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Another MP call(s)


Jinksy

  

16 members have voted

  1. 1. Do you feel lucky, punk?

    • Pass
      0
    • 1N
      4
    • 2C
      12
    • 3C
      0
    • Other
      0
  2. 2. If you bid 1N, what next?

    • Pass
      9
    • 3C
      5
    • Other
      2


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How greedy are you feeling?

If you bid 1N, LHO Xes, P passes, RHO bids 2.

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IMO

  • After (1) ??: 1N = 10, 2 = 9, 3 = 6.
  • After (1) 1N (Double) Pass; (2) ??: Pass = 10, 3 = 8, 2N = 6

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a- 2

b- Easy Pass

 

If i overcalled 1 NT and LHO doubled, showing 9+ hcp, for some 10+, means pd is broke and we are VERY likely to end up playing this crappy hand from our own hand unless we get lucky and find 3-4 clubs with pd. But this will be washed by the hands that pd corrects to 3 or leaves us with shortness in clubs.

 

Basically, you will bail -300 EVEN IF you score all your 6 clubs, you will have to find a way to make 2 tricks, by playing from hand when you have KJx Jxx K left. good luck with that.http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif But obviously, 3 bidders see something that I can not see.

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a- 2

b- Easy Pass

 

If i overcalled 1 NT and LHO doubled, showing 9+ hcp, for some 10+, means pd is broke and we are VERY likely to end up playing this crappy hand from our own hand unless we get lucky and find 3-4 clubs with pd.

 

Yeah, but are you *expecting* that to happen? Most of the time when you have a fifteen count, LHO doesn't have an X.

 

Against that you have the obvious upside of a better score for making the 8 or more tricks, and occasionally 1N might stop them finding a fit that they'd scrabble into over 2, making you a few MPs even if it goes down.

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To me the answers are obvious:

a. 2

b. Pass

 

That said, overcalling 1NT the first time strikes me as a semi-reasonable way to 'shoot' if I really needed a board. It might actually work out. On the other hand a follow up of 3 over opponent's 2 just seems desperate.

 

You might also 'shoot' with an initial super-heavy 3 preemptive overcall. Your chances of missing game are small, and the opponents may misjudge. It is probably safer than overcalling 1NT, but it is less disruptive.

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