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Would you overcall 1H?

Poll: Would you overcall 1H? (71 member(s) have cast votes)

Would you overcall 1H?

  1. Yes, obviously. (12 votes [16.90%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.90%

  2. I think I would. (7 votes [9.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.86%

  3. Count me out. (33 votes [46.48%])

    Percentage of vote: 46.48%

  4. They should lock you up somewhere safe and far away. (19 votes [26.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.76%

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Posted 2008-October-12, 17:21

Red against white, IMPs

x
109xxxx
xx
AJ8x

(1C) - ??
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-October-12, 18:23

Guilty.

The hand obviously doesn't resemble a weak jump at all, so the only choices are Pass or 1♥. With a nice 6-4, I am afraid I will overcall 1♥ here. :(
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2008-October-12, 18:23

han, on Oct 12 2008, 06:21 PM, said:

Red against white, IMPs ♠ x ♥ T9xxxx ♦ xx ♣ AJ8x
(1♣)  ??
IMO _P = 10, 2♥ = 5, 1♥ = 4
This seems to be a minority view, but you are unlikely to win the auction and you may not relish a ♥ lead
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Posted 2008-October-12, 18:29

Why the sad face 653321?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-October-12, 18:52

Sorry, no at red / white. Or at r/r now w/w. At w/r I bid 2♥.

Move my AJ into hearts and I would overcall.

1♥ is not very preemptive, and I don't want a heart lead.
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Posted 2008-October-12, 19:14

han, on Oct 12 2008, 07:29 PM, said:

Why the sad face 653321?

Well, often these 'Would you overcall' threads are WTP bids, where passing is just bad.

This hand is different - I can't say that passing is wrong - we do after all only have 5HCP. Even so I would definitely bid, but I can't claim that bidding is obvious or clearly correct. There are very real downsides. But it is often a good thing to get into an auction, the hand has playing strength, so...

:(
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Posted 2008-October-12, 20:35

I prefer 2 hearts to one heart, and at this vulnerability I will do neither. I want partner to trust that I either have close to an opening hand or a suit I want led when overcalling at the 1 level; this hand does not fit.
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Posted 2008-October-13, 01:08

Pass.

What are your favourite drinks?

I may come and visit you, but maybe "far away"
means really far away, so dont count on it.

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Posted 2008-October-13, 01:22

I would overcall 1H yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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Posted 2008-October-13, 01:29

2♥. 6-4, bid more.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2008-October-13, 06:30

2♥ is a wtp for me. (Well the problem might be -800. tried it before.)
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Posted 2008-October-13, 06:58

What ARE my choices? May I Rapter 1NT and rebid 2H (some appeal as shows weak distributional)? May I wjo 2H without top H --is this expectable in this partnership(that has appeal)?

My partnership severely restricts 1H, but 2H is free-wheeling so this works.
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Posted 2008-October-13, 09:09

I still think that bidding 1 Heart from this garbage to lets say Kxx,AKQxx,xx,AJx makes it impossible for pd to judge the later bidding if the opponents bid quick and high.
But I must admit that f.e. Wladow-Elinescu play this way with remarkable success.
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Posted 2008-October-13, 10:15

1♥ is ridiculous: you don't have strength, you don't have suit quality. The only thing you have is distribution, but that alone doesn't get you anywhere.
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Posted 2008-October-13, 11:12

Han,

You are seriously going overboard with these 1 level overcalls. I think you are taking a good idea (overcall at the 1 level with weakish distributional hands) way too far. Here you are vul against not and there just isn't much merit to bidding. If you have a game you will almost always get in anyways, you don't want the lead, it's very unlikely you want to save, it's risky that partner will bid too much in a competitive auction and go for a number vulnerable, etc etc. There is just very little merit to bidding at these colors with this hand. I would ask you what you are trying to achieve. As far as 2H, if you aren't english or dutch or under 20 years old I think it wouldn't occur to you. Oh wait...
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Posted 2008-October-13, 11:29

I'm an American bridge player and well over 20. Besides, who said I overcalled 1H or even had this hand? It's the hogs and gnashers and 653321's that you should be lecturing Roger!

Alright, you guessed it, I did overcall 1H. The auction was:

1C - 1H - 1S - 2S
3S - p - p - 4H
p - p - 4S - all pass.

4S is down one (should have been down 2 the way declarer played it) and 4H would also have been down 1. Partner had KJx KJxx KQJ10 Qx.

I'm not sure why partner didn't double, he has a 16-count and I made a red vs white overcall!
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-October-13, 11:33

han, on Oct 13 2008, 06:29 PM, said:

I'm an American bridge player and well over 20. Besides, who said I overcalled 1H or even had this hand? It's the hogs and gnashers and 653321's that you should be lecturing Roger!

Alright, you guessed it, I did overcall 1H. The auction was:

1C - 1H - 1S - 2S
3S - p - p - 4H
p - p - 4S - all pass.

4S is down one (should have been down 2 the way declarer played it) and 4H would also have been down 1. Partner had KJx KJxx KQJ10 Qx.

I'm not sure why partner didn't double, he has a 16-count and I made a red vs white overcall!

So if you pass and partner doubles lefty's 1♠, you get to another contract? :P
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Posted 2008-October-13, 12:14

If you read my post as suggesting that it was the 1H call that lead to a great result, and therefore 1H is a good bid then, you misunderstood my intentions. Often people like to know what happened at the table.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-October-13, 13:49

your p had QTx, not KJx in spades
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Posted 2008-October-13, 14:28

Ah ok that makes sense.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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