helene_t Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Matchpoints, game all. You hold ♠ 9x♥ A♦ AJTxxxxx♣ KJ RHO opens in first seat. It goes1♣*-1♦-4♥-4♠5♥-? 1♣ is 9-11 ballanced or 9+ natural, forcing.Agree with 1♦? If so, what now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 A couple of bridge related question to your system 1) Did 4♠ suggest diamond support or at least tolerance as well? 2) I assume pass over 5♥ here is forcing given you are vul is it?3) If pass is forcing, does it imply spade support? A couple of issue, if somehow 4♠ promised diamond support as well (unlikely, even I who use non-jump fit jumps on a lot of auctions save 4S here for spades), I would bid 6D (not sure who can make what) and hope to get a chance to double 6H instead of 5 or that 6D makes (or that 5H makes). If not promising diamonds, next question would pass be forcing. If pass is not forcing, I double. What other choice do I have? If pass is forcing, I would pass with this hand and respect partners decision to bid on or double five hearts. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Good questions. We have no agreement about 4♠. Since it may or may not be based on diamond support, maybe it's a good idea to play "pass" here as two-way: either as penalty or as choose-between-5♠-and-6♦. Dbl becomes optional, then, similar to a traditional "pass" in a forcing-pass situation. We do not have much agreements about forcing-pass situations either. Let's say that we agree that "pass" is forcing, in case this auction occurs again in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Pure guess. A few notes: 1) Pass for us wouldn't be forcing2) 4♠ isn't fitted - only because 4 of a major typically isn't Is this a save or double situation? Even though I've never doubled with an 8 bagger, this looks like the hand for it. If 4♠ showed a diamond fit, I'd still pass, but its a lot tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Double 1) Assume pass not forcing2) Assume 4s not fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 double, same assumptions as mike becuase how else can one play bridge otherwise? If 4S is fit, how do you show SPADES. and i dont see how pass can be forcing, you overcalled at the one level and pard has long spades...? Anyways, I'm guessing its our hand so i X. Tough problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Double. No alternative. China's Zhuang1 ze2jun1 once said you should have a neutral attitude toward opp's preempt. Here any other bid will be pure guess. Even if it succeeds, it would be more due to luck than to anything else. Dont let opp's preempt push you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 [hv=d=w&v=b&n=s9xhadajtxxxxxckj&w=sktxxhkxxxdqcqxxx&e=sxhqjtxxxxxdkxxcx&s=saqjxxxhdxcat9xxx]399|300|Scoring: MP1♣-1♦-4♥-4♠5♥-5♠-pass-passdbl-(all pass)[/hv]Thank you all for your suggestions. Here's the full hand. I was South. I thought partner's 5♠ was crazy but maybe I should appreciate that he likes to support my suit. 5♠X was made, I suppose it was a good result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 South may pull X to 5S with that extreme, rare hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 pass forcing if avaible, on my partnership it isn't so I would bid 5♠. making 5♠ doesn't seem like an autoclaim, well played Helene B). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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