[Poky]

All love. MP.

♠x
♥Qxx
♦K10xxxx
♣KJx

pa - 1♣ - pa - 1♠
2♦ - 2♠ - 3♣* - 3♠
pa - pa - Dbl - pa
???

* Good diamond raise (but usually not unabalnced with 4♦).

[skorchev]

I'm PASS. I have too much defensive values - ♥Q, ♣KJ, doesn't matter that 1♣ opening is after myself, they are values. And I passed first round so my partner shouldn't expect more than this what I have. I guess he has good trumps and some values in ♥.

Stefan

[whereagles]

Depends on who pard is. If he doubles light, I take it out. Otherwise I stick to it.

[luke warm]

pass and lead a spade

if that's wrong, next time he'll bid in that situation

[paulhar]

I bid 4D. I think double just says, 'I think it's our hand, despite your silence over 3C; take your best shot at a plus score.' Pard didn't make a takeout double with his good hand - why? Either he has only three spades (or less) in which case you probably want to bid, or he has heart shortness and the opponents have a double fit and you want to bid. In any event, it sounds like the spade declarer is short in clubs and 3S will play pretty well. On the other hand, if my partner has a club honor, 4D won't play too badly unless the opponents get a lot of club ruffs, in which case 3Sx wouldn't have had a good ending either.

[Poky]

paulhar, on Sep 4 2004, 06:45 PM, said:

I bid 4D. I think double just says, 'I think it's our hand, despite your silence over 3C; take your best shot at a plus score.'

Indeed! Partner had...
♠xxx
♥Jxxx
♦AQJ
♣AQ10
...and 3♠x ended +1 when the dummy presented the 4432 shape (declarer 5215).

4♦ is going down only finding the ♥ruff, else is +130.

[flytoox]

luke warm, on Sep 4 2004, 12:39 PM, said:

pass and lead a spade

if that's wrong, next time he'll bid in that situation

pass if wrong change pd or dont overcall 2d lightly next time.

[cherdano]

Hmm, I would also think that the problem was the light 2♦ overcall. Since it has almost no preemptive value, and the ♣KJ are probably wasted, it might just mislead partner into thinking it is our hand. (I think after an overcall in this position he is right to expect good values.) You can still bid 3♦ over 1♣-1♠ - 2♠ - P.

Bridge is easy after you see all hands, isn't it...

[Free]

Why didn't you overcall 3♦? Or open 3♦? Sometimes opening or jumping makes these problems a lot easier

Now I should pass, but my ♦s are TOO long!! So 3♠* will probably be makeble, and I think the best thing to recover from my mistake (not jumping) is to bid 4♦...

[pclayton]

Poky, on Sep 7 2004, 03:42 AM, said:

paulhar, on Sep 4 2004, 06:45 PM, said:

I bid 4D.  I think double just says, 'I think it's our hand, despite your silence over 3C; take your best shot at a plus score.'

Indeed! Partner had...
♠xxx
♥Jxxx
♦AQJ
♣AQ10
...and 3♠x ended +1 when the dummy presented the 4432 shape (declarer 5215).

4♦ is going down only finding the ♥ruff, else is +130.

I would have overcalled 1N with your pard's hand; certainly AQT over the bidder is worth more than 6 points.

I think the double of 3♠ should be defined as cooperative; meaning if you have a normal hand for your 2♦ overcall, pass, otherwise, take a shot at 4♦.

I think I have about as typical hand has pard can expect for 2♦. 1363 shape and normal defense.

I don't think I like pard's double here. He has too many values concentrated in diamonds for you to make an intelligent decision over 3♠. Too many times 3♠ is peeling.

Give pard instead:

Kxx
Qxxx
QJx
AQx

and I much prefer a double.