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#1 User is offline   Mbodell 

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Posted 2012-July-18, 22:29

My reward for getting clocked by the Diamond team in the spingold was a 2-session pairs today in Philadelphia. Of the 52 hands, 11 were either doubled or in slam. Here was the first hand out of the box for a cold 0 for us. How would you ATB for this auction?


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Posted 2012-July-18, 22:35

my two cents worth

this seems like a common issue: you pass thinking you have a lousy hand then try and catch up later in the bidding, this time at the 3 level to show a maximum hand.

in the mean time the opp have shown a double fit,here in clubs and hearts.
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Posted 2012-July-18, 23:06

I think I would have bid 3 on the second round, rather than 2.
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Posted 2012-July-18, 23:18

View Postblackshoe, on 2012-July-18, 23:06, said:

I think I would have bid 3 on the second round, rather than 2.


First off Wow how exciting to play in the Spingold against the very best. Mbodell I admire your effort.


with only 3s, 8.5 loser hand and clubs bid on your left and pard made a nv 1s overcall?

again this seems to be the common theme of trying to catch up for passing with this hand.

my only point is it seems better to bid first then show a minimum hand rather than trying to show a max passed hand in the middle of a comp auction at the three level.

That means if you think this is a stinky hand and pass then continue to think it is a stinky hand or open the hand and then show a stinky hand. :)
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Posted 2012-July-19, 00:14

I don't have any problem with the initial pass. Altough it's not perfect, you have about the value of a limit raise.
After the 2 raise, how about bidding 3 to show that value.

Partner will hardly go overboard because you've already passed and denied an opener. But partner with a 6 loser hand should make a move toward game with a 3 bid. With all your cards working except the Q, you certainly might accept.
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Posted 2012-July-19, 00:58

View Postrmnka447, on 2012-July-19, 00:14, said:

I don't have any problem with the initial pass. Altough it's not perfect, you have about the value of a limit raise.
After the 2 raise, how about bidding 3 to show that value.

Partner will hardly go overboard because you've already passed and denied an opener. But partner with a 6 loser hand should make a move toward game with a 3 bid. With all your cards working except the Q, you certainly might accept.



but the issue is you dont have an 8 loser 4 card limit raise across from a nv overcall 1s

if a limit raise is 3 spades and 8.5 loser hand with perhaps a worthless QC ok.
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To make a game try after alimit raise is easy...the hard part is making a limit raise.
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Posted 2012-July-19, 02:05

What would 2NT over 2 have meant for you?
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Posted 2012-July-19, 04:13

2 looks ok to me; I definitely hate any limit bid which forces to the three level. South might have considered a responsive double to show values, followed by a correction of any red-suit to 2.

South's double of 3 looks kind of insane with one defensive trick opposite an overcall.
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Posted 2012-July-19, 07:03

View Postquiddity, on 2012-July-19, 04:13, said:

South's double of 3 looks kind of insane with one defensive trick opposite an overcall.

I thought that too, and eventually decided that as penalty, it is so bad that it cannot have been intended that way. I suppose it was meant as a maximal double or something like that. If north gets this message he will surely bid on. So I would call this a miscommunication rather than a blame situation.
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Posted 2012-July-19, 10:21

View Postquiddity, on 2012-July-19, 04:13, said:

2 looks ok to me; I definitely hate any limit bid which forces to the three level. South might have considered a responsive double to show values, followed by a correction of any red-suit to 2.

South's double of 3 looks kind of insane with one defensive trick opposite an overcall.


Pretty much my thoughts exactly. However if I try any sort of X-then-correct-to-spades shenanigans with my regular partner, it's likely to end in disaster like the last time I used a responsive X... Pity, because as I've stated elsewhere, the X is an under-utilised tool in competitive bidding.

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Posted 2012-July-20, 08:27

I would have bid 2nt instead of 2 but don't mind it. In my partnership our style is that the 2 bid would have worked out better.

For us the following double just shows a max and we would NEVER pass it with the shape in the North hand. I might remove to 3, game if I'm on a caffein high but my glass overflowing partner would bid game for sure.
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Posted 2012-July-20, 09:48

View Postmike777, on 2012-July-19, 00:58, said:

but the issue is you dont have an 8 loser 4 card limit raise across from a nv overcall 1s

if a limit raise is 3 spades and 8.5 loser hand with perhaps a worthless QC ok.
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To make a game try after alimit raise is easy...the hard part is making a limit raise.

I certainly would rather have 4 s for the limit raise, but sometimes it's more important to show the value of your hand even though there are only 3 cards in support.

I could bid 2 with as little as a K, a Q, and 3 trump, so the hand just looks like too much for a 2 call. QJx are certainly
good cards opposite partner's overcall. The hand would be an easy 3 card jump raise in a forcing NT auction after a 1 opener by pard.
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Posted 2012-July-20, 09:51

There's no way this double can be anything but penalty. You already limited your hand and showed your fit, your partner chose not to make a game try, and your RHO just made a retarded bid. Doubles of retarded bids are for penalty!
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Posted 2012-July-20, 13:36

2s bid by south was fine boring balanced 3 card raise club Q of dubious value
at best. IMO

N get 100% of the blame for failing to appreciate their hand better and issue a
game try (by whatever partnerhip methods you have) mine would be HSGT
3d.

after the 3d bid S has to realize their hand is golden side A and QQJ in partners
2 long suits make this an easy game accept over 3h.
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