for an immediate 2♠ response. I will bid 2♠ at my next turn. Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMoe Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 What Steven said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) I play transfers so if the majors had been the other way round, I could have transferred and passed. As it is, 2♠ is forcing, so I pass and see what happens. 2♥ could be the correct contract. Edited November 17, 2012 by fromageGB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) White vs Red , 2/1 contextIMPs ( if it matters ) 1H - ( 2C ) - ?? Q 10 8 7 6 28 4A 4 2Q 3 In your treatment, do you have enough for an immediate 2S Response ? If not, would you make a Neg-DBL ? Or would you initially pass waiting for a reopening DBL or another bid by partner ?Partner's ( Opener ) hand:K x x xA Q J 10 x xK Jx Makes 11 tricks in either ♥ or ♠ . -- Pass ( by Responder ) risked missing the ♠ suit, which occurred at 1 table and the opps played in a ♣ partial and received a top. -- 2S IMO is an overbid, but 10 of 13 tables bid it and were "rewarded" [ EDIT "not punished" ( mikeh ) ].... this time... [ EDIT: Thus, reinforcing their wayward bidding ] . -- Neg-DBL seemed right, but only 2 tables bid it -- ending in game . Edited November 17, 2012 by TWO4BRIDGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 -- 2S IMO is an overbid, but 10 of 13 tables bid it and were rewarded.... this time.Perhaps some of these 10 were playing NFBs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Perhaps some of these 10 were playing NFBs?Good point... but in this particular game, I don't think any play Neg-Free-bids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 If my partner bid 2♠ and I held Kxxx AQJ10xx KJ x, I'd have a hard time letting him out below the 5-level, and even tho we are told that 11 tricks were made, the 5-level is very unsafe. Indeed, while we'd moan about being unlucky, no-one would say that it took a freak layout for us to lose 2 spades, a heart and a club. I'd negative double, intending to pass 2♥. I can't understand why this hand would ever consider correcting 2♥ to 2♠. That would, imo, show a minumum of 6 spades, decent texture and a hand closer to a 2♠ free bid. We don't have the strength or the length to do that. Having doubled, I'd expect that partner at least invite, and my 5th spade along with the side A is just enough for me to accept. That makes the statement that bidding 2♠ was rewarding a little misleading...it is more accurate to say that it wasn't punished, since we should (and the few who doubled did) reach game anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I double. I think I pass 2H and correct 2D to 2S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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