is a pass forcing?

[luckyloser]

all green, matchponits, you play better minor

 

rho passes, you open 1♣ on

 

♠AKxx

♥xx

♦Qxx

♣QJxx

 

lho bis 3♥ an p dbles.

 

rho bids 4♥, you 4♠ and lho 5♥.

p passes. what now?

is partners pass forcing?

 

suppose lho passe over your 4♠ and rho bids 5♥, would your pass be forcing?

[nige1]

all green, matchponits, you play better minor rho passes, you open 1♣ on

♠ A K x x ♥ x x ♦ Q x x ♣ Q J x x

lho bids 3♥ an p dbles. rho bids 4♥, you 4♠ and lho 5♥.

p passes. what now?

is partners pass forcing?

suppose lho passe over your 4♠ and rho bids 5♥, would your pass be forcing?

IMO neither pass is forcing (anyway, a negative double doesn't create a game force). In either case I'd pass. e.g. after

1♣ (3♥) X (4♥)

4♠ (5♥) P ?? I rank calls as...

1. Pass = Not forcing. You've told your story.
2. Double = Dangerous but warns partner about your dull shape.
3. 5♠ = Gross overbid.

[SteveMoe]

IMHO, you do not hold a 4♠ bid. Partner promises a good 11 HCP at minimum. If partner holds only the minimum, then you likely don't have game. I prefer a double (balance of power). When the opponents bid to 5♥ in your auction, partner's pass is forcing. Criteria: opponents are sacrificing at the 5-level when we own more than half the deck (we had an invitational or better auction). Your minimum flat shape argues for penalizing them at the 5-level. Your soft values are better for defense.

[Phil]

Yes I think so. When a passed hand raises a preempt to game we are in a force.

 

Nevertheless I wouldn't have bid 4♠.

[all loomis]

IMO neither pass is forcing (anyway, a negative double doesn't create a game force). In either case I'd pass. e.g. after

1♣ (3♥) X (4♥)

4♠ (5♥) P ?? I rank calls as...

1. Pass = Not forcing. You've told your story.
2. Double = Dangerous but warns partner about your dull shape.
3. 5♠ = Gross overbid.

this kind of hand led me to conclude that a weak nt was safer, overall, than an amorphous 1c. you could be in trouble in 3s, more in 4.