[Ai Hao]

Scoring: IMP

---

Sitting south, do you balance holding above hand in following bidding?

E S W N
1c P 1h P
2c P 3c P
P ?

[Phil]

Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh).

Would have definitely doubled 2♣.

Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed.

[mike777]

i try 1s over 1c.....but if pass..then x... over 2c....now ....pass.

In other words...bid first round..if forced to pass bid second round...if forced to pass then pass third round.

[jdonn]

Phil, on Feb 13 2009, 11:46 PM, said:

Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh).

Would have definitely doubled 2♣.

Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed.

Would have overcalled 1♦, but prefer 1♠ by a mile over pass.

[Fluffy]

jdonn, on Feb 14 2009, 04:53 AM, said:

Phil, on Feb 13 2009, 11:46 PM, said:

Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh).

Would have definitely doubled 2♣.

Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed.

Would have overcalled 1♦, but prefer 1♠ by a mile over pass.

Ditto

[dake50]

Could be a S4-3+ fit scored; or D5-3. Now hope 2+DT and partner marked with 'his share', he has 1+DT for 100 or 200.

[OleBerg]

Obvious to bid over 1♣, and for me 1♦ is much more attractive than 1♠. (At MP's 1♠ would have had a bid more appeal.)

I even prefer double of 2♣ to balancing now.

As it is I pass. Bidding a suit is quite dangerous, and a would fear partner would interpret a double as penalty. (He is short in clubs, and I Didn't double 2♣.)

Edit: 1♠ would also have a bit more appeal.

[H_KARLUK]

1D overcall fine with me. Kinda it's now or never situation. Like in wedding ceremonies they say : speak now or keep silence till eternity.
3rd round? Pass. Sorry I cannot get worried abt for partner's 7-8 hcp good or bad placed. I think th train missed "twice" already. Moreover I believe our best chance is to try a defense line max. 22-18 HCP. If it's 21-19 I may appreciate for Xmas day

[JLOL]

If you happened to sort your hand wrong and pass over 1C then why on earth wouldn't you X 2C?

[OleBerg]

JLOL, on Feb 14 2009, 12:50 PM, said:

If you happened to sort your hand wrong and pass over 1C then why on earth wouldn't you X 2C?

Partner might interpret this as a stronger hand with 4-4. I'd still double though.

[andy_h]

Like others, I would've overcalled on the 1st round. If I somehow bizarrely didn't, I would X 2C. Pass and Pass is just lol.

[mcphee]

Seems no one would balance because they all would have bid previously. If you should happen to have passed 1C it is hard to imagine why you would pass 2C.

[ewj]

Yeh lol, I would have overcalled 1♦ and wouldn't dream of balancing now I'm afraid.

[mikestar]

If you can pass this hand twice, you can pass it three times. 1♦ vs. 1♠ on the first round is the only decision--both have their good and bad points, but you must pick one or the other, passing 1♣ can't be right. You must intervene at the one level where it is safe, not the three level where you are taking your life in your hands. Opponents may well have only 8 ♣ between them. If so, bidding is right only if you find a 9 card ♦ fit and then only some of the time. What are the chances of that?

[JLOL]

oh and fwiw a double now is penalty in my book. There's no such thing as a takeout double at this point when you've already failed to bid twice.

[MFA]

Clear-cut to act earlier.

If I were to take over from this point, I would try 3♦. If partner has the right hand, we could have a million tricks in diamonds.
We could belong in spades, but unfortunately we are now in a guessing position.

[Free]

Phil, on Feb 14 2009, 05:46 AM, said:

Would overcalled on the 1st round with 1♠ (sorry Josh).

Would have definitely doubled 2♣.

Not really sure what I would do now, but I feel kind of screwed.

agree

[skjaeran]

Obvious 1♦ overcall.

Won't balance now, double would be penalties for me.