mike777 Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 IMPS BOTH VUL 76=KJT5=T853=J62 1NT(15-17)=2H(HEARTS)=2S=?? Partner has bid 2h natural.Opp. open 1nt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Easy pass This is not the hand or the scoring methods to show a fit. (My honors are all in partner's suit, which degrades my defensive strength) Showing a fit will help the opponents to evaluate their hands and might even push them into a miracle game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 PASS!!!! opps haven't bid game, yet.no need to encourage them to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I'm feeling the wooooooooosh of a fast, timely pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 It helps to know what methods we play; do we have some 2 suited overcall available for example? Pass I guess, but I don't like the question or my answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Depending on my mood, I might throw in a "natural" 2NT to muddy the waters. Although against good opponents, I'll just quietly pass as I'm not about to fool anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Some facts about partner and if lebensohl is in use would be helpful. Knowing the sort of hand my partner would compete with would be helpful. In any case I raise, game is not impossible and especially if opps play leb. My RHO could be bidding 2S on Q5th or 6th and out. Maybe my partner has some 6-4 hand or better. I must admit that raising my allow the opps to reach some thin game, but I also expect to hold the opening lead with K of H and be able to see the best defense. My game is more important than the enemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 pass now, if partner makes another move I'll bid 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmum Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 PASS === in tempo hopefully ;) [joke] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I like 3H. At least it takes off the possible good raise bid by LHO. Now he has to bid 3S with both min and max hand. If I pass, he can raise to 3S with min hand and 3H to show max hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Since it is imps, they are unlikely to double 3H and you will be on lead against the S contract so even if they try 3NT, partner's H lead will be welcome. Pard rates to have a 5-6 loser hand so he has a good chance of making 3H. It's a bidders game so 3H is 90% for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 3♥. Sorry, I don't get Pass. Why am I throwing 6 IMPs away on this likely partscore swing? Opponents have 8-9 spades and we probably have 9 - 10 hearts. Pard's values are sitting over the NT bidder and points appear to be balanced between the sides. I think its important that we get pard off to the right lead against any spade contract, even if we don't buy the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Presumably, partner has a hand with no more than 6 losers to be coming in over a strong NT. If looks at though 2 of those losers are in spades, and 1 in hearts, so he holds 2-3 losers in the minor suits. xx,AQ10xxxKQxxx This looks about right on the auction. I can only see two bids that make sense. Pass or 4H and I think pass is better - not because I would worry about being doubled in 4H but this action might propel the opponents into a "save" that makes. The the other problem is 4S might not be making if the opponents go ahead and bid it after my pass. AxAQ10xxxAxxxx Realistically, this hand is probably a 9/9 hand where both sides can make a partscore, but as they have the boss suit a bid from my hand gives them the option of re-evaluating and bidding game. I wouldn't be concerned about the result of defending a partscore on this hand - I would be about defending a gameso I'm giving as little help to the opponents as possible with Pass - and I hope I did with without giving UI. :P Winston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 One of my first "lessons" (given by pards who wondered what it might take for me to show support.....) was not to worry about a balancing or competetive bid getting the opps to a makeable game that they were not going to bid themselves. Maybe this is very MP oriented, but pard is way better off to hear your 3H bid than not...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 matchpoints are a whole different situation. It matters a lot less whether or not I push the opps to a makeable game. If we are being out-bid, we are getting a poor result when the opps go plus when we can go plus be it -170 or -420. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartA Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 3♥. God gives you strong four card support, show it. Advantages, 1 - it can still be our hand2 - it might push them too high3 - it confuses the spade raises, as it takes away an invitational 3S bid Disadvantage, it tells LHO that his partner is probably short in hearts. Note, I use 2NT over 2♠ here as the game invite, so this 3♥ is competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I like 3H best for reason 3. Opener can't show a super-hand for spades, so bidding 3H might keep them OUT of game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Pass might be right, but with such a weak hand, declarer's finesses in 4S will probably fail. I dunno, really. Maybe I just bid what I have then... 3H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 3H, showing my support. I am to dull to bid anything else. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 I wonder mike, why did you call this tactical thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 I think 3H is very normal. I would rather bid 4H than Pass. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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