ahydra Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Matchpoints, nobody vul, RHO deals and opens 1H (playing 4cM, weak NT) ♠QJ9x♥xx♦xx♣AKQxx ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I bid 2C. If we x and p bids D we're a bit screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 clear double - partner will have 5 most of the time if he bids diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanoff Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 A not clear double, trouble is it's not really good enough to bid 2c and then double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I like 1♠. It is love all at match points, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMoe Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 2♣ (or Pass). Nothing else beckons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 2♣ Double deserves to get 2♦ on a 4 triple 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 2♣ > 1♠ > 2♥ (Michaels, last because -in my style- it is the wrong range) Double to me means that I have the other three suits which I don't. Partner bidding diamonds is not the only problem with a double. Another problem is the opponents bidding diamonds and partner preferring to defend (because of the diamonds that I have promised) possibly even doubled. Once you double with hands like these, your partner is not going to trust your takeout doubles anymore. And don't forget, you may be able to double in the next round when the opponens bid diamonds. Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Gah, I really messed this up. Actually both were vul and partner was dealer (she passed). I went with 2C, and things quickly descended into the farcical. LHO bid 2H on xxx KQJxx 9x Jxx partner put in a wimpish 3C on AK10x x Q9xx 109xx RHO bid 3H (reasonably enough) I raised to 4C (wtf was I thinking; perhaps I did misread the vul as love all at the table?!) LHO finished his dog-walking shenanigans with 4H partner doubled this for -790, with 4S cold our way The point of the thread was whether, because of the risk of missing the 4-4 spade fit, an offshape X is better than 2C. Works on this hand, but as others have said, not so much if partner has some 3343 or 3253. Still, I bet I'm not the only one wondering why partner didn't X instead of 3C... ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Still, I bet I'm not the only one wondering why partner didn't X instead of 3C... ahydra A double of 2♥ would be rather poor imo - I don't think it should ever be done with prime support, since you generally end up having to do something unilateral later on. I think he has a clear 3♥ bid, showing a good raise to at least 4♣. It would be rather easy to reach 4♠ after that start. Anyway, partner's first action was superb when compared to the double of 4♥. :ph34r: The 2♣ overcall deserved a better fate, but I much prefer masterminding with 1♠ opposite a weak partner. Being vulnerable puts me off a bit though, and I would tend to prefer 2♣ with a decent partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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