[pclayton]

A few hands from the last few days. For fun, I'll score them afterward, and you can see how you did in terms of actual IMPs.

1. Good opps; JTxxx, void, Kxxxx, Qxx. NV and pard opens a 15-17 NT. What is your plan?

2. Good opps; Q98xxx, void Kxxx, Qxx. Vul; pard opens 1♥ and bids 3♥ over your 1♠ response. Now what?

3. Randoms; Kx, KJxx, Axx, AKxx. White / Red; pard opens 2♦ in 2nd seat weak. RHO overcalls 3♠; you call?

4. Good opps; KQJxxx, AKx, xxx, x. White / Red. LHO opens 5♣, pass, pass to you

[flytoox]

1. xfer to 2S, then pass.
2. pass.
3. 3N.
4. 5S

[mikeh]

1. 2♥ transfer, pass any non-super-accept, bid game over super accepts

2. Pass and hope to make

3. 3N, even at this heat, 2nd seat is the seat for the strongest preempt, and Kxxxxx and out gives me a play


4. 5♠: I can be pushed around....yes, p p double will make me puke, but I've been sick before.

[hawk_eye]

1) 2♥ than pass unless pard superaccepts
2) 3♠ (forcing)
3) 3NT
4) 5♠

[Echognome]

I know half the boards, so will answer the ones I don't know.

1. Transfer and then pass unless super.

3. I think 3N is our best shot at game, so would bid that. I can imagine certain layouts where 5♦ is a better game. E.g. xxx Axx QJxxxx xx, but I think it's too big a view not to go for 3N. If partner has xxx xx KQJxxx xxx for example, then 3N is our only chance at game.

[gwnn]

trnf, pass (with a slightly bad feeling)
3NT
3NT
5Sp (bidding is fun)

[jikl]

My answers are the same as Justin's.

Sean

[paulg]

1. Transfer and pass unless superaccept. Only 6 IMPs if I miss game.

2. 3♠

3. 3NT

4. 5♠

[marcD]

1 Stayman then 2S (limit with 5S , does not guarantee 4H). If not available 2H and bid game if superaccept but runs the danger of H showing double by LHO

2 PASS

3 3NT

4 DBL. convert 5 level to 5S

[MickyB]

1. If I've got Stayman then 2♠ available as a 5 card invite, I'll use it. If pard raises, 4♠ may well be reasonable; If pard bids 2N (max, doubleton spade) then I'll bid 3♦, expecting to play there. Otherwise xfer like everyone else.

2. 3♠ - staying low with misfits may often be good, but going off in 3♥ instead of making game isn't.

3. 3NT.

4. Unless I know that lefty tends to preempt aggressively, I'll venture 5♠.

[Free]

1. Good opps; JTxxx, void, Kxxxx, Qxx. NV and pard opens a 15-17 NT. What is your plan?
Transfer ♠. If LHO doubles I'll bid again, if he passes I'll pass 2♠.

2. Good opps; Q98xxx, void Kxxx, Qxx. Vul; pard opens 1♥ and bids 3♥ over your 1♠ response. Now what?
3NT, it's definitely an option

3. Randoms; Kx, KJxx, Axx, AKxx. White / Red; pard opens 2♦ in 2nd seat weak. RHO overcalls 3♠; you call?
Pfff this is the most difficult one imo. I guess I won't make 3NT unless I can trust partner having ♦KQxxxx, so it depends on opening style here...

4. Good opps; KQJxxx, AKx, xxx, x. White / Red. LHO opens 5♣, pass, pass to you
Dbl, keeps some options open.

[P_Marlowe]

1) Transfer and Pass, unless partner
makes a super accept, in which case
I will bid game.
If I have the option to show an inv.
hand with 5-5 I will do that, but I dont
have this option.
2) Pass
3) X,
If I got the vul. right, we are white and they
are red? I can probably beat 3S alone, so
any tricks partner can provide will make us
getting plus.
4) 5S, again we are white and they are red, i.e.
in case they know, what they are doing, 5C may
well make.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[brianshark]

1. Transfer to ♠ and get out or raise super-accept
2. 3♠
3. I'll chance 3NT
4. I'm a passer...

[Halo]

1 Transfer and pass 2S
2 Pass
3 3NT
4 Pass

[Miron]

1) 2♥ and pass 2♠, if other bid (super-accept) then 4♠
2) 3NT
3) x (penalty; I don't think we can make 3NT against strong 3♠ bid)
4) pass

[Walddk]

1. Transfer and pass unless he super-accepts.
2. Pass. I'd rather be in 3♥ than 4♥ when partner pulls my 3♠.
3. 3NT. Pre-empts in 2nd seat are (should be) sound, so if he doesn't have ♦K, he has QJ and an entry.
4. 5♠.

Roland

[Codo]

1. as all: Xfer and pass all non super accepts.
2. 3 NT, Pd needs and has more then AKQJxxxx in HEarts.
3. 3 NT in second suit a w2 has enough to make this
4. 5 Spade, they intended 5 Club to make

[whereagles]

same as justin, though I might be tempted into dbl with hand 4 on certain days

[Apollo81]

pclayton, on Nov 13 2006, 10:21 PM, said:

A few hands from the last few days. For fun, I'll score them afterward, and you can see how you did in terms of actual IMPs.

1. Good opps; JTxxx, void, Kxxxx, Qxx. NV and pard opens a 15-17 NT. What is your plan?

2. Good opps; Q98xxx, void Kxxx, Qxx. Vul; pard opens 1♥ and bids 3♥ over your 1♠ response. Now what?

3. Randoms; Kx, KJxx, Axx, AKxx. White / Red; pard opens 2♦ in 2nd seat weak. RHO overcalls 3♠; you call?

4. Good opps; KQJxxx, AKx, xxx, x. White / Red. LHO opens 5♣, pass, pass to you

1. Transfer then pass (or bid game over a superaccept)

2. I guess 3♠....mainly to make sure we get the right strain. Maybe pass opposite an aggressive pard

3. 3NT

4. 5s