Cthulhu D Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 My bidding got deservedly critiqued by oppo after this board, but I really had zero idea what to do at the table. [hv=pc=n&w=shaq9dk73ckq98654&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1cp1d(Hearts)2d]133|200[/hv] 1C was a clubs or balanced style in a 5CM context.1D was a transfer to hearts. Lacking anything intelligent to do after 2D I just bid 4H and that made (3 imps in), but 6C and 6H both have play but I wasn't sure how to get there. Bids that occured to me Start with 3D? I felt like that probably asks for a stopper for 3NT, and I'm not sure I know anything else if partner bids 3NT at this point. 3S is surely a splinter, but I hardly have 4 trumps (though, of course, if I'm bidding 4H anyway...). 3C is clearly NF and my hand is currently GOLD particularly if I can arrange to declare, so that feels bad. 4C.. I'm not sure what 4C is. Something good though, but I'm not sure it suggests I have hearts. Without interference, 2NT would have been 3 hearts 6 clubs and a big hand (or another handtype, but whatever), but with interference it sounds a lot like 17-19 balanced with a diamond stop to me, and while my hand is good, that is not what I have. Also the huge tank up to this point meant bidding 4H was pragmatic, but I'm not sure I should be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I have this neat convention called the "support double" which applies here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu D Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I have this neat convention called the "support double" which applies here. HA. Yeah, good point, though, again, I don't like with the bidding - they rate to have a 9 card spade fit right? I guess doubling and backing in with clubs is the right solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Playing good-bad 2NT, this is a no-brainer 3♣. Without that 3♣ might feel an underbid but it's still reasonable (and what I'd bid) I don't think the hand is golden in support of hearts because you might lack entries to setup the clubs. Really, if dummy is forced at trick 1, you'll have a hard time making something out of the club suit. As for support doubles, I refuse to play that convention, as I think it's inferior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Agree 3C is an underbid. 4C should be 4-6 in the round suits and you're not strong enough for 3D-then-4H which should show a slam try, nor do you have enough trumps to make a 3S splinter. 2NT should be a balanced hand as you say. So that leaves only X, then raise a heart rebid to 4H else bid 3C. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I guess doubling and backing in with clubs is the right solution. This would be my plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I don't play transfer responses but I would assume that if I did then, as has been suggested, X should be three card support and I can't think of why I wouldn't do that. In particular, if I were going to bid on in hearts then this seems to be the way to do it. To put it another way, I don't see this as different from 1C-(Pass)-1H natural -(2D) and I don't see why I would not make a support double there. It's true that a common problem with support doubles is that AQx is a lot different from xxx but still I think I start with my three card support. Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 [hv=pc=n&w=shaq9dk73ckq98654&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1cp1d(Hearts)2d]133|200|My bidding got deservedly critiqued by oppo after this board, but I really had zero idea what to do at the table.1C was a clubs or balanced style in a 5CM context.1D was a transfer to hearts.Lacking anything intelligent to do after 2D I just bid 4H and that made (3 imps in), but 6C and 6H both have play but I wasn't sure how to get there. Bids that occured to meStart with 3D? I felt like that probably asks for a stopper for 3NT, and I'm not sure I know anything else if partner bids 3NT at this point.3S is surely a splinter, but I hardly have 4 trumps (though, of course, if I'm bidding 4H anyway...). 3C is clearly NF and my hand is currently GOLD particularly if I can arrange to declare, so that feels bad. 4C.. I'm not sure what 4C is. Something good though, but I'm not sure it suggests I have hearts.Without interference, 2NT would have been 3 hearts 6 clubs and a big hand (or another handtype, but whatever), but with interference it sounds a lot like 17-19 balanced with a diamond stop to me, and while my hand is good, that is not what I have. Also the huge tank up to this point meant bidding 4H was pragmatic, but I'm not sure I should be doing.[/hv] IMODouble = 10. Providing it's not penalty.2N = 7. Even if this is ambiguous, both possible meanings are strong, so it should be forcing.4♣ = 9, Should imply a fit because it bypasses 3N. 3♦ = 8. Space-consuming, uninformative, and vulnerable to ♠ pre-emption -- but otherwise fine :)3♠ = 6. But setting hearts as trumps is premature. If partner has some clubs, then ♣ contracts are likely to play better than ♥ contracts.3♣ = 4. Dangerous underbid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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