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Acol IMPS GA LHO deals Jxx AQxx AKx AKx RHO opens 1S = 5 + cards

Poll: Your call after (15 member(s) have cast votes)

(P) P (1S) ??

  1. Double (15 votes [100.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 100.00%

  2. 1N (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 2H (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. Other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

(P) P (1S) X; (P) 2C (P) ??

  1. Pass (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 2H (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 2S (14 votes [93.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 93.33%

  4. 2N (1 votes [6.67%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 6.67%

  5. Other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

(P) P (1S) X; (P) 2C (P) 2S; (P) 3C (P) ??

  1. Pass (14 votes [93.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 93.33%

  2. 3H (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 3S (1 votes [6.67%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 6.67%

  4. 3N (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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Posted 2015-November-28, 18:46

1. What would you call after
(Pass) Pass (1) ??


2 (Pass) Pass (1) Double;
(Pass) 2 (Pass) ??


3. (Pass) Pass (1) Double;
(Pass) 2 (Pass) 2
(Pass) 3 (Pass) ??

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Posted 2015-November-29, 04:44

x, 2s, pass all seem clearcut to me
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2015-November-29, 11:30

Auction is fine so far.

Partner could still have xxx xxx xxx xxxx. You're looking at 21 HCP. Give opener an absolute minimum of as little as 10 HCP and there's still only 9 HCP left for LHO and partner. There's even less if opener has a more decent minimum opener.

Unfortunately, opener has opened 1 which blocks LHO from making a call over your double with lots of flat minimum response hands. About the only thing you know is that LHO either doesn't have enough points to raise or enough to raise . But you don't know which of those it is.

Partner's minimum rebid in doesn't tell you anything except partner has at least 4 . If partner had found another rebid, you might have been able to go further. but that's not the case, so pass.
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Posted 2015-December-14, 21:00

View Postrmnka447, on 2015-November-29, 11:30, said:

Auction is fine so far.
Partner could still have xxx xxx xxx xxxx. You're looking at 21 HCP. Give opener an absolute minimum of as little as 10 HCP and there's still only 9 HCP left for LHO and partner. There's even less if opener has a more decent minimum opener.
Unfortunately, opener has opened 1 which blocks LHO from making a call over your double with lots of flat minimum response hands. About the only thing you know is that LHO either doesn't have enough points to raise or enough to raise . But you don't know which of those it is.
Partner's minimum rebid in doesn't tell you anything except partner has at least 4 . If partner had found another rebid, you might have been able to go further. but that's not the case, so pass.
I now agree with eagles123 and rmnka477 that pass is clear in the 3rd poll. Wanoff found the same over-aggressive action that I did, at the table :( Partner, who held a weak 3334 shape, bid 4 :( 5 was several down :( mercifully not doubled :)
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Posted 2015-December-15, 05:26

Helps if you play some form of good/bad 2N over 2 so you know he has absolutely nothing and can pass without a second thought.
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Posted 2015-December-19, 07:33

View PostCyberyeti, on 2015-December-15, 05:26, said:

Helps if you play some form of good/bad 2N over 2 so you know he has absolutely nothing and can pass without a second thought.


not really. for 2 spades you often have a strong fairly balanced hand with dubious spades (no 2x bid, no 2NT). 2nt comes in handy to show spade values in an otherwise crappy hand.
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