[Mr. Dodgy]

Scoring: MP

P-1♦-P-P;
1♠-X-2♣-P;
???

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[P_Marlowe]

Pass.

It is more a question of "What are the alternatives?".

I assume your partner was a random pickup partner?

With kind regards
Marlowe

[helene_t]

I think it's to play. The question is if it should imply some spade tolerance. My guess is no so I would pass.

[Walddk]

Clubs I guess. A hand that wasn't strong enough to come in over 1♦.

Q
xxx
xxx
AQJxxx

2♣ is not a great contract (virtually hopeless), but pass I will now.

Roland

[Mr. Dodgy]

P_Marlowe, on Jan 4 2008, 09:56 AM, said:

I assume your partner was a random pickup partner?

Partner is a semi-regular online partner of mine, and has won multiple national seniors titles. He tends to be conservative in his bidding, but seems to be on a slight tilt this evening, perhaps enboldened by the MP scoring?

[P_Marlowe]

Mr. Dodgy, on Jan 4 2008, 10:06 AM, said:

P_Marlowe, on Jan 4 2008, 09:56 AM, said:

I assume your partner was a random pickup partner?

Partner is a semi-regular online partner of mine, and has won multiple national seniors titles. He tends to be conservative in his bidding, but seems to be on a slight tilt this evening, perhaps enboldened by the MP scoring?

than clubs for sure, partner had
a 2D cue available.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[Gerben42]

Weak Two in ♣ or so. I pass.

[jtfanclub]

I apologize in advance if my answer is nonstandard.

After
1♦-P-P-1♠
-X--2♣

I would pass. However, after

P-1♦-P-P-
1♠-X-2♣

I would bid 2♦.

Since I am a passed hand, I expect my partner to overcall with a good suit, regardless of points. Therefore, this shouldn't be a good suit. If I weren't a passed hand, partner might take 2♦ as some sort of game try. Since I am a passed hand, and partner can't have all that much, he should be able to figure out this is natural.

If on a scrambling auction your opponents can keep you out of your suit with a 3 card opening, you should probably rethink your scramble methods.

Added since I didn't see Gerben's response in time...if partner has a weak 2 in clubs, NV Imps across a passed hand, I expect him to bid 3♣ the first time.

[joker_gib]

Gerben42, on Jan 4 2008, 04:10 PM, said:

Weak Two in ♣ or so. I pass.

Same

[pclayton]

Don't we play WJO's? Isn't AQJxxx a WJO at white for most of us at MPs?

I'm inclined to put pard on 5 clubs here and stiff or doubleton spade.1=4=3=5, 1=3=4=5, 2=3=3=5, 2=4=2=5 and 2=2=4=5 all seem possible. Pard didn't redouble so I don't think he has too much there.

Wouldn't 2♦ by a passed hand by natural here? Or am I too influenced byt he actual problem?

[nick_s]

I'm kinda surprised no one has suggested opening this hand. I wouldn't, but I think it's a close call.
2♣ is to play. With a pickup partner I'd leave it in.
I wish I had the kind of partnership agreements that jtfanclub and pclayton talk about.

[whereagles]

no dbl, no trouble.

pass

[Winstonm]

Actually, with the wide range of re-opening hands and strength of the pass, it might not be unreasonable to play this sequence as Drury.

[Mr. Dodgy]

nick_s, on Jan 4 2008, 03:42 PM, said:

I'm kinda surprised no one has suggested opening this hand. I wouldn't, but I think it's a close call.

I would usually open with this hand, but this partner prefers sound openings.

[jdonn]

pclayton, on Jan 4 2008, 12:10 PM, said:

Wouldn't 2♦ by a passed hand by natural here? Or am I too influenced byt he actual problem?

Not at all, I play it natural by an unpassed hand too and simply function without a cuebid. It's certainly worth discussing. I would still not bid it here though, I am almost always 5-5 when I make that bid, if I can help it.