To Raise or not to Raise

[Cascade]

If you raised how much weaker before you pass?

 

If you passed how much stronger before you bid?[hv=d=s&v=n&s=s10xxha10xd10xxxcqxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP

P P 1♠ 2♣

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[mike777]

hmm, 10.5 loser hand.

[ochinko]

I raise. I have the fit and the points, so I won't mind the flatness and the abundance of losers. For me to pass you'll have to replace HA with HK, or CQ with CJ, or two of 10's with x's.

[whereagles]

Borderline, given pard opened 3rd seat. But I think I bid. If something, I shut out the red suits...

[Free]

Support, otherwise my partner thinks I'm short... 2-level is safe enough usually.

[mr1303]

With K of H Q of clubs I raise

With K of H J of clubs I pass

[Gerben47]

2♠, you have already limited yourself so strong raises are also limited.

I pass if the Q♣ is a 10.

[the hog]

Playing a 5 card M system I cannot understand how anyone could find a pass.

 

Playing a 4 card M system, Id pass as this hand has no ruffing values and the S support is poor. With the same shape and Qxx of S instead of C, again a raise is automatic.

[inquiry]

Well you might not consider anything other than 2♠, but I certainly do. My distribution is bad, my Offensive to Defensive Ratio is slanted towards defensive. Partner opened in third chair, and maybe lighter than normal. So playing normal 2/1 GF without frills, I would pass.

 

Of course, I like some frills, and if I have transfer advances on heres, such that 2♥ here by me show "solid raise" to 2♠, and 2♠ by me is "weak raise", the I would bid 2♠.

 

Notice playing 5 card majors, the LAW probably dictates a 2♠ raise. And I am not overly concerned about 2♠ getting punished (it might be), my concern that when I bid 2♠ partner might not be in on the joke and bid again getting us much to high on a nothing hand. With transfer advances, he (and the opponents) already are in on my "joke" raise to 2♠ so we should be able to avoid going any higher than 2♠ when it is wrong to do so.

 

Ben

[TimG]

In borderline cases, I generally consider my holding in partner's suit. Here, I don't want to encourage a spade lead (should LHO come to life), so I pass. Given the same strength and shape, but with a higher honor in partner's suit, I would raise.

 

Tim

[luke warm]

i'd bid 2S and give serious thought to doubling 3C, if rho bid it.. the ♥A is a beautiful card... strangely enough i'd be more likely to pass if the ace was in spades

[Fluffy]

Pass, ,I would raise if I didn't had 4333 or I had a J somewhere.