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Poll: What are your two calls? (35 member(s) have cast votes)

What are your two calls?

  1. 1. Pass and 2. Double (4 votes [11.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.43%

  2. 1. Pass and 2. 1NT (2 votes [5.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.71%

  3. 1. Pass and 2. 2H (10 votes [28.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 28.57%

  4. 1. Overcall 1S and 2. Double (3 votes [8.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.57%

  5. 1. Overcall 1S and 2. 1NT (1 votes [2.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.86%

  6. 1. Overcall 1S and 2. 2H (5 votes [14.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.29%

  7. 1. Balance 2S and 2. Double (6 votes [17.14%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.14%

  8. 1. Balance 2S and 2. 1NT (2 votes [5.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.71%

  9. 1. Balance 2S and 2. 2H (2 votes [5.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.71%

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#1 User is offline   Echognome 

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Posted 2006-June-30, 19:14

1.
Scoring: MP

(1♦) - P - (1♥) - P
(2♣) - P - (P) - ?


Do you balance?

Or did you overcall?

Or are you going quietly into the night?

2.
Scoring: MP

(1♦) - P - (1♥) - P
(2♣) - P - (P) - ?


Pick your poison.
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Posted 2006-June-30, 20:10

1. Pass the first time, 2S now.

2. 1NT. Qx is lovely.
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Posted 2006-June-30, 20:14

1. I overcall with my primary pd. We overcall with mediocre 4 card suits, why not a bad 5 card suit? With most people I don't overcall, but I do balance. We aren't vulnerable, after all.

Vul, I would overcall but not balance.

2. If we weren't vulnerable 2H would be automatic. Vulnerable, it's close, but I still bid 2H.

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Posted 2006-June-30, 20:23

1) 1s over 1h
2) x
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Posted 2006-June-30, 20:26

First hand 2♠, second hand double. Twice (or thrice?) in a lifetime partner was forced to pass with long spades.
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Posted 2006-July-01, 01:09

1. Pass. I like defending 2 minor when 1N looks like a possibility. Hopefully pard tables a trump.

2. Double and pull 2♦ to 2♥.
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Posted 2006-July-01, 01:12

I pass throughout on the first hand. Our best "fit" is probably in ♦ or ♥, and my hand is very defensive.

2♥ on the second hand
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Posted 2006-July-01, 01:25

1) 1♠ over 1♥
2) pass, reopening helps opener to reach a better contract.
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Posted 2006-July-01, 02:21

Enough different answers I felt that a poll was warranted. I now only regret not making it two threads. Thanks in advance for your contribution.
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Posted 2006-July-01, 02:41

1) Pass
2) 2H

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Posted 2006-July-01, 10:26

Pass: playing 2C at matchpoints is so rarely right that someone is surely going to get a good result - my lack of offense suggests we are in for a positive board.

2H: My double and bid shows an opening hand in this sequence.
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Posted 2006-July-01, 10:30

Hand 1.

I would have overcalled 1S the previous round.
I am not tempted to balance in a no fit auction...

Hand 2.

1NT
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Posted 2006-July-01, 11:12

Agree with Richard.
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Posted 2006-July-01, 16:04

1. 2♠
2. Pass, don't see a reason to bid here...
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Posted 2006-July-03, 01:27

mike777, on Jun 30 2006, 09:23 PM, said:

1) 1s over 1h
2) x

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Posted 2006-July-10, 14:01

Echognome, on Jun 30 2006, 08:14 PM, said:

1.
Scoring: MP

(1♦) - P - (1♥) - P
(2♣) - P - (P) - ?


Do you balance?

Or did you overcall?

Or are you going quietly into the night?

2.
Scoring: MP

(1♦) - P - (1♥) - P
(2♣) - P - (P) - ?


Pick your poison.

#1) Overcall 1S. Why probe for a spade fit at the 2 level when I can do it at the 1 level?

#2) Pass. -100 will be no good if -80 was available. Also +90 will be no good if +100 was available.

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Posted 2006-July-10, 14:05

1. Pass and pass

2. 1NT in balance seat.
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Posted 2006-July-10, 23:52

:P 1. Pass - my soft ♦ cards are in the slot - their ♣ fit may not be much and if it is, I may be able to hurt it with three fast rounds of trump - my ♠ suit is weak and RHO may have up to 4 and LHO up to 3 - my ♣ cards are transferable values, but unlikely trick builders on offense.

2. Pass or 2♥ once in a while depending on table feel and the state of the match - I am not anxious to bid because this is a really soft hand with bad spots and my ♠ holding is a very bad sign. How likely is pard to have a trap pass over 1♠ when I hold Qx in the suit?

Nice problems. These two look like a lesson hands good to illustrate several useful concepts vis a vis balancing.
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Posted 2006-July-11, 00:08

Hand 1:

Scoring: MP

(1♦) - P - (1♥) - P
(2♣) - All Pass


I chose to pass throughout. We are in a non-fit auction, and I'm sitting under the diamond bidder. Partner could not find a call over 1♦ and opponents are playing in 2 of a minor at MPs. Umm nope. Disaster. Partner has the perfect hand for spades and diamonds are not a problem after all.

Partner lead a club (good) and I played AK and another and we took 2♣ one off for 8.62% of the matchpoints. Ouch!

Hand 2:

Scoring: MP

(1♦) - P - (1♥) - P
(2♣) - All Pass


I don't know what partner was thinking on this hand. I chose to reopen with a double b/c I felt my heart suit was a bit anemic and I didn't see a problem playing in either of partner's minors. When partner passed I was certainly not unhappy as I had pretty good defense to spades. I never expected him to have a clear 1NT overcall. To make matters worse, partner lead the ♦J and when in again with a trump through declarer, he lead another diamond! -160 was 0% of the MPs.
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Posted 2006-July-11, 01:11

First 1♠ at MP, maybe 2♠ balance at IMPS.
The second 2♥, I don't like 1NT without stopper (when I have bid).
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