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han, on May 23 2008, 05:56 PM, said:
Do you really think that partner would bid 1S on 4 after the opponents have just shown spades?
What? Chicken???
Light overcall?
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Posted 2008-May-23, 20:54
What? Chicken???
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Posted 2008-May-23, 20:58
This 6 to 18 style of 1 level overcalls has proven too wide for me to play with the average adv/exp pickup !!
so I play 6++ to 18- and tell pd too raise me to 2 with anything that he definately raises an opener with, but to make sure that he has a good limit raise if he makes one. PD is expected to err on the side of caution with a mixed raise and decide whether to preempt or just make a single raise, although single raise is usually the best way to get my 15 to 17 overcalls to game, since I can just bid it, or invite.
A couple dozen ex PD's haven't raised with 8 HCP, a doubleton and 3 card support. They got to watch me take 10 or 11 tricks when I had a good hand and then leave, telling them I am going to the pet shop to borrow a dog to walk. The majority of PD's know how to support with support..I was once passed out after an 8 HCP 1♠ over 2♠ and a 6 HCP raise when all cards were offside. I went down lots not vul and not X'd but these offside cards meant the opps had a small slam.
OK so 1♥ here and assuming that dbl shows 4♠ 1♠ is NF and has to show quite a few of them or once in a while is a cute psych confusing those who play or aren't sure they play resp X here. 1♠ is NF even if LHO passes for me. I think this is Lawrence-style from his book on O/C.
Now after 1♠ I have a trivial pass and think bidding 2♥ is awful to be frank. That violates the rules of don't bid the same values twice and don't bid if not forced when min, and this is an awful min.
PD really should have 6♠ for this auction, noting my void. Perhaps he has 5..perhaps LHO reopens with a double ? All I know is that we aren't playing 1♠x here (I won't gamble that if RHO passes and will escape to 2♦(yeah I saw the opener but my auotpass of 1♠ showed my weakness) and give PD a chance to end things in an appropiate red suit.
so I play 6++ to 18- and tell pd too raise me to 2 with anything that he definately raises an opener with, but to make sure that he has a good limit raise if he makes one. PD is expected to err on the side of caution with a mixed raise and decide whether to preempt or just make a single raise, although single raise is usually the best way to get my 15 to 17 overcalls to game, since I can just bid it, or invite.A couple dozen ex PD's haven't raised with 8 HCP, a doubleton and 3 card support. They got to watch me take 10 or 11 tricks when I had a good hand and then leave, telling them I am going to the pet shop to borrow a dog to walk. The majority of PD's know how to support with support..I was once passed out after an 8 HCP 1♠ over 2♠ and a 6 HCP raise when all cards were offside. I went down lots not vul and not X'd but these offside cards meant the opps had a small slam.
OK so 1♥ here and assuming that dbl shows 4♠ 1♠ is NF and has to show quite a few of them or once in a while is a cute psych confusing those who play or aren't sure they play resp X here. 1♠ is NF even if LHO passes for me. I think this is Lawrence-style from his book on O/C.
Now after 1♠ I have a trivial pass and think bidding 2♥ is awful to be frank. That violates the rules of don't bid the same values twice and don't bid if not forced when min, and this is an awful min.
PD really should have 6♠ for this auction, noting my void. Perhaps he has 5..perhaps LHO reopens with a double ? All I know is that we aren't playing 1♠x here (I won't gamble that if RHO passes and will escape to 2♦(yeah I saw the opener but my auotpass of 1♠ showed my weakness) and give PD a chance to end things in an appropiate red suit.
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Posted 2008-May-23, 21:58
neilkaz, on May 23 2008, 09:58 PM, said:
This 6 to 18 style of 1 level overcalls has proven too wide for me to play with the average adv/exp pickup !!
Average pick-up partners have proved too wide ranging for me to play with.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-May-24, 08:44
han, on May 23 2008, 10:58 PM, said:
neilkaz, on May 23 2008, 09:58 PM, said:
This 6 to 18 style of 1 level overcalls has proven too wide for me to play with the average adv/exp pickup !!
Average pick-up partners have proved too wide ranging for me to play with.
No kidding, but I don't have the stable of regular very strong players to play with that many of you do, but give me a year or two to amp up my game a bit, and I suspect I'll be playing more with like minded experts who, I hope will be quite happy to PD me.
The tips and advice I have picked up here on this forum, is definately improving my bidding judgement.