luckyloser Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 matchpoints, better minor, all red ♠Axx♥AKQJ10x♦Q109♣Q rho passes, you open 1♥, p responds 1♠, what now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Other 2d fwiw I play partner should strain to make another bid here once I shift suits. With a bit weaker hand I would rebid 3h, with a minimum hand I would rebid 2h or 2s and not shift suits. If I can just get past this round :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullve Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'd open 2N without agreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I'll rebid 3♦. Game must at least be percentage at this vulnerability, and this shows my general strength and let's partner suggest a contract. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lycier Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I would bid 3♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhm Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 3♦. I want to be in game. Anyway a slight overbid is almost always the right choice when it gives us more leeway to find the best strain.3NT can be very profitable at matchpoints and I want to be there if partner bids it over 3♦. And if partner rebids his spades over 3♦ I am pretty sure we belong in spades, not in hearts.Having forced to game I also need not worry missing slam. Rainer Herrmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyi Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 3c: Raise to 4h if Partner goes 3h or 3n, and convert any minor suit reply to Spades at same level.Partner knows my strength & go looking for a slam if he wants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lycier Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 3c: Raise to 4h if Partner goes 3h or 3n, and convert any minor suit reply to Spades at same level.Partner knows my strength & go looking for a slam if he wants HiWelcome to BBF.3♣=? Normally 3♣ should show 4 card suit,what is your 3♣ singleton for?1- Opener has 6 losers,if partner responded 1♠ with mini strength,it is difficult for your partner to provide 3 extra tricks.2- After responding 1♠,it does not necessarily mean that your hand could upgrade to game forcing.3- Preference of game : 4♠, 4♥ or 3nt, which is best contract? After 3♥,if responder rebid 3♠ showing 5-card ♠,you can bid 4♠.After 3♥,responder maybe bid 3nt,it will be great news for sure,you have a solid 6-card ♥ to provide enough tricks.Preference of games is one of main advantages of natural system.Don't guess,guess always is worse part of this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourdad Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 With regular partners, our style is that the 2nd bid by opener must be the one that most accurately describes the hand. In this case, opener has a self sufficient heart suit, and game values (19+) in that suit as responder must have 6 minimum for his bid. The lone club eliminates a 2NT bid, as does the 6th heart.3H is an underbid, imo. Personal preference eliminates mis-describing the shape of the hand with with any D or C bid. I see no benefit in a temprizing bid here. 4C as a splinter is a possibility, but seems rather pointless here without a known fit. 4H best describes the hand to responder and he has options to investigate slam should he have more strength than the promised minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1cha Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 A nice borderline hand. 3♥ for me with 18 HCP and an ugly ♣Q singleton. If partner has points, we will get where we should be. If not, 3♥ may be just where we belong. 4♥ I find acceptable but it's kind of a gamble anticipating the contract where we will probably end up anyway. 3♦ if you give me ♦A109 ♣x which has much more potential than the original hand. 2♦ is great if your partnership agreements permit, but I don't usually play that. I'm afraid I might pass with an 8-HCP 4243 hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zillahandp Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Rather not start from here ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm also bidding 3 ♥ here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phybrr Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 ♥matchpoints, better minor, all red ♠Axx♥AKQJ10x♦Q109♣Q rho passes, you open 1♥, p responds 1♠, what now? 3H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilG007 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 3♥ Showing 7 playing tricks and a solid ♥suit. This is NOT forcing but highly invitational.Partner should regard the 3♥rebid as though it were a pre-emptand not go into NTs unless he has the outside suits stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lycier Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 3H is an underbid, imo. Personal preference eliminates mis-describing the shape of the hand with with any D or C bid. I see no benefit in a temprizing bid here. 4C as a splinter is a possibility, but seems rather pointless here without a known fit. 4H best describes the hand to responder and he has options to investigate slam should he have more strength than the promised minimum.1- you said 3H is an underbid.See opener hand,♣Q is a wasted point,actually opener only has 16 working points.After responding 1♠,can you perfectly confirm opener can get 10 tricks in this hand with 6 losers if play 4♥? ♠AQx♥AKQJ10x♦Q109♣xIf opener really hold this hand,I think jump 3♦ as a GF bid is reasonable since 18hcp of opener hand is working very well. 2- you said 4C as a splinter is a possibility, but seems rather pointless here without a known fit.On the contrary,4♣ as a splinter is not a possibility for sure,4♣ splinter for what? 3- you said 4H best describes the hand to responder and he has options to investigate slam should he have more strength than the promised minimum.On the contrary,4♥= I have already finished my story,I have no extra values to tell you in the minimum hand instead of with bad 18hcp. 3♥ says I have a good 6-card ♥ suit with good 15hcp - 18hcp.I am wondering why don't jump 3♥ normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcilkley Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 A 5 loser hand and a self-supporting heart suit. 4h describes the hand correctly. If partner has a better than minimum hand he can go on. 3h would not be forcing and I would hate not to be in game. There is also support for partners spade suit which improves the hand. A jump switch would be forcing but where would it take us? I can't agree with those that think 4c would be a splinter. Even if you play splinters in this situation would it not be agreeing spades as trumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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