[pclayton]

dcvetkov, on Jun 13 2008, 08:44 AM, said:

1 spade bidders must be really thrilled when partner leads against 3NT from Kx of spades.

This hand has some defensive potential, and spades are ,hmm well enough bad to give me nausea. I pass for now and await development

LOL this might be the only lead to beat it.

[mikeh]

pass.. I need the spade J to overcall.

I am clearly getting too old for this game... I wonder how many of the 1♠ bidders would make the call at the table.. I don't doubt that some of them would.

As for being doubled at the one-level... I don't understand the comment... don't we have a partner? Why is partner compelled to pass rather than raise on 10xx, as an example? While the 1-level is not safe, it is not that level that scares me..

I don't worry too much about the lead... ***** happens and sometimes the lead from, say, Kx or Qx is best for us.. against notrump when we have entries, and often it matters not, since they would pick the suit up if we hadn't bid.

But I find the thought of overcalling on a suit in which we lack even 6th round control a stretch.

[ArtK78]

mikeh, on Jun 13 2008, 12:59 PM, said:

pass.. I need the spade J to overcall.

I am clearly getting too old for this game... I wonder how many of the 1♠ bidders would make the call at the table.. I don't doubt that some of them would.

As for being doubled at the one-level... I don't understand the comment... don't we have a partner? Why is partner compelled to pass rather than raise on 10xx, as an example? While the 1-level is not safe, it is not that level that scares me..

I don't worry too much about the lead... ***** happens and sometimes the lead from, say, Kx or Qx is best for us.. against notrump when we have entries, and often it matters not, since they would pick the suit up if we hadn't bid.

But I find the thought of overcalling on a suit in which we lack even 6th round control a stretch.

I agree with Mike H on this one.

And I concur about getting too old for this game. This despite the fact that I am still one of the younger players in most tournaments that I attend (a fact that has not changed much over the last 35 years).