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Response after a weak jump overcall

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#1 User is offline   Wackojack 

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Posted 2011-April-17, 05:34

At red in a teams match, LHO passes, partner opens 1♣, RHO overcall 2♠ (weak). Your bid?

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Posted 2011-April-17, 06:12

Pass. Am happy to defend 2♠ undoubled if p has 12-14 bal. Playing Acol I would bid 3♣.
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Posted 2011-April-17, 12:40

Don't really love it but pass
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Posted 2011-April-17, 15:18

I used to double on these hands and it kept going horribly wrong, so now I pass and let it go horribly wrong in a different way.
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Posted 2011-April-18, 11:46



Not the best contract and after the 5♣lead I proceeded to murder it and went 1 off when hearts broke 3-3. I see now that I should draw trumps and treat the hand like a no trump contract. In fact 11 tricks can be made when the last heart squeezes South in the minors. It just shows that you can often survive with bad bidding provided that you play the hand well.
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Posted 2011-April-18, 15:43

4H, wow, very aggressive bid!
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Posted 2011-April-19, 17:30

If you're West and you're trusting East to deliver four hearts or even three strong ones, 4H is automatic. In fact, with 4H I would be more worried about missing a slam than going down.

With the East hand, I would pass, but not happy about it at all. At the table it would turn out OK, since West would balance with 2NT, and we would bid 3NT.
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Posted 2011-April-19, 18:15

View PostFoxx, on 2011-April-19, 17:30, said:

In fact, with 4H I would be more worried about missing a slam than going down.


Really?
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Posted 2011-April-20, 01:29

echo frances, though dbl does work well here

If you're playing weak NT, there's the alternative of cueing 3♠. Pard either has clubs, in which case your cue is only a slight overbid, or a 15-19 balanced, in which case you get to 3NT easy.
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