Rate the calls

[Jinksy]

AT742

2

K975

QT8

 

All vul, teams of 4 (IMPs), in 4th seat the bidding goes P P 1H (4cM) to you.

 

How would you rank the following calls, and how big a gap is there between each of them:

 

P

X

1S

Other

[Zelandakh]

1♠ >> P >>> 2♠ > X

[aguahombre]

1♠>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>go to the bar.

[Zelandakh]

Going to the bar is always > any call!

[billw55]

1♠, all other calls zero.

[aguahombre]

Going to the bar is always > any call!

Yes, but would be a violation of the proprieties at my turn to call....still would rather take the PP than Pass or Double.

[mycroft]

Ah how I wish we were still at the old club, where going to the bar is a 30 second trip, and I can use the time to figure out how I'm going to bid 1♠.

[Lord Molyb]

♠ AT742

♥ 2

♦ K975

♣ QT8

(P) - P - (1♥) - ?

 

IMO: 1♠ = 10, X = 5, P = 3, 2♠ = 1.

[mr1303]

Actually, I would rate 2S much higher than X or P.

 

But still nowhere near as high as 1S.

[the hog]

1S is my first choice, x is the second. 2S is terrible.

[mikestar13]

1♠ is the only choice IHMO and if I were forced to take some other action, I'd go to the bar and take the PP and I don't drink!

[awm]

1S=10, Pass=7, others not worth considering.

 

Considering we are red, partner is a passed hand, and we expect to usually be on lead, I think there is a case for passing and not helping opponents in the play. Still think 1S is normal though.

[Mbodell]

X seems like the normal call when you have one of the spades in with the clubs.

2♠ could work out, but would be more normal with one of the clubs in with the spades.

Pass is ok, but would be more normal missing one of the AKQ cards.

1♠ is the normal action.

[helene_t]

I am not sure if 1♠ is worth it r/r at IMPs with a passed partner. I would do it at mps. I would do it if opps play Muiderberg (so LHO can hardly have a trap pass on my 1♠ bid). As it is I think I would pass.

[chasetb]

Pass > 2S > 1S > 2H as Michaels if available

 

We are all red at teams, 1♠ takes up no bidding space, we have a sub-opening hand, our suit is poor, and with our very low ODR in most cases we don't want partner to sacrifice. This seems a case where we have nothing to say. Besides, maybe this is a rare case where if they do end up in Hearts, partner leads the singleton Spade to our Ace for a ruff, and we set them because of it.