[jim420]

Two MBC deals, where you are East...

Scoring: IMP

W N E S
1♥ 1♠ 2♦ 2♠
3♦ 3♠ 4♦ X
P 4♠ ?

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Scoring: IMP

W N E S
1♥ 1♠ 2♦ 2♠
3♦ 3♠ 4♦ X
P 4♠ ?

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your action? Raise ♦? Pass? X? or any others?

EDIT: Just ignore the poll, u can have different response to the two situations (of course! After all they are two separate deals...)

P.S. can somebody tell me how to edit a poll please?

[helene_t]

X is clear in both situations. I allready bid my diamonds twice, promissing more/better diamonds than I have. I don't agree with my second bid in either of the auctions. I would have X'd in the previous round.

As for editing a poll: You can't. Sorry. Unless you're a moderator.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

1) X, at least for me pass would be forcing,
and I dont really want partner to bid 5D
2) X, a bit tougher, ... you want to play game,
but you are missing a club stopper, 4D will
get you know where, 4H is an option

With kind regards
Marlowe

[pclayton]

1. Pass. Double isn't clear for me at all, especially at IMPs. I have exactly what partner should expect for this sequence - 2♦ shows 10+, and 4♦ shows a willingness to compete a little higher. Its not MPs, and I can't expect -2 with a x. I also can't expect 5♦ to make. Pard is still in the game, although pass most certainly is not forcing.

2. 3♦ is a serious underbid when 3N or 4♥ look very possible. I'm really stuck over 3♠, but would double, especially if pard would take it as a good hand with no clear direction. However, since 3♦ that is an underbid by about a King, I think I tend to show a hand with one more trump, and one less king - something like: QJTx, Kx, AKxxxx, x, so it's more penalty oriented than what I have.

[han]

I would double on the first one, but I would have passed on the previous round.

The second one was a clear 3S bid on the previous round. We want to be in game but we have no club stopper. I guess that I double now;

[inquiry]

First one, I would have passed over 3♠ and now I would clearly pass at imps. At MP I think I would double 4♠ however, and lead the ♥Q,

Second one, I would bid 3NT. I can't believe people are planning on rebidding diamonds again. 2♦ overcall is usually six card suit, and I freely rebid 3♦ earlier in the auction (not the best choice there btw). So i don't have anything extra in diamonds. While the spade QJx suggest playing defense, doube is not attractive to me, and my 3♦ bid has not shown my values. If we are going to play in 3NT there is only one way to get there. Bid it now, so I do.

[Apollo81]

1. Pass. This is not a forcing auction, and you have no offensive or defensive extras for your bidding.

2. This is interesting.

a. If North is a good player then I am not sure that we can defeat 3-black.

b. I am not enthusiastic about our side's offensive chances despite my 17 HCP. I think a bad diamond break is likely.

c. I feel however that bidding anything but 3♠ over 3♣ is too much of a position.

I suppose you should pass now, continuing your position.

[jtfanclub]

P_Marlowe, on Mar 9 2007, 06:42 AM, said:

1) X, at least for me pass would be forcing,

Why?

Would it still have been forcing if you had passed rather than bid 4♦?

[jim420]

this is deal 2

Scoring: IMP

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