[xx1943]

Scoring: IMP

you open 1♦, partner answers 1 ♥ and RHO doubles, what is your rebid?

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This hand came up in a BIL-team-match and we couldn'T agree, what you should bid with this hand.

Perhaps the experts can help with their opinions.

Thanks

Al

[whereagles]

Given RHO's double, it is very likely pard won't be interested in any sort of slam. Therefore you can afford to overbid slightly. 4♥ seems par, or, if you have that agreement, 4♦ showing long diams and heart support.

This seems better than 3♥, which doesn't reflect your playing strength, despite being the "book bid" for this hcp range. I don't like splintering with singleton aces, by the way.

Looks like the real question is yet to come, though... what to do after 4♠ by LHO

[Free]

After the double, you should show your hand as good as possible. You expect some ♠s on your left, so it has to happen now. We don't want to present our partner or ourselves with a problem the next round of bidding.

So what explains best? Imo, a 4♦ fit jump would be great if you have that. Otherwise a splinter will show our problem in ♠, long ♦ and 4♥.

[xx1943]

Rite this is the full hand.

Scoring: IMP

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North bids 4♠ after 3 ♦, 3♥ or 4♥ but 5♠ after 4♣ or 4♦.

Do you see any chance to reach the grand?

How would you bid without opponents intervention?

Al

[SoTired]

The hand changed!

But in either case, I would bid 4D, which shows a game-force heart raise with a 6-card diam suit headed by at least 2 of the top 3 honors.

If next hand bids 5S, Responder holding Ax AJxxx Qxxx xx can count 13 tricks provided opener has ♥KQ and ♣A along with the announced ♦AK-sixth. It is a guess. Certainly opener with x KQxx AKxxxx Kx would bid the same.

[Mr. Dodgy]

XX, reopening. I don't want to play below 5-something with this hand growing big. Assuming the TOX shows black suits, I like an invisible cue-bid here but I'm not sure which one - so I'll wait until next round to decide

Unobstructed, after: 1♦-1♥, I still don't want to play below the 5-level. I really need to find about about the ♦Q, ♠A and ♥A to think about slam, and the only way I can ensure that is to bid 4♦, now. 5♣-6♣-6♦-6♥-7♦/♥/NT. I'm far from confident I'd come up with this at the table, though.

[catatonic]

obviously 2nt ; can't be natural , as you would redouble ; this shows a minimum of a good raise to 3 hearts , so if partner just bids 3H you just bid 4 ; if you just bid 4H should take this as having a PE element

but if he takes some other action , you know what to do ; presumably on this hands he[she] shows diamond support so your response is obvious

in fact this is analagous to 1H , x , 2nt showing the good raise whereas 3H is PE

[pclayton]

Getting to grand is pretty routine in a good game although 20-30% of the pairs still wouldn't get there. I would expect the key decision is whether or not NS sac in 7♠ .

West has either a 4♣ or 4♦ (showing a strong 6-4). East can take over with key card with 3 - 3 1/2 big cards. Once West is aware the partnership has all keys, the hand should be placed in 7♥.

[xx1943]

SoTired, on Sep 19 2006, 02:22 PM, said:

The hand changed!

sorry
AK is correct