[cnszsun]

Scoring: IMP

1♥-3♣-ps-ps
dbl-ps-??

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edit: sry, partner's initial bid is 1♥, not 1♠.

[mich-b]

Was I asleep on the previous round of bidding?

[pooltuna]

cnszsun, on Aug 31 2009, 08:14 AM, said:

Scoring: IMP

1♠-3♣-ps-ps
dbl-ps-??

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Should have bid 3♠ directly over 3♣. We can't tell now how strong partner really is as he made a protection X. Consquently the AK♠ are worth 1 trick max and so we need 2 other red suit winners just to set 1 which is just too close. At this stage I would bid 4♠ to compensate for partner's possible xtra strength.

[Jlall]

LOL??? 4S now but my initial pass is ludicrous.

[olliebol]

Four spades and two beers

[Fluffy]

if partner reopnend with just 11-12 HCP I will be the one blamed, but not for biddign 4♠ now, it is for passing the round before.

[jillybean]

You must have a guardian angel, second chance at 4♠

[Phil]

4♠ then or now looks clear. Not sure the reasoning on round 1 here.

[mtvesuvius]

LOL. 4♠ was obvious before, and guess what? It still is now!

[cnszsun]

Sry to all the above posters, my typing error.

[rduran1216]

I might dbl 3C at first opportunity to let my partner either bid his second suit (likely diamonds) or to bid 3H without a better call. Now over 3D or 3H, I will bid 3S to tell my partner that I may have fibbed out my points, but that I really have 5 spades, and now he can go to 4S if he'd like. It is likely he has 3 spades.

[pooltuna]

cnszsun, on Aug 31 2009, 08:14 AM, said:

Scoring: IMP

1♥-3♣-ps-ps
dbl-ps-??

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edit: sry, partner's initial bid is 1♥, not 1♠.

I try 3♠ now

[Codo]

4 ♠, I like the majors and the shape.

[Fluffy]

Hell 4♠ now again, I still expect partner with singleton club and AKAK.

[mtvesuvius]

Still 4♠, but not as much of a LOL

[olliebol]

try 4 ♠ too but liked the first problem better

[gnasher]

It's not clear how many spades to bid, so I'd avoid the problem by passing the double. That's likely to bring in 500.

[Winstonm]

Pretty clear-cut pass IMO. Partner should be something like 4531 or 3631 with a decent-to-good hand. Total tricks argues for 15 total tricks with an adjustment down for secondary values.

What most are forgetting IMO is that with 4 clubs it will take a lot of trumps to ruff those losers - and partner only rates to have 3.

[Phil]

Winstonm, on Sep 1 2009, 06:47 PM, said:

What most are forgetting IMO is that with 4 clubs it will take a lot of trumps to ruff those losers - and partner only rates to have 3.

We can't pitch them on partner's hearts? And where is RHO's entry if he has the expected AKJ-6th or 7th?

Passing could work out very poorly if the opponents have a side diamond fit and if thats the case, pard will certainly have 4 spades or 6 hearts.

Agree with 4♠.

[andy_h]

Close between 4♠ and pass, as it boils down to the number of spades partner has. If he has 4531 or 4540 or 4620 I want to be in 4♠ but if he has 3541 or 3631 or 3550 I want to defend. My re-opening doubles need not have extras but just shape so I guess now's the time where I wish they'd contain extras. But then I lose on the countless 3♣X penalties so I don't!
I think I will pass and take the money. If partner has extras then great it might go for 800 but 500 vs 620 isn't a big loss.