What do you do?

[virgosrock]

Money Bridge, vul vs. not

Your hand

S KTx

H K

D KQJxx

C KTxx

 

Goes pass-pass to you. Hopefully you trot out 1D. So

p-p-1D-x-2D-2H

 

Your bid?

 

vrock

[The_Badger]

It's got 14 cards at the moment, virgos, 4613 shape Just delete one and we'll make an assessment

[virgosrock]

It's got 14 cards at the moment, virgos, 4613 shape Just delete one and we'll make an assessment

 

my apologies. have edited post. KQJxx in diamonds. there was an extra x.

[manudude03]

I just bid 3D.

[nige1]

Money Bridge, vul vs. not Your hand ♠ K T x ♥ K ♦ K Q J x x ♣ K T x x

Goes pass-pass to you. Hopefully you trot out 1♦. So

P (P) 1♦ (X) 2♦ (2♥) Your bid?

I rank

1. 3♣ = NAT. Shows you have real ♦s and a little bit extra.
2. 3♦ = NAT. Down the middle.
3. Pass = NAT. Your ♥K is more useful in defence.
4. 3♥ = ASK for ♥ stop. Gross overbid.
5. 2N = NAT. Gross overbid without a real ♥ stop.
6. Double = T/O? But IMO, it should be penalty.

[wank]

I rank

1. 3♣ = NAT. Shows you have real ♦s and a little bit extra.
2. 3♦ = NAT. Down the middle.
3. Pass = NAT. Your ♥K is more useful in defence.
4. 3♥ = ASK for ♥ stop. Gross overbid.
5. 2N = NAT. Gross overbid without a real ♥ stop.
6. Double = T/O? But IMO, it should be penalty.

 

which extra bit do you think you have?

[virgosrock]

which extra bit do you think you have?

 

Love the responses thus far :)

 

Suppose you (actually me) bid 3C. lefty GIBBO bids 4H and as you would expect your pard GIBBO - yes you guessed it - doubles. righty Human passes. Your bid?

 

vrock

[The_Badger]

Love the responses thus far :)

Suppose you (actually me) bid 3C. lefty GIBBO bids 4H and as you would expect your pard GIBBO - yes you guessed it - doubles. righty Human passes. Your bid?

vrock

 

Your hand (under the doubler, let's not forget that) is better than minimum but still minimum with partner raising ♦s over the X, and my personal view is your only bid on the 2nd round, agreeing with other commentators, should have been 3♦ only.

 

You've dug yourself a right hole bidding 3♣, in my opinion, and vulnerable vs. not vulnerable do you want to be at the 5 level? With GIBBO as the doubler and bidder of 4♥, you might get away with 5♦ undoubled but I seriously doubt it. I'll pass now and prepare to re-mortgage.

[steve2005]

Suppose you (actually me) bid 3C. lefty GIBBO bids 4H and as you would expect your pard GIBBO - yes you guessed it - doubles. righty Human passes. Your bid?

3♣ should either be extra values as wank said (which you don't have) so would welcome double.

Or big distribution and can now bid 5♣.

 

Knowing Gib's method 3♣ probably shows 11-21 and was of virtually no help for future bidding except for possible club fit.

 

 

[virgosrock]

Thanks all for your responses. 100% my fault for bidding 3C. The moment I bid it and LHO GIBBO jumped to 4H I knew he had AQ of clubs :) and had started to kick myself. And more kicking after MyGIBBO doubled. Why in tarnation GIBBO assumes if pd has 16-21 "points" it is always 21 "points" is beyond me. Still 200% my fault. Here is the hand in all its glory, Oh! the bad thought did cross my mind when GIBBO bid 2D that it could be sitting with 6 C or something. Still wrong!!!!!

 

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Kudos to those who recommended pass. Secondary kudos to those who bid 3D

 

vrock