Bbradley62 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 [hv=nn=GIB%20N&n=SQ9854HA5DT3CK874&d=n&v=o&b=1&a=P1D(Minor%20suit%20opening%20--%203+%20%21D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points)PP1S(Balancing%20overcall%20--%205+%20%21S%3B%2011-%20HCP%3B%209-12%20total%20points)P2N(2-%20%21S%3B%2014+%20HCP%3B%2016-%20total%20points%3B%20likely)P3N(5-%20%21H%3B%205-6%20%21S%3B%2011%20HCP%3B%2012-%20total%20points)PPP]200|180[/hv]If 2N is invitational to 3N, under what conditions would North decline the invitation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iandayre Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 [hv=nn=GIB%20N&n=SQ9854HA5DT3CK874&d=n&v=o&b=1&a=P1D(Minor%20suit%20opening%20--%203+%20%21D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points)PP1S(Balancing%20overcall%20--%205+%20%21S%3B%2011-%20HCP%3B%209-12%20total%20points)P2N(2-%20%21S%3B%2014+%20HCP%3B%2016-%20total%20points%3B%20likely)P3N(5-%20%21H%3B%205-6%20%21S%3B%2011%20HCP%3B%2012-%20total%20points)PPP]200|180[/hv]If 2N is invitational to 3N, under what conditions would North decline the invitation? Certainly a good question! This minimum overcall has no business accepting anything, except perhaps an invitation to Overbidders Anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iandayre Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Certainly a good question! This near-minimum balance has no business accepting anything, except perhaps an invitation to Overbidders Anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I think that the explanation attached to the 2N bid is pretty sound. Whether he had a hand consistent with that explanation I neither know nor care. Given that explanation it is not hard to construct a range of hands suitable for raising to 3NT. This North clearly falls outside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lycier Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 [hv=nn=GIB%20N&n=SQ9854HA5DT3CK874&d=n&v=o&b=1&a=P1D(Minor%20suit%20opening%20--%203+%20%21D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points)PP1S(Balancing%20overcall%20--%205+%20%21S%3B%2011-%20HCP%3B%209-12%20total%20points)P2N(2-%20%21S%3B%2014+%20HCP%3B%2016-%20total%20points%3B%20likely)P3N(5-%20%21H%3B%205-6%20%21S%3B%2011%20HCP%3B%2012-%20total%20points)PPP]200|180[/hv]If 2N is invitational to 3N, under what conditions would North decline the invitation? 1- I think the explanation of 1♠ is not perfect,as we know North any balancing overcall only shows 9 - bad 12hcp instead of 11-hcp because balancing overcall only with 8hcp is a wrong auction for sure.2- When North hold 9-bad 10hcp without a better five suit,it should decline invitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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