[nige1]

Playing 2/1 in a Swiss teams event, here are more hands, on which I made calls that failed to meet partner's approval. What would you have done? Please mark alternatives out or 10, if you can spare the time.

1. Your call? e.g. 1N = non-forcing or 2♠ = nat 6-9.

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2. Your call? e.g. Pass or 1♣ intending to pass the reply?

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3. Your call? e.g. Pass or 2♥.

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4a. After 1♦ your call? e.g. Pass, 1N, or 2♣.
4b. After your pass, is partner's 2♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g. Pass 2♠, 2N, 3♣, 3♦, or 4♦.
4c. Over your 3♣, is partner's 3♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 3♠, 3N, 4♣, 4♦, or 5♦
4d. Over your 4♣, is partner's 4♦ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 4♠, 5♣, or 5♦

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[menggq]

1.1N
2.PASS
3.PASS
4a.PASS
4b.PD'S 2♥ no forcing that showed extra.bid 3♣ by West hand.
4c.3♥ no forcing again that showed ♦6♥5 sharp and extra,but no FIT here.bid 4♣ by West
4d.PASS 4♦.

[cloa513]

nige1, on 2011-October-09, 17:43, said:

Playing 2/1 in a Swiss teams event, here are more hands, on which I made calls, criticised by partner. What would you have done? Please mark alternatives out or 10, if you can spare the time.

1. Your call? e.g. 1N = non-forcing or 2♠ = nat 6-9.

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2. Your call? e.g. Pass or 1♣ intending to pass the reply?

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3. Your call? e.g. Pass or 2♥.

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4a. After 1♦ your call? e.g. Pass, 1N, or 2♣.
4b. After your pass, is partner's 2♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g. Pass 2♠, 2N, 3♣, 3♦, or 4♦.
4c. Over your 3♣, is partner's 3♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 3♠, 3N, 4♣, 4♦, or 5♦
4d. Over your 4♣, is partner's 4♦ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 4♠, 5♣, or 5♦

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4a- gotta to come in with 1NT- you leave too much space for opponents.

[nigel_k]

1. Either is fine but slightly prefer 2♠
2. Pass, not close
3. 2♥
4a 1NT, not close
4b Not forcing and agree with 3♣
4c Not forcing and would bid 3♠ intending to offer partner a choice between five of either minor
4d Not forcing and would raise to 5♦

[Yu18772]

nige1, on 2011-October-09, 17:43, said:

Playing 2/1 in a Swiss teams event, here are more hands, on which I made calls, criticised by partner. What would you have done? Please mark alternatives out or 10, if you can spare the time.

1. Your call? e.g. 1N = non-forcing or 2♠ = nat 6-9.

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2. Your call? e.g. Pass or 1♣ intending to pass the reply?

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3. Your call? e.g. Pass or 2♥.

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4a. After 1♦ your call? e.g. Pass, 1N, or 2♣.
4b. After your pass, is partner's 2♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g. Pass 2♠, 2N, 3♣, 3♦, or 4♦.
4c. Over your 3♣, is partner's 3♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 3♠, 3N, 4♣, 4♦, or 5♦
4d. Over your 4♣, is partner's 4♦ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 4♠, 5♣, or 5♦

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1. 2S
2. Pass, no way I am opening this in 4th seat
3. Pass
4a. 1NT
4b. 2♥ is not forcing, 3♣ is fine
4c. Nor forcing - partner is at least 6♦:5♥, would bid 4♣
4d. Not forcing - would pass

[Cascade]

1. 1NT 10; 2♠ 8; Pass 2

2. Pass 10; 1♣ 2

3. Pass 10; 2♥ 3 - I would have bid 2♥ the first time

4a. 1NT 10; Pass 2

4b. No. 3♣ 10; 3♦ 3; 2NT 1

4c. No. 4♣ 10; 4♦ 5; 3NT 1

4d. No. Pass 10; 5♦ 8; 5♣ 2

[mich-b]

1. 2♠ - I don't see a good reason not to show my support.
2. Pass - I dont think we are likely to get a plus score if I open.
3. Pass - 2♥ can work , but more often it will get us too high.
4a. obvious 1NT.
4b. NF , but good hand.

[Zelandakh]

1. 1NT 10, 2S 9
2. Pass 10, 1C 1
3. Pass 10, 2H 4
4a. 1NT 10, Pass 2
4b. NF and 3C 10, 2NT 3, 3D 2
4c. NF and 3S 10, 4D 9, 4C 9, 3NT 2 (do we not prefer 3NT if partner has SAx?)
4d. NF and Pass 10, 5D 7

[fromageGB]

1) 1NT=0, pass=10
If you don't support with this, what's the point of playing the system?

2) Pass=9 1♣=1
I don't fancy playing a NT contract with hand, would not fancy partner playing a suit contract on a 4/3 fit with such wonderful ruffing values in dimmy.

3) I would give some points to 2♥ first time round, but now if I bid I think partner will expect more values or more support.
Pass=8. 2♥=2

4a) 1NT=7, 2♣=2, 1♠=0, Pass=1

4b) Not forcing because if he wanted me to bid with nothing he would have opened 2♣
pass=0, 2♠=0, 2NT=3, 3♣=5, 3♦=2, 4♦=0

4c) Not forcing, but highly encouraging (I would take 3♠ to be forcing preference)
3♠=2, 3NT=1, 4♣=4, 4♦=2, 5♦=1

4d) Not forcing
pass=10, all others=0
Having bid twice when not forced, I have said enough.

