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Bidding against weak 2D opener

Poll: What is your call (28 member(s) have cast votes)

What is your call

  1. Pass (7 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  2. Double (17 votes [60.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 60.71%

  3. 2NT (3 votes [10.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.71%

  4. 3C (1 votes [3.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.57%

  5. Other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   sfbp 

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Posted 2006-June-15, 09:10

Scoring: IMP

RHO deals and opens 2♦


RHO is a top pro, playing with a LOcLient.

On a previous hand he held

Scoring: IMP

RHO deals and opens 2♦


and responded 1♠ to opener's 1♥, so he is in full battle mode.

This is to settle an argument with my partner, heheh.

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Posted 2006-June-15, 09:21

This hand is worth 16 hcp I guess (D-AQ worth D-AK here I guess). But the hand has lot of flaws.

1) Nearly half hcp in their suit (and your shortest suit)
2) A horrible long suit
3) no spade honor

I think I would out of hand dismiss a possible 3♣ bid. Partner would expect much better clubs, and we might play in 5-1 or 5-2 club fit with only the ACE and miss a decent fit in either major. I would never consider 3♣ here.

That leaves double, pass, and 2NT. In general I would favor pass here, but I have just too many quick tricks (2 in D, and two more) so if I pass, partner will never think I can be this good. So I will rule out pass. That leaves double and 2NT. The problem with 2NT is it gets us too high when it is wrong, and maybe too high doubled. So I will start with a double, and if partner bids only 2H or 2S, that is where we play it. I will not double and then rebid NT.

BTW, my second choice is pass not 2NT, despite ruling out pass... 2NT just seems to risky to me.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 09:26

Double seems very normal.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 09:40

I'll double with 2N a close 2nd. Pass doesn't enter my mind.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 09:59

I'd double, but pass is not unreasonable. 2NT a close 3rd. 3♣ is ridicolous, allthough the fact that the client (who's probabbly less like to double than her pd is) is on my left, would be an advantage.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 10:02

Yuk!

2NT, with double close. If I was 4-3 in the majors, double would be clear.

Pass is out of the question.

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Posted 2006-June-15, 10:29

Dbl, though on another day 2NT or pass might be considered.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 10:44

Double, distant second choice pass. Well short of 2NT, I want partner raising that on random 8 counts, and though certain of those with a club fit make a lot of tricks, certain others do extremely badly.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 10:59

Double and pass a minimum response.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 12:07

I pass.

This hand has great controls, but that's about it; shape is not great at all (I don't buy the advertisement of how great is to have a 5th club here :P ) and the intermediates suck.

I might end up fixed, oh well.
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Posted 2006-June-15, 12:09

Hi everyone

Double with no second choice or either Pass or 2NT.

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Posted 2006-June-15, 12:24

Double looks clear to me, if partner makes a constructive response I can bid NT then.
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