Fluffy Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 [hv=pc=n&s=sak72h864dk862ca6&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=2hpp]133|200[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Molyb Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 X I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I have two aces and two kings and 4♠ and an easy balancing X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm quite tempted to bid 2♠ on grounds that pard may be too weak to act (he's short on hearts, yet he passed). If I dbl and pard signs off in 3♣ (direct or via Leb), I'm not gonna be too happy... So 2♠ it is. If I'm right in that pard is weak, he won't go berserk over this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvr bull Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'm quite tempted to bid 2♠ on grounds that pard may be too weak to act (he's short on hearts, yet he passed). If I dbl and pard signs off in 3♣ (direct or via Leb), I'm not gonna be too happy... So 2♠ it is. If I'm right in that pard is weak, he won't go berserk over this.When I reason like this, partner will decide that I must be short in ♥s, but I didn't reopen with a double, so my ♠ suit is likely 6 long, and his Qxx Jxx AQxxx Kx is too good for a raise to only 3♠, so 4♠ he will say. Did I mention the 5-1 ♠ break? :rolleyes: I will try double to reopen, and prepare to defend that call in the following ATB inquest. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I would double. This is partly because I don't play lebenshohl after a balancing double, so partner can bid a natural 2NT over it, meaning I am unlikely to stew in a 4-2 fit. Look at it this way - when we have a takeout double (usually with 2 or fewer hearts) and there has been no raise, what kind of hand do we expect partner to have? One of his most likely hand types is a fairly balanced hand with about 9 or 10 points and something in their suit, yet most of us blithely continue to treat this as a lebensohl position. I did a quick trawl through my database for this sequence, and I don't really have time to conduct and present a full analysis, but this hand caught my eye for obvious reasons (Brink/Drijver N/S Mihov/Karakolev E/W):[hv=pc=n&s=sk8642hqdat95cq32&w=saq95h832dkj62ca8&n=sthkj9765d4cj9765&e=sj73hat4dq873ckt4&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=2hppdp3dppp]399|300[/hv] 3♦ made in some comfort, but you have to concede that this was a lucky outcome for E/W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I would double. This is partly because I don't play lebenshohl after a balancing double, so partner can bid a natural 2NT over it, meaning I am unlikely to stew in a 4-2 fit. Look at it this way - when we have a takeout double (usually with 2 or fewer hearts) and there has been no raise, what kind of hand do we expect partner to have? One of his most likely hand types is a fairly balanced hand with about 9 or 10 points and something in their suit, yet most of us blithely continue to treat this as a lebensohl position. I did a quick trawl through my database for this sequence, and I don't really have time to conduct and present a full analysis, but this hand caught my eye for obious reasons (Brink/Drijver N/S Mihov/Karakolev E/W):[hv=pc=n&s=sk8642hqdat95cq32&w=saq95h832dkj62ca8&n=sthkj9765d4cj9765&e=sj73hat4dq873ckt4&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=2sppdp3dppp]399|300[/hv] 3♦ made in some comfort, but you have to concede that this was a lucky outcome for E/W. I presume N actually opened 2♥. Not sure what this hand proves, even with N having a hand with lots of extra shape/offence I think 2♥ can be beaten, much of the time you'll get 200 by just passing it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I presume N actually opened 2♥. Not sure what this hand proves. I don't understand your point - were you expecting a solution to bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Did I mention the 5-1 ♠ break? :rolleyes: I like 5-1 breaks in dbled contracts. Gives me a chance to come up with some fireworks for the local monthly newsletter :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboxley Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 This is a tossup. I would want to know who I am playing against, did rho hesitate? If he passed in tempo is he good (or does he appear good, you can usually tell)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 On this hand pass was a big loser, partner has 6 diamonds and although opponents are cold for 4♥, nobody bid them. All other pairs played in some number of diamonds making 10 tricks, and even those on 5♦-1 beat 2♥ making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 why did pard kept quiet over 2♠.. he seems to have like 10-11 hcp and a 6 carder. That not enough in spain? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 why did pard kept quiet over 2♠.. he seems to have like 10-11 hcp and a 6 carder. That not enough in spain? :) How did you come up with pd holding 10-11 hcp ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Well, you go only 1 down in 5♦. But ok, maybe 10-11 is overdoing it. 8-9 is probably par. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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