Lord Molyb Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 You're playing with about equally skilled players in IMPs, and on the very first board, you get this auction.[hv=pc=n&s=shaj8dkt6ckq98532&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=pp1c1d1h1sd(support)1n(strongish%2C%20support)2c2s]133|200[/hv]What do you bid? Actual hand contained in the spoiler: Are you sure you want to look? [hv=pc=n&s=shaj8dkt6ckq98532&w=skj63h64daqj873ca&n=st97hkt73d54cjt76&e=saq8542hq952d92c4]399|300[/hv] I blasted to 5 clubs, down one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 West is equally skilled? :ph34r::( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Well it stopped them bidding and making 5 spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 West has a strong hand, but some prefer to bid their suit first and show strength later. Knowing that 1NT shows a strong hand with fit, I don't see much wrong with West's bidding, although I can understand that some prefer to start with Dbl instead of 1♦. Anyway, I'd blast to 5♣. You know they're going to bid at least 4♠ and make it, so take some as much space away as possible and put up the pressure. I'd expect to go 2 off in 5♣, so it's worth the shot. And if we're 3 off, it's not as bad as in MP. Let them make a mistake if there is one. The history of the hand shows that in fact they did made a mistake. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Having a tool such as 1NT (West) after his overcall is almost as silly as using it with that hand. It was the sole cause of the E/W disaster, allowing North to cheaply show his club support and South to bombard the auction. Anything at the 4-level by West, according to agreement, must be a better idea. For much the same reason, I am not real fond of support doubles with 7-long in one's opening bid suit, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Agree with Aguahombre. The support double is ....well, unusual. West is a nutter.I bid 5C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Molyb Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 West is equally skilled? :ph34r::(yeah I'm pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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