jdeegan Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Ur dealer. Nobody vul. All expert IMP game. 2/1 system ♠AKQ93♥65♣953♣Q104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestar13 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I wouldn't pass this hand playing Fantunes (I'd move a club in among my spades and open 2♠ if necessary)--I sure as hell won't pass this in 2/1. Now if I were to pass this playing Precision, I'd expect my partner to shoot me (or commit me to a mental institution if feeling merciful). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 2S seems obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Ur dealer. Nobody vul. All expert IMP game. 2/1 system♠ A K Q 9 3 ♥ 6 5 ♦ 9 5 3 ♣ Q 10 4 IMO -- Assuming some of your ♣ are ♦ as above -- 2♠ = 10, 1♠ = 9, Pass = 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Since I have 6 ♣s and only 5 ♠s, I'd open 1♣. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Opener selected one [spades}, no surprise. LHO bid 2♥. Partner bid 3♣. RHO passed. Now what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 xYou want to double your partner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Opener selected one [spades}, no surprise. LHO bid 2♥. Partner bid 3♣. RHO passed. Now what?4C. I'll rebid 4S (or pass 4S) next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Textbook 11 HCP 1♠ opening. For bean counters: "top honors concentration in spades is worth 1 point, making it the regulamentary 12". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'll bid 1 ♠. 11 HCP with 2 QTs, but somewhere between 7-7.5 losers depending on how you many losers you assign ♣ Q10x. So I'll take the aggressive route and open. IMO, 3 ♣ is virtually a game force. I'm just bidding 3 ♠. I'd like to raise partner's ♣, but that bypasses 3 NT which may still be a viable contract and possibly the last makeable contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I am with Nuno and rmnk447. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Ur dealer. Nobody vul. All expert IMP game. 2/1 system ♠ A K Q 9 3 ♥ 6 5 ♦ 9 5 3 ♣ Q 10 4 Opener selected one ♠, no surprise. LHO bid 2♥. Partner bid 3♣. RHO passed. Now what? IMO 3♠ = 10, 4♣ = 6. 3♥ = 5. 3♦ = 4, 4♣ is too encouraging. To keep 3N in the picture you can rebid your 6-card suit. :) 4♠ might be the best game even on a Burnsian fit, opposite e.g.♠ J ♥ x x x ♦ K Q x ♣ A K x x x x♠ x ♥ A x x x ♦ x x ♣ A K x x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Opener selected one [spades}, no surprise. LHO bid 2♥. Partner bid 3♣. RHO passed. Now what? 3♥ ask stop. We's got's two sources of tricks for 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinksy Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 If P has solid stops in both the red suits, why couldn't he have bid 3N first time around (or 2N if natural)? The most obvious reason to me (other than not having stops) is that he's too strong. If so, 'minimum' or no I have great support for a slam try, so I'm raising to 4♣. If he then bids 4♠ it must be an offer to play, and I can pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Pass. I decided a long time ago, that I will pass 11 counts with 5332 shape.It worked ok up to now.We recently switchted to 11-14 NT opening, so we can open 1NT, in casewe dont have a 5 card major. You happen to play 2/1, the only bid from p you can handle is 1NT, youwill pass, everything else will already lead to a feeling, why did I open. If you really have to open, 2S, but partner will never give you AKQ in spades. Besides, just because you pass , does not mean, you have to passthe whole time. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Opener selected one [spades}, no surprise. LHO bid 2♥. Partner bid 3♣. RHO passed. Now what?3H. What else? 3C is forcing, you dont have a heart stopper, bypassing 3NT is no option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 If P has solid stops in both the red suits, why couldn't he have bid 3N first time around (or 2N if natural)? The most obvious reason to me (other than not having stops) is that he's too strong. <snip>How about giving you maximal room to describe your hand?3C takes away no room, assuming 2NT is Lebensohl, 3NT does, and 3H as well.And sometimes partner has a stopper, like Axx, but prefers that 3NT gets playedfrom our side, if we have a (semi) stopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 3♥ ask stop. We's got's two sources of tricks for 3NT. 3H. What else? 3C is forcing, you dont have a heart stopper, bypassing 3NT is no option. Should 3♦ and 3♥ show stops or ask for them? With both red suits stopped partner can 3N, so with neither stopped, 3♠ seems safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 One only worries about the suits opponents actually showed. So 3♥ asks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Should 3♦ and 3♥ show stops or ask for them? With both red suits stopped partner can 3N, so with neither stopped, 3♠ seems safer.3S sounds a lot like a 6 carder, 3D sounds like a 2-suited hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggerclub Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Opener selected one [spades}, no surprise. LHO bid 2♥. Partner bid 3♣. RHO passed. Now what? In the absence of playing 3♦ as conventionally showing waiting . . . I would bid 3♥ asking for a stopper. I am not sure if I can PASS 3♠ after that, but I sure as hell would want to. So my proposed auction would be 1♠ (2♥) 3♣ (P)//3♦* (P) 3♥* (P) //3♠** * Marking time. Nothing more special, tell me more.** Pretty much this hand . . . nothing else to say or show. However, most players do not play the next minimum bid = marking time. If partner bids 3♠ over my 3♥, I guess I have to bid 4♣, which I consider non-forcing (GF auctions forcing to 3NT only). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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