antonylee Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 20VP Swiss.[hv=pc=n&s=s85hqj632daj98c85&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=3cpp3sp?]133|200[/hv]Apparently my judgment is way off.If you'd pass, what's the weakest heart holding (if any) with which you'd bid 4H? What's the weakest diamond holding (if any) with which you'd bid 4S?Conversely, if you bid, what's the strongest heart or diamond holding with which you'd pass?(Clarification: Assume the rest of the hand stays the same.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 [hv=pc=n&s=s85hqj632daj98c85&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=3cpp3sp?]133|200| 20VP Swiss. Apparently my judgment is way off.If you'd pass, what's the weakest heart holding (if any) with which you'd bid 4H? What's the weakest diamond holding (if any) with which you'd bid 4S?Conversely, if you bid, what's the strongest heart or diamond holding with which you'd pass?[/hv] IMO Pass = 10, 4♥ = 9, 4♠ = 8I feel that you should have at least a good fit or a good 10 HCP to bid, here.A hard problem because partner can be quite weak, in the protective position. I think partner should lean over backwards to double, so if he is weak, then he should have a good ♠ suit. Hence, you should consider 4♠ as a possibility. For AntonyLee's other questions, I presume he means that the rest of the hand stays the same.4♥ with ♠ 8 5 ♥ K Q 6 3 2 ♦ A J 9 8 ♣ 8 54♥ or 4♠ with ♠ 8 5 ♥ Q J 6 3 2 ♦ A K x x ♣ 8 5Pass with the actual hand or anything weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Just like one should bid (3x)-3y assuming pard has like 7-8 H, one should also assume pard has some cards (9-11?) after (3x)-pass-(pass)-3y. This hand is just about what could be expected. Pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonylee Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I took "a view" and bid 4H, expecting partner to correct to 4S at least some times. Got a pass with KQJTxxx Tx x Axx (looks silly to me, but what do I know), ran into a 6-0 break and lost 11 imps when our teammates were playing in 3H in the other direction... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Assuming 4H now is natural, it would show something like a 3H or 4H opening. I would be looking for KJxxxxx or AKJTxx or similar. You'd need to add about a king of generic strength to this hand to force me to make a least-of-evils bid, probably 4S. I guess that means xx QJxxx AKJx xx is my answer to your second question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggerclub Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 This hand is probably a PASS if partner overcalls the preempt in the direct seat. Where partner is balancing, there is no bid to be made. As the poll clearly shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 rubbish -- didn't see AnnonyLee's earlier post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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