[fred]

I would Pass, but I have a secret admiration for a call I don't think anyone else has mentioned: 1♥ - I would have to be pretty drunk to actually bid 1♥, but I am sure this is the call that Marc Jacobus would choose (and he is usually right about such things).

1♠ is the only other call I would seriously consider.

However, at the table I would not take the time out to do any serious consideration - I am sure I would Pass in tempo. Bidding/Passing in tempo in situations like this is a good idea for various reasons. If my sense is a problem as to whether or not to overcall (for example) is close, I prefer to just do something quickly and hope that nobody realizes that I had a problem.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

[sheepman]

It's a bidders game.

[TimG]

awm, on Aug 2 2007, 05:43 PM, said:

(1) I thought the 2♥ bid over 1NT was pretty dubious, much less clear than the 1♠ overcall which I thought was totally normal. Note that it's hard to double us in 1♠ as north will bid 1NT and quite possible make it.

If west passes, won't north advance 1NT? If you're going to bid 2♥ over their 1NT, won't you also bid 2♥ over partner's 1NT? And, won't north raise that to at least 3♥? Once you're in the auction, it's sort of hard to slow down, isn't it?

[whereagles]

awm, on Aug 2 2007, 10:43 PM, said:

(1) I thought the 2♥ bid over 1NT was pretty dubious, much less clear than the 1♠ overcall which I thought was totally normal.

I think so too. Move a heart to clubs or diams and no one would EVER dream of reopening 1NT... Does 1 card make a world of a difference here? I don't think so...