[kfay]

All white at IMPs. opps silent

AJ10954 K75 765 6

1♦-1♠
2♣-?

[pooltuna]

kfay, on Apr 21 2010, 12:30 PM, said:

All white at IMPs.  opps silent

AJ10954 K75 765 6

1♦-1♠
2♣-?

I think you need to bypass the ♦ support for the moment to make what may be your only shot at a game with 2♠ hopefully this will encourage partner to try 3♠ with appropriate hands. This is much clearer if you open 1D with xy45 or xy54

[aguahombre]

2S looks fine. Does something exciting happen next? If partner tries 3S, I won't like my king very much and will wus out. If partner bids 2NT, I won't be afraid of 4-5 in the minors any more, because with that much strength he would have opened 1C.

[Hanoi5]

2♠. 3♠ seems a bit too much, though I'm kinda repenting.

[ArtK78]

2♠ is fine. It would not occur to me to bid 3♠ on these cards.

If partner cannot act over 2♠, it is highly unlikely that you will have missed a makable game. Whether you will be in the best spot is another matter entirely, but it should be playable.

[Fluffy]

yeah 2♠. Somebody make a general announcement that nobody can answer a post untill tuna answers first, so he can make unbiased post with correct answers.

[jjbrr]

2♠

[akhare]

2♠, hoping pard doesn't have the miracle 3=1=5=4 hand. However, with that hand pard will hopefully bid 3♠, right?

[rogerclee]

2S > 2D >> 3S

[jdonn]

Hmmm I think it's more like 2♠>3♠>>>2♦.

[Codo]

jdonn, on Apr 22 2010, 06:49 AM, said:

Hmmm I think it's more like 2♠>3♠>>>2♦.

this

[jukmoi]

ArtK78, on Apr 21 2010, 12:55 PM, said:

2♠ is fine. It would not occur to me to bid 3♠ on these cards.

If partner cannot act over 2♠, it is highly unlikely that you will have missed a makable game. Whether you will be in the best spot is another matter entirely, but it should be playable.

Very close between 2♠ and 3♠. Wouldnt partner pass 2♠ for example with ♠Qx ♥Ax ♦AQxxx ♣xxxx ?

[aguahombre]

But he also might rebid 1NT with that one.

[rogerclee]

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[bluecalm]

I remember a hand where Helgemo has bid 2♠ with :

AQTxxxx
xx
Qx
xx

It went:

1♥ - 1♠
2♣ - 2♠

I was surprised at the time but now it seems good/standard to me.
With OP hand 3♠ wouldn't be an option for me. 100% 2♠.

[jukmoi]

bluecalm, on Apr 22 2010, 04:00 AM, said:

I remember a hand where Helgemo has bid 2♠ with :

AQTxxxx
xx
Qx
xx

It went:

1♥ - 1♠
2♣ - 2♠

I was surprised at the time but now it seems good/standard to me.
With OP hand 3♠ wouldn't be an option for me. 100% 2♠.

Its possible that they play weak jump responses. Then 1♥-2♠ and 1♥-
1♠; 2♣-2♠ would show the same hand type with the latter being the stronger variant.

[rogerclee]

If we are 6331 and partner has 5+D and 4+C, then:

If he is xy54, then his probabilities of having (0, 1, 2, 3) spades are (8.9%, 35.8%, 40.3%, 14.9%).

If he is xy55, then his probabilities of having (0, 1, 2, 3) spades are (17.6%, 46.3%, 30.9%, 5.1%).

If he is xy65 then his probabilities of having (0, 1, 2) spades are (33.1%, 51.5%, 15.4%).

[jukmoi]

♠AJ109xx will play reasonably even opposite a singleton let alone singleton Q or K. Those 10 and 9 are good cards. But I agree that 3♠ is an overbid.

[ArtK78]

rogerclee, on Apr 22 2010, 05:31 AM, said:

If we are 6331 and partner has 5+D and 4+C, then:

If he is xy54, then his probabilities of having (0, 1, 2, 3) spades are (8.9%, 35.8%, 40.3%, 14.9%).

If he is xy55, then his probabilities of having (0, 1, 2, 3) spades are (17.6%, 46.3%, 30.9%, 5.1%).

If he is xy65 then his probabilities of having (0, 1, 2) spades are (33.1%, 51.5%, 15.4%).

If partner is specifically 3-1-5-4 he might bid 2♠ over 1♠. And, depending on the strength of his club suit, it is conceivable that he might bid 2♠ over 1♠ on 3-0-5-5.

[pooltuna]

Fluffy, on Apr 21 2010, 02:56 PM, said:

yeah 2♠. Somebody make a general announcement that nobody can answer a post untill tuna answers first, so he can make unbiased post with correct answers.