the hog Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I expect the layout to be something likeKJTxQxKxAKJxx The 1NT bidder should have about 10-11 hcp for his bid. What is the bet he has nothing like it? Hannie, if you play "support Xs" by opener here, what do you do with my example hand? Secondly, a support x of what suit; does the -ve X not also show Ds? Whereagles, it DOES "matter what it is". I have noticed in certain of your posts that you frequently make a gambling pass of a takeout X. Most players don't pass takeout xs unless THEY have a stack in the suit. This is not the case here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Glad others also noticed that there were about 50 hcp dealt on this particular hand. The suspect is the 1NT bidder- it just didn't add up, after all, unless partner was planning to convert the 2nd double, the opps have 9+ spades between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I expect the layout to be something likeKJTxQxKxAKJxx The 1NT bidder should have about 10-11 hcp for his bid. What is the bet he has nothing like it? Hannie, if you play "support Xs" by opener here, what do you do with my example hand? Secondly, a support x of what suit; does the -ve X not also show Ds? This is not a good hand for me, perhaps I should rethink my methods. I would probably try 2NT, but I wouldn't like it. imo The negative double does not show diamonds (I play them as in "Negative Doubles" by Bergen). A support double would show exactly three hearts here, that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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