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Winstonm, on Oct 26 2005, 09:46 AM, said:
mikeh, on Oct 24 2005, 05:05 PM, said:
Pass.
Where are we going on hands consistent with the auction?
2♠ on a 5-2: 4-2 is possible but you cannot go through life assuming partner has only a 4 card suit, and our A10 suggests, but does not prove, that he will have 5. But we have time to bid 2♠, if we want to, after LHO balances, and if he doesn't balance, I am happy at the 1-level, thank you. For what it is worth, I plan to pass 2♥.
1N? despite a comment that this is a perfect hand (which was probably meant sarcastically), I see no reason why 1N from my side makes sense.
2 of anything else natural is nausea-inducing
2♥ for me shows a really good raise to 2♠. I will not have any better hand since I did not overcall nor did I bid 1N (not a bid from fear, so a decent hand) or 2N (roughly opening hand 1.5 stoppers or so).
I will not miss many good games by my approach: partner could not reopen with 2♠ nor could he double: I would not expect him to have a good 15 for his sequence and given my shape and honour location, we rate to need that kind of hand to make game.
Where are we going on hands consistent with the auction?
2♠ on a 5-2: 4-2 is possible but you cannot go through life assuming partner has only a 4 card suit, and our A10 suggests, but does not prove, that he will have 5. But we have time to bid 2♠, if we want to, after LHO balances, and if he doesn't balance, I am happy at the 1-level, thank you. For what it is worth, I plan to pass 2♥.
1N? despite a comment that this is a perfect hand (which was probably meant sarcastically), I see no reason why 1N from my side makes sense.
2 of anything else natural is nausea-inducing
2♥ for me shows a really good raise to 2♠. I will not have any better hand since I did not overcall nor did I bid 1N (not a bid from fear, so a decent hand) or 2N (roughly opening hand 1.5 stoppers or so).
I will not miss many good games by my approach: partner could not reopen with 2♠ nor could he double: I would not expect him to have a good 15 for his sequence and given my shape and honour location, we rate to need that kind of hand to make game.
"Ode to Wimpdom" by MikeH.
Bidding is a dialogue, not a monologue. Indeed, there are often voices from the outside (the opps). The meaning given to the bids uttered by one partner will depend upon the meaning conveyed by the other, as well as inferences that you may be able to draw from the opps.
In this case, the balance of 1♠ limits the hand.
As an example, in another thread I voted for a 3♠ raise in a competitive sequence in which a normally-exuberant Justin passed: because for him the upper limit of partner's 2♠ was lower than for me. Wimpiness must be judged in context
For me, I do not expect partner to have balanced with a simple 1♠ on many hands on which game is reasonable. I do expect him to have balanced on many hands on which any action I take will produce a minus score.
Finally, this may be a hand on which one forward move will work, but others will not. If it were simply: show values or don't, then showing values gains favour. But here we cannot conveniently show values without distorting our hand, and we cannot tell which distortion, if any, is best. So, one man's wimpiness is another's sensible action
