pbleighton Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Playing sayc with a pickup pd, we bid OK except for one hand. The bidding went:P-2S(partner)-DBL-3S-4H-4S-DBL-P-P-PPd had AK98xx-Qxx-10x-9x. I had Qxx-J8-xx-A10xxxx.Pd claimed I needed more than I had to raise to 3S - I said I was "just competing".How do you play 3S in this auction? The vul was unfavorable. What would you have done with my hand, and do vulnerability and the opps double make a difference? Without the opps double, I would have hesitated due to unfav vul, but probably bid 3S anyway. Only one other pair was in 4S - also doubled - like us they were down two. A few were in 3S undoubled downone for a middle score. 4H and 5C by the opps failed by one. 3C was the best contract for the opps. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Your 3s bid is perfect.The 2s bidder is not allowed to bid 4s, normally preempts don't bid again, an accepted exception is when the preempter has a void in the opps suit.You can have whatever you want to have for your 3s bid from 0 to 15 from two trumps to four with or without an honor. Your 3s bid is understood as "I bid 3s" and that's all. You may be bidding 3s just to make difficult for them to reach a slam or you may be wanting to double any 4x bid next....4s is 100% wrong and a common mistake among inexperienced players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Exactly, weak hand has shown what he's got with his opening, you're just the one who has to determine what level you want to play. Partner may never raise, even if he's maximum. If HE can raise, he SHOULD'VE opened 3S in stead of 2S... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 This auction is very much akin to the one in SAYC in competition. http://forums.bridgebase.com/in...ay;threadid=873 In SAYC, lots of people play the 3bid here as natural and invitational. Of course this is lunacy... and your bid is the WAY it should be played. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRG Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 The way my partner describes bidding after the 3 spade raise is: "Look at your hand and count the cards. Do you still have 13 cards? If so, pass!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 The way my partner describes bidding after the 3 spade raise is: "Look at your hand and count the cards. Do you still have 13 cards? If so, pass!" ROFL... :-).... I am stealing this line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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