[jillybean]

Hand1: please comment on Souths bidding

Dealer: West Vul: All Scoring: IMP

♠ KQJT6532 ♥ ♦ 7632 ♣ 2

West North East South

 1♣    Pass  1♥    3♠
 Dbl   Pass  4♣    Pass
 4♥    Pass  Pass  Pass
 

Hand2: please comment on Souths bidding

Dealer: East Vul: EW Scoring: IMP

♠ JT ♥ QJ9875 ♦ K9 ♣ QJ4

West North East South

 -     -     Pass  Pass
 3♦    3♠    Pass  Pass
 Pass  

Hand3:please comment on North/South bidding

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

 Pass  Pass  3♣    3♠
 Pass  Pass  Pass  

Hand4: please comment on Souths bidding

Dealer: West Vul: NS Scoring: IMP

♠ KT93 ♥ J8765 ♦ K5 ♣ 96

West North East South

 1♦    Dbl   RDbl  1♥
 2♦    2♥    Pass  Pass
 3♦    Pass  Pass  3♥
 Pass  Pass  Pass  

thanks!

[Dean]

1) bid 4S
2) Pass (having ot opend 2/3H).
3) North should bid 4S
4) You are too strong to bid 1H here. After redouble all bids by advancer are weak.
As it happens I would bid 4H over partners 2H.
A better auction?
1D : (X) : XX : (NB)
2D : (NB) : NB : 3D
3/4H

of course this gets it played from the wrong side....

[awm]

I like 4♠ on hand 1 also.

What has happened to the standards for a 3-level overcall? Back when I learned to play this actually promised a pretty good hand; it wouldn't really occur to me that I should pass partner's 3-level overcall with 10 hcp, and I wouldn't. Whether to bid 3NT, 4♥, or 4♠ is not totally clear to me. I'll try 4♥ on hand 2.

Similarly, 4♠ by north on hand 3.

I like 2♥ directly on hand 4. Surely this is a reasonable hand, but it can still pay to keep opponents out of the auction. I don't see that it's so likely for us to have game, and the direct 2♥ call helps partner compete to the proper level. Another possibility is 2♦ over 1♦ but this will wrong-side the contract.

[inquiry]

1. Both Vul, you can use rule of down three, and with solid 8 card suit and a void, certainly should 4♠ seems normal. If you were vul and they were not at imps, i would bid only 3♠

2. What would a 2♥ opening bid be on #2?

3. North can not possibly pass 3♠

4. 1♥ was an underbid. Pass over 2♥ was also wrong. Either bid 4♥ or try 2♠ (forcing) over it.

[P_Marlowe]

1) I would have bid 4S, but 3S seems reasonable as well.
2) either Pass or bid 4S
3) 3S by South is ok, 4S by North seems clear cut
4) South could raise 2H direct to 3H, but pass is ok as well
The 2H is just competitive, i.e. it does not promise anything,
but South holds a 5 card suit and the max. of the range he
promised.
For what's it worth: a direct 2H over the RDBL does not promise
strength, it just shows length and is preemptive, although one
would not make this bid on garbage, but a 6 card suit with a
6-4 distribution is probably enough.

Summerization:
South is bidding a bid conservative, but that is a style issue,
the only clear error occurred on board 3

With kind regards
Marlowe

[pbleighton]

") I would have bid 4S, but 3S seems reasonable as well.
2) either Pass or bid 4S
3) 3S by South is ok, 4S by North seems clear cut
4) South could raise 2H direct to 3H, but pass is ok as well
The 2H is just competitive, i.e. it does not promise anything,
but South holds a 5 card suit and the max. of the range he
promised.
For what's it worth: a direct 2H over the RDBL does not promise
strength, it just shows length and is preemptive, although one
would not make this bid on garbage, but a 6 card suit with a
6-4 distribution is probably enough.

Summerization:
South is bidding a bid conservative, but that is a style issue,
the only clear error occurred on board 3"

Agree, except that not bidding 2H initially was VERY conservative. Not wrong, though, if that's the way you play.

