[nikos59]

Playing today with an understanding partner (first time with him
though) and against two self-declared advanced partners (also pickups)
I held nv against v:

9
J632
Q10753
K93

Partner deals and passes, RHO opens 2S weak.
What do you bid?

Why, an obvious 2NT -natural, 16-18 with a spade stopper.

LHO had a 18-point 2-2-4-5 hand, and he passed.
Partner passed, opener rebid 3S... and this was passed
out.

Declarer made six. Half of the field was in slam.
The other half in game.
It transpired that opener had AKJxxxx in spades plus
the queen of hearts.
Serves him right for opening a weak 2 with seven cards

ns

[Chamaco]

LHO, holding a semibalanced 18, should have bid double (which in response to a preemptive bid is obviously for penalty in any standard) assuming your 2NT was natural.

I would say that the biggest psyche of this hand is not your one but the one by LHO who did not double !

I think your quotation on "self-declared advanced" opponents is quite correct
I'd like to have them as opps in a money game

[whereagles]

Beware of people who open 2S on that and then force to 3S. Many of those people come from the poker school and know how to bluff you on a money game. They're far more dangerous than you give them credit for.

[Chamaco]

whereagles, on Jul 11 2004, 05:35 PM, said:

Beware of people who open 2S on that and then force to 3S. Many of those people come from the poker school and know how to bluff you on a money game. They're far more dangerous than you give them credit for.

I know the kind of guys you refer to.
They psyche, make strange bids and are unpredictable although I do not believe in poker bridge at the table: often it leads only to arguuments with pard and in a Chicago or rubber game youur pard will get nervous and play bad.
Sound bridge is rewarding in the long run although an occasional gamble can be sneaked in.


In any case I was referring to the guy who did not double the 2NT bid holding a semibalanced 18 count. I'd really like to have him at a money game table.
This guy is not a pokerbridge player for sure.

Besides, I looked up at the hand, and the 2S opener had a hand way too strong for a weak 2 holding AKJT9xx and a side honor.

[Free]

2NT is a nice bid, and if LHO doesn't trust his p's bids, that's his problem, and our advantage. On first sight both players seem to be poor players...

[Gerben47]

Know thy opponents
I'm not sure what the biggest psyche in the auction is. It's not yours, Nikos.

Gerben

[mishovnbg]

"LHO had a 18-point 2-2-4-5 hand, and he passed." LOL, ROLF...
Misho