How does your partnership fare?

[smerriman]

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Where do you end up (be honest)?

 

(I probably would have overcalled as West, but opps were silent).

[pilowsky]

I would bid 2♥ GF and expect to end up in 3NT.

What an interesting hand.

[sfi]

Where do you end up (be honest)?

A possibly uninspired 4NT:

1S - 2D (FG)

2NT - 3H (6-5)

3NT - 4NT

Pass

 

2NT is a catch-all. The hand isn't good enough for 3C and 2S promises 6.

[nige1]

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smerriman ' Where do you end up (be honest)? (I probably would have overcalled as West, but opps were silent).

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4♥ or 6♥ depending on North's enthusiasm.

Against an optimistic East, 4♥XX+1 :)[/hv]

[AL78]

1♠ - 2♦

2♠ - 3♥

3NT

 

I don't play 2♠ here as promising six.

 

This is the classic high combined strength misfit, which I suspect will see some blasting to 6NT.

[shyams]

I would repeat the exact bidding sequence as posted by nige1

 

1♠ - 2♦

2♠ - 3♥

3N - 4♥

pass (South is delighted to pass with the misfit)

[Zelandakh]

Probably 4♥ in Acol (repeating the sequence from Nigel and shyams) but almost certainly 3NT playing Z Club:-

 

1♠ = 10-17 unbal, 5+ spades

... - 1NT = INV+ relay

2♣ = min <4 hearts

... - 2♦ = GF relay

2♥ = 4+ clubs

... - 2♠ = relay

2NT = 5+ clubs

... - 3♣ = relay

3♥ = 5215

... - 3NT

 

6NT is never really in the picture here with a misfit as Opener is essentially limited to 13.

[Douglas43]

If you open 1 Club, as I sometimes do with 5-5 in the black suits, then uninterrupted probably:

 

1 - 1

1 - 2 (FSF)

2 - 3 (no it's a real suit)

3NT- 4 (?)

 

But West might come in with 1S or some kind of two-suited overcall, in which case goodness knows where you finish up...

[Tramticket]

Where do you end up (be honest)?

 

 

I probably would have overcalled as West, but opps were silent

 

 

I was thinking like Nige1. Anyone else honest enough to admit they might be playing in two diamond doubled by West?!

[Cyberyeti]

I was thinking like Nige1. Anyone else honest enough to admit they might be playing in two diamond doubled by West?!

 

Could be worse, if south opens 1♣ and W bids a "spades and diamonds" 2♣, they're playing 2♠x.

[shyams]

I was thinking like Nige1. Anyone else honest enough to admit they might be playing in two diamond doubled by West?!

I guess I am a conservative bidder; a 2♦ overcall did not really feature on my list given the Vul status.

[awm]

2Dxx by south:

 

P-1S-P-2C (or hearts inv or gf any)

P-2D (clubs or balanced)-X-XX

 

Okay maybe west passes 2D (hard to believe though) and we relay ourselves to 4h.

[Fluffy]

1♠-2♥

2♠-3♦

3NT-4♦

4♥-pass

 

After 3♦ South could give a heart preference of aim for 3NT. Both make sense but I persoanlly think I would bid 3NT

 

North knows not to try for slam with so many useless strength in the blacks in front.