Peter

[cherdano]

Hand 1: Excellent suit for a preempt (much better than having an Ace), great shape, this is a 4♠ bid. In fact, I would still bid 4♠ if you move a small spade to a small heart.

Hand 2: I would open 2♥. Lots of side queens and kings does make this far from ideal, but I think your partner will get a better idea of your hand after 2♥ than after pass. However, pass is fine (in particular, if partner expects a better suit than that).
After 3♠, 10 hcp are screaming for a raise, but ♦K is likely wasted. Pass is conservative, but not silly.

Hand 3: A clear raise to 4♠. North has the expected 7 hcp, but good ones and (most importantly) shortness in clubs -- most likely partner doesn't have club shortness, so if he acts nevertheless, he must have a good hand.

Hand 4: I don't believe all bids are weak after a redouble, I have seen too many redoubles with 8-9 hcp, in which case it's your hand (particularly with the majors). This was a jump to 2♥ before the XX, and it's still a jump to 2♥ after that. Likely 9-card fit with 8-card side fit, so getting doubled is not a consideration.

[Winstonm]

jillybean2, on Jun 25 2006, 11:13 PM, said:

Hand1: please comment on Souths bidding

Dealer: West Vul: All Scoring: IMP

♠ KQJT6532 ♥   ♦ 7632 ♣ 2

West  North East  South

 1♣    Pass  1♥    3♠
 Dbl   Pass  4♣    Pass
 4♥    Pass  Pass  Pass
 

Hand2: please comment on Souths bidding

Dealer: East Vul: EW Scoring: IMP

♠ JT ♥ QJ9875 ♦ K9 ♣ QJ4

West  North East  South

 -     -     Pass  Pass
 3♦    3♠    Pass  Pass
 Pass  

Hand3:please comment on North/South bidding

Dealer: West Vul: None Scoring: IMP

♠ J83 ♥ K8752 ♦ K963 ♣ 6 ♠ AQT92 ♥ AQT ♦ 42 ♣ A83

West  North East  South

 Pass  Pass  3♣    3♠
 Pass  Pass  Pass  

Hand4: please comment on Souths bidding

Dealer: West Vul: NS Scoring: IMP

♠ KT93 ♥ J8765 ♦ K5 ♣ 96

West  North East  South

 1♦    Dbl   RDbl  1♥
 2♦    2♥    Pass  Pass
 3♦    Pass  Pass  3♥
 Pass  Pass  Pass  

thanks!

Hand 1) I would bid 4S for these reasons: a) the hand rates to go down no more than 2 so fits the rule of 2/3; b) when preempting, it is best to apply the maximum pressure with the maximum preempt; c) If partner has the right two cards we might have game and partner will not have a hand worth a raise and I don't want to languish in 3S when we can make 4.

Hand 2) I would have opened 2H and now will bid 4H. I want to protect the diamond K and Kx is enough support for my suit.

Hand 3) 4S doesn't have to make here so I see nothing wrong with any actions.

Hand 4) The 1H response could have been made on 4 small hearts and nothing else, so now I will bid 2S over pard's 2H call to show the double fit and the heart length and the extra values.

Winston

[han]

1. I have less respect for 3♠ than others do. I didn't know people still bid like this.

2. White vs red this is a clear 2H opener (by anybody's standards, right?). Now it is a toss-up.

3. North should raise to 4S, 7 HCP, support and a singleton. Note that this hand is much better than the hand given in 2.

4. I prefer to bid 2♥ directly on this hand. They seem to have the balance of strength, but we have good fits. A 2♥ bid will make it easier for partner and harder for them.

[han]

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Hand 3) 4S doesn't have to make here so I see nothing wrong with any actions.

I see.

[jillybean]

Thanks for the feedback, I know these were poor bids!

I must work on my weak2’s, they are poor on the best of days. What really stands out here is that I am super conservative with this partner, something we need to discuss.

[HeartA]

1) bid 4S directly.
2) open 2H.
3) This is a little tough. I might or might not raise to 4S as North. As South I might double: over North's 2S, I would raise to 4S or bid 3H.
4) 1H is OK (on the borderline). But I would bid 2S over pd's 2H.