[lmilne]

Scoring: MP

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(1♠)-P-(P)-2♥;
(2♠)-3♥-(P)-P;
(3♠)-X-AP.

[jdonn]

Um, this one has blame!

[lmilne]

Provocative thread title
Are you passing out 1♠? How about at different vul e.g. nil/fav?

[junyi_zhu]

lmilne, on Apr 19 2010, 11:48 PM, said:

Provocative thread title
Are you passing out 1♠? How about at different vul e.g. nil/fav?

It is a clear pass for south, regardless game format.

[dake50]

Having made a deviating reopening 2H (2xK bal in there?) and dreams-come-true a raise, never pass 3S-x by a partner who took no direct action over 1S.
Describe this hand as pure offense 4H.

[bb79]

blame east, who passed with pocket aces

[jdonn]

Every non-pass NS made was bad in my opinion.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

#1 2H was fine, it is of course a matter of agreement, but for us 2H would be
normal and ok.
#2 3H is ok, ..., you have an opening bid, even if you subtract the king you
have to make a move.
3C should show heart fit (or at least tolerance) and some values, basically
at leats inv., so I prefer 3C to 3H.
#3 X is bidding your hand twice, and basically hanging p for reopening.
Of course, if you have agreed, that 2H showes more, than the 2H bidder is
to balme, but even if South has the jack of hearts and diamonds, and not 2H
becomes reasonable to obvious, the X is still garbage.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[Codo]

I like wests bidding.
I hate Easts passive bidding that deserved to write a bottom fr +170 opposite +420.

I understood 2 Heart at mps, I would hate to bid and hate to pass, so what shall we do?

I understood 3 ♥ and x from north. It was mps, not imps, going passive is not always the way to win a board. This time partner had real submin. for his bid.
Give him one of east aces and West is done by brute force despite his singelton Heart.

[whereagles]

South's a tad light to balance. Excellent dog-walking by West, though... lol

[pooltuna]

jdonn, on Apr 19 2010, 08:34 PM, said:

Every non-pass NS made was bad in my opinion.

In real life or online but not at an idiot's bridge tournament

[jjbrr]

lol. does east really have 2 aces?

[cherdanno]

jdonn, on Apr 19 2010, 08:34 PM, said:

Every non-pass NS made was bad in my opinion.

And every pass by East was horrible!

[Fluffy]

I hope josh that you don't mean that north has to pass over 2♠, he has to act IMO, although double (if take out), 2NT and 3♣ look better than 3♥.

[jdonn]

Fluffy, on Apr 20 2010, 11:11 AM, said:

I hope josh that you don't mean that north has to pass over 2♠, he has to act IMO, although double (if take out), 2NT and 3♣ look better than 3♥.

3♣ obv I think.

[aguahombre]

Fluffy, on Apr 20 2010, 10:11 AM, said:

I hope josh that you don't mean that north has to pass over 2♠, he has to act IMO

I hope Josh means exactly that.

[jdonn]

We could look at Josh's clarification instead of guessing what he meant!

[mikeh]

East is a novice, who should have caught partner with Jxxxx AKQxx Kx x

S is hyper-aggressive..... I have sympathy for 2♥, but the risk of over-competition on this hand is very real.

3♥ is insane. Either pass or 3♣ would be far better....3♣ should imply some heart tolerance (not necessarily AQ of course) since N couldn't bid directly over 1♠ yet bids over 2♠...something has caused N to upgrade. I can't tell if I'd bid 3♣ or pass, having seen the hands.

If N did bid 3♣ and West bid 3♠, I have great sympathy for the double. Why assume that partner has a defensive horror? And we may need to get 300 to protect our plus score. At imps, the double would be the worst call in the auction (ok, the second worst...that pass by East makes me want to puke), but mps is a different game.

[pooltuna]

aguahombre, on Apr 20 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

Fluffy, on Apr 20 2010, 10:11 AM, said:

I hope josh that you don't mean that north has to pass over 2♠, he has to act IMO

I hope Josh means exactly that.

Basically by insisting N pass over 2♠ you are saying S can hold no opening hands for his 2♥ call. If you allow for the possibility of an opening hand then pass over 2♠ is a non sequitur. N will need to either X for penalties or make a call.

[cherdanno]

pooltuna, on Apr 20 2010, 01:07 PM, said:

aguahombre, on Apr 20 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

Fluffy, on Apr 20 2010, 10:11 AM, said:

I hope josh that you don't mean that north has to pass over 2♠, he has to act IMO

I hope Josh means exactly that.

Basically by insisting N pass over 2♠ you are saying S can hold no opening hands for his 2♥ call. If you allow for the possibility of an opening hand then pass over 2♠ is a non sequitur. N will need to either X for penalties or make a call.

We could look at Josh's clarification instead of guessing what he meant!