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RHO deals and opens 1H, partner overcalls 2C. Your bid?
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Any action? Do you bid?
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Posted 2005-February-14, 03:16
pass seems quite obvious to me...
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Posted 2005-February-14, 03:40
I think it depends on the range of the 2C overcall.
If it promises an opener and can go up to 16 hcp or so, I'd bid 2NT: I have a potential source of tricks in diamond, tolerance for pd suit and hearts stopped.
If it promises an opener and can go up to 16 hcp or so, I'd bid 2NT: I have a potential source of tricks in diamond, tolerance for pd suit and hearts stopped.
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Posted 2005-February-14, 07:11
"I think it depends on the range of the 2C overcall.
If it promises an opener and can go up to 16 hcp or so, I'd bid 2NT: I have a potential source of tricks in diamond, tolerance for pd suit and hearts stopped."
If pd accepts with 15, that leaves you in 3NT with 23 hcp, and a small doubleton in pd's suit. Also, if I read the auction right, pd's overcall was balancing.
No, thanks.
Peter
If it promises an opener and can go up to 16 hcp or so, I'd bid 2NT: I have a potential source of tricks in diamond, tolerance for pd suit and hearts stopped."
If pd accepts with 15, that leaves you in 3NT with 23 hcp, and a small doubleton in pd's suit. Also, if I read the auction right, pd's overcall was balancing.
No, thanks.
Peter
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Posted 2005-February-14, 09:54
Get out of the bidding while you still can. I don't like this hand for offense on this bidding. Yes, partner can have the perfect hand with only one club loser and you can scramble home 9 tricks in NT. But, this looks more like a misift, my hand is somewhat "quacky", "length" and secondary honors in opener's suit, no supporting honor for partner, maybe one entry to my hand, unsupported diamond honor,..... and where are the spades? If, as the posting suggests, 2 clubs was a balance, even more reason to keep quiet: partner did not balance with a jump-overcall (intermediate). If all partner needs for 3NT is heart stopper, then partner has another bid available over 1H (i.e.: 3H)
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Posted 2005-February-14, 10:10
bridgeboy, on Feb 14 2005, 04:39 AM, said:
All Vul,
RHO deals and opens 1H, partner overcalls 2C. Your bid?
Comments greatly appreciated
RHO deals and opens 1H, partner overcalls 2C. Your bid?
Comments greatly appreciated
This says your RHO opened.. so the bidding was
RHO You LHO Pard
1♥ Pass Pass 2♣
Pass ?
Partner couldn't double, partner couldn't jump to 3♣. I am certainly not going to hang him by bidding 2NT or 3NT here. And a bid in diamonds? You got to be kidding. Any bid but pass here is just WAY WAY too optomistic.
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Posted 2005-February-14, 10:12
pbleighton, on Feb 14 2005, 01:11 PM, said:
Also, if I read the auction right, pd's overcall was balancing.
I did not notice pd was balancing, sorry for lack of attention.
In that case, I pass.
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Posted 2005-February-14, 10:15
Odd hand.
2N begets 3N way too often.
I'm a student of the mini-3N with no fantastic trick source and a combined 22-23. Could this be one? I doubt it because:
1. If the defense goes passive, I may make zero heart tricks.
2. Entries to my hand for club leads are an issue. They probably have to let me in at T1, but may be able to deny me later.
3. Spade could be a potential problem.
4. Curiously, a big issue is getting locked in my hand later in the play and giving up red suit tricks to LHO.
OTOH, this may be a misfit for the opps and if LHO reopens he may get a nasty surpise.
2N begets 3N way too often.
I'm a student of the mini-3N with no fantastic trick source and a combined 22-23. Could this be one? I doubt it because:
1. If the defense goes passive, I may make zero heart tricks.
2. Entries to my hand for club leads are an issue. They probably have to let me in at T1, but may be able to deny me later.
3. Spade could be a potential problem.
4. Curiously, a big issue is getting locked in my hand later in the play and giving up red suit tricks to LHO.
OTOH, this may be a misfit for the opps and if LHO reopens he may get a nasty surpise.
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Posted 2005-February-14, 12:00
Free, on Feb 14 2005, 09:16 AM, said:
pass seems quite obvious to me...
I think so too.
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Posted 2005-February-14, 12:12
Hi
I'd like to bid, but dont like any of the possible bids.. something tells me i sh pass
Rgds Dog
I'd like to bid, but dont like any of the possible bids.. something tells me i sh pass
Rgds Dog
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Posted 2005-February-14, 16:49
Free, on Feb 14 2005, 04:16 AM, said:
pass seems quite obvious to me...
Ditto.
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Posted 2005-February-14, 17:06
since t/o doubles are fairly well-defined, and since he didn't use one (or cue, or anything else), i pass
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