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Another I might have 'wronged' What would be your bid?

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  1. Pass (22 votes [61.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 61.11%

  2. Double (1 votes [2.78%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.78%

  3. Bid 1H (5 votes [13.89%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.89%

  4. Bid 1NT (8 votes [22.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 22.22%

  5. Bid 2C (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Something else (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#21 User is offline   mike777 

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Posted 2009-March-12, 14:40

Hanoi5, on Mar 12 2009, 09:23 AM, said:

R/W, you receive:

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KJ8x
AQTx
KQJx

It goes:
Pass Pass 1♦ ???

It's a teams event against weak opposition.

Good post.

Pass. I thought this was a tough one.
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Posted 2009-March-12, 18:04

I would pass.

If I overcall 1NT, partner will probably transfer to my singleton. If he doesn't, they have an eight-card fit there, so I'd have been better off passing and waiting to make a takeout double.

Overcalling 1♥ just creates awkward guesses about what level to play at, which suit to play in, and what to do at trick two in a heart contract.
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Posted 2009-March-12, 23:29

Easy pass for me too.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 02:06

The main downside of 1 NT is the singelton in spade.
But when they do not have a fit there and my partner has 5+, the chance that we play in spades is still there. He may balance into 2 Spade anyway. (Of course this chance is significant smaller then after we bid 1 NT).

And what will happen, when they have a 4/4 spade fit? Maybe they won't even find it, which seems to be a success too.

And as a last point: When we play 2 Spade in a 5-1 fit, at least partners hand will take some tricks. This may not be true in any other contract.

So, a confident 1 NT.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 03:07

Easy 1H bid for me.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 06:21

I think the key to the decision is in the "team event against weak opposition". Assuming we are the stronger team, no need to go out on a limb. More often than not, I would bid 1H, but not against a weak team.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 06:22

I do not see the reason for bidding. The downside for a H is a possible dangerous 4-3 fit when your side has adequate defense against S. It is not outside that you could grab a very suitable penalty from a S partial. If we pass it is not unreasonable to find partner protecting at these colors especially and I doubt we will miss a game as partner is 100% protecting is LHO passes and he holds a 9 or 10 count.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 07:15

Pass.

If you want to go creative, bid 1NT, every thing else is ...

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Posted 2009-March-14, 11:01

Pass. I can stand 1N if a partner did it, but it's not my choice. And 1♥ is sick. I'm a fan of 4 card overcalls and 3rd seat openers, but only if my hand is undervalued, and I want a lead in that suit. Bidding a 4 card major, and not even a particularly good one, in what I expect to be a constructive auction will just make high level bidding decisions harder on this hand, and on subsequent ones when partner isn't sure of my bidding.
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Posted 2009-March-14, 13:32

I'm passing over 1♦. I'd rather overcall 1NT than 1♥, really dislike 1♥.
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