[jtfanclub]

rogerclee, on Sep 11 2008, 09:48 AM, said:

add the QJ of diamonds and I would PASS.

Then it comes back around to you at 2♣. Going to double for penalties?

I dunno. Sometimes people get a little overeager for penalty doubles at a low level instead of just bidding game. I don't know if this is one of those cases or not.

EDIT: Is there something I missed here? Is responder barred from the bidding or something? Of course responder has clubs, and of course he's going to run. Why does everybody think he's going to pass?

[rogerclee]

jtfanclub, on Sep 11 2008, 08:00 AM, said:

rogerclee, on Sep 11 2008, 09:48 AM, said:

add the QJ of diamonds and I would PASS.

Then it comes back around to you at 2♣. Going to double for penalties?

I dunno. Sometimes people get a little overeager for penalty doubles at a low level instead of just bidding game. I don't know if this is one of those cases or not.

No number of question marks and exclamation points can properly convey how I feel about this post.

[Ant590]

But if West's hand is possible for the double, East would need a pretty decent hand to make game, whilst less of a good hand to take 7 tricks?

[pclayton]

matmat, on Sep 11 2008, 07:00 AM, said:

jtfanclub, on Sep 11 2008, 09:47 AM, said:

rogerclee, on Sep 11 2008, 09:33 AM, said:

West bid very normally. I would bid 2♥ with the east hand, it looks very suit-oriented to me. As others have pointed out, 2NT obviously makes no sense.

I think 2NT should show a good hand with diamonds well stopped (had enough points to bid over 1♦ but was stuck for a call). Add the, I dunno, QJ of diamonds to the 2NT bidder and it makes more sense.

you mean we would rather try to take 8 tricks than 6? very logical.

LOL at the club Tuesday we had the auction:

(1♦) - 1N (me) - (2N) - AP.

My LHO is a reasonably intelligent person, but he gave me the deer in the headlights look when I said that if he's making 2N he's probably getting 300 out of my 1N.