** Added comment **
Having now read the other replies, I see it seems to be normal to award a total of more than 10 points, whereas I have spread my 10 points out among all the bids. Factor up accordingly.

This post has been edited by fromageGB: 2011-October-10, 04:39

[nige1]

Thank you for your answers. FWIW, here is how you would have fared.

1. Your call? e.g. 1N = non-forcing or 2♠ = nat 6-9.

I bid 1N so we missed a 4♠ game. I now agree with my partner that 2♠ is better.

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2. Your call? e.g.. Pass or 1♣ intending to pass the reply?

Posters all judged this better than I did. I opened 1♣ and partner replied 1♥
At another table, this won the auction resulting in a plus score but at my table the auction proceeded
1♣ (_P) 1♥ (_P)
_P (_X) XX (1♠)
1N AP
My 1N was one down on good defence.

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3. Your call? e.g.. Pass or 2♥?

I bid 2♥ partner had a singleton ♥ and bid 3♦ which made on a misdefence.
You have ♦ tolerance and, for us, 2♥ by a passed hand is not forcing so It seems to me that, at teams this is a closer decision than others think. Perhaps Cascade and fromageGB are right that it would have been better to open 2♥.

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4a. After 1♦ your call? e.g. Pass, 1N, or 2♣?
4b. After your pass, is partner's 2♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g. Pass 2♠, 2N, 3♣, 3♦, or 4♦?
4c. Over your 3♣, is partner's 3♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g. Pass, 3♠, 3N, 4♣, 4♦, or 5♦?
4d. Over your 4♣, is partner's 4♦ forcing and what is your call? e.g. Pass, 4♠, 5♣, or 5♦?

I passed initially, which I thought would increase my chances of playing in ♣ at low level. 3♣ or 3♦ were the last making contracts.
I agree wth nigel_k and fromageGB that 3♠ suggests game aspirations. I took 4♦ to be a game try opposite an announced misfit, so I raised to 5♦. Partner had a disappointing 1-5-6-1 with 15HCP. so this was two down

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[whereagles]

nige1, on 2011-October-09, 17:43, said:

Playing 2/1 in a Swiss teams event, here are more hands, on which I made calls, criticised by partner. What would you have done? Please mark alternatives out or 10, if you can spare the time.

1. Your call? e.g. 1N = non-forcing or 2♠ = nat 6-9.

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2. Your call? e.g. Pass or 1♣ intending to pass the reply?

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3. Your call? e.g. Pass or 2♥.

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4a. After 1♦ your call? e.g. Pass, 1N, or 2♣.
4b. After your pass, is partner's 2♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g. Pass 2♠, 2N, 3♣, 3♦, or 4♦.
4c. Over your 3♣, is partner's 3♥ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 3♠, 3N, 4♣, 4♦, or 5♦
4d. Over your 4♣, is partner's 4♦ forcing and what is your call? e.g Pass, 4♠, 5♣, or 5♦

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1. 2♠ is better. 1NT clouds the fit and is VERY vulnerable to an overcall by 4th.

2. Wtp? Just pass.

3. hmmm.. I'm going with 2♥. If LHO happens to bid 2♠, we'll get to a nice 3/4♥ spot. If pard has no fit and rebids 3♦, we're fine.

4. I would have replied 1NT, but I think you bid fine. Now pass 4D. This hand is a trap and you must get out of it on the double.

[the hog]

2S. I can certainly live with 1NT. 1NT 8, 2S = 10
Pass
Pass 2H is a very poor bid. I agree, open it 2H.
A totally obvious 1NT

[pooltuna]

1. 2♠
2. pass
3. pass
4a. 1NT
4b. I don't care....3♣
4c. 3NT
4d. pass

[P_Marlowe]

#1 2S? WTP. Sry - If you play hide and seek, and it backfires, you take the blame,
1NT is antisystemic, a gamble, in a situation you know nothing, so it is a gamble.
#2 Pass, ... a matter of philosophy, but I pass.
#3 Pass, ... I dont have problems with 2H, but p may expect more.
#4a 1NT, the systemic call.
#4b No, 2H is nonforcing, p denied a forcing opening, I could be broke, 2H may our best spot
#4c Forcing? I guess so, 3C should show some tolerance for one of p suits, he is showing 65,
so why should I try to introduce a new suit (he may also have hidden club support for
all I know). My call ... 3NT
#4d Forcing? For Sure, 5D

With kind regards
Marlowe

[olegru]

1.
2♠ - 10
1NT - 6

2.
pass - 10
1♣ - 2

3.
pass - 10
2♥ - 4


4a.
What is 3 cl? If it is not wjs:
1NT -10
pass - 4
2♣ - 0

4b
Not forcing
3♣ - 10
3♦ - 1

4c.
Not forcing
4♣ - 7
4♦ - 6

4d.
Not forcing
Need to know more about partnership stile, to make intelegent bid.
With picked up partner: 5♦ - 10, but both 4♠ and pass could be correct.