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Over 2♥, I might have tried 2NT or 2♠ with opener's hand, but certainly would not do that 100% of the time.
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Posted 2007-November-06, 10:56
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Posted 2007-November-06, 11:00
Who knows what the field will do on this board? Who cares? It is not complicated:
Passing 2H rates to be best. If partner is a complete max you may or may not have a game, if he is a minimum bidding on just gets you too high. Over the long run passing 2H will be fine.
The other decision (the 2H bid) is debatable, but it's certainly reasonable to think that staying low and playing hearts will often be a MP winner, and though you will sometimes miss a game opposite 15/16, sometimes that game won't make, sometimes partner will bid with 16, and usually partner just has a minimum range hand and staying low will be a winner. It is easy to think that 2H will be the winning action in the long run.
What the field will do with these 2 particular hands is not relevant, both players have wide ranges and both players are maximum for their auction and game is still marginal. The thing is, neither player knows the other player's exact hand during the auction, so neither player knows what the field will be in. I have no idea what the "field" bid is with the 2-4 reds 10 count, I'm sure some would bid 2H, some 2N, some 3D. I think 2H is the right bid so I will bid 2H.
Passing 2H rates to be best. If partner is a complete max you may or may not have a game, if he is a minimum bidding on just gets you too high. Over the long run passing 2H will be fine.
The other decision (the 2H bid) is debatable, but it's certainly reasonable to think that staying low and playing hearts will often be a MP winner, and though you will sometimes miss a game opposite 15/16, sometimes that game won't make, sometimes partner will bid with 16, and usually partner just has a minimum range hand and staying low will be a winner. It is easy to think that 2H will be the winning action in the long run.
What the field will do with these 2 particular hands is not relevant, both players have wide ranges and both players are maximum for their auction and game is still marginal. The thing is, neither player knows the other player's exact hand during the auction, so neither player knows what the field will be in. I have no idea what the "field" bid is with the 2-4 reds 10 count, I'm sure some would bid 2H, some 2N, some 3D. I think 2H is the right bid so I will bid 2H.