[mikeh]

Imps, converted to VP in new scale where every imp (up to 40) has some impact, red v white, good opps: you hold xx Q10xx Jxxxx AJ

Partner deals and opens 1♥, in a 2/1 context so showing 5+ hearts. Partner is a relatively solid citizen...a true expert and middle-of-the road in bidding style.

RHO bids 5♣

Your call.

[kuhchung]

pass

[billw55]

Curse preempts, bid 5♥, and lay down dummy with no special confidence.

Seems like the kind of problem that would really torture me at money bridge. Stress is lower when I can only lose my entry fee.

[mikeh]

billw55, on 2014-May-16, 13:18, said:

Curse preempts, bid 5♥, and lay down dummy with no special confidence.

Seems like the kind of problem that would really torture me at money bridge. Stress is lower when I can only lose my entry fee.

In this case, you may lose, and will certainly weaken, your chance to win your country's team trials

Come to think of it, representing your country (if it is Canada) always costs far more than any subsidy, so getting this 'wrong' will maybe save you money.

[billw55]

mikeh, on 2014-May-16, 13:30, said:

In this case, you may lose, and will certainly weaken, your chance to win your country's team trials

Come to think of it, representing your country (if it is Canada) always costs far more than any subsidy, so getting this 'wrong' will maybe save you money.

If any team is dumb enough to include me in a national team trials, they deserve the fruits of their decision

[whereagles]

pass.. stay fixed

[Endymion77]

Sigh, double and get +300

[MrAce]

I am passing. And I am passing quickly in order to not put my pd in front of jury. I will not get excited at 5 level just because I have Qxxx support, a semi balanced hand and majority of my points being in enemy suit. Pd is still alive and if I bid now, and if it is correct, pd may get excited as well.

[gnasher]

Pass. It's a bad balanced 8-count.

There might be slightly more to think about on the next round, if there is one. But not that much more: it would still be a bad balanced 8-count.

[gnasher]

mikeh, on 2014-May-16, 12:01, said:

converted to VP in new scale where every imp (up to 40) has some impact

I don't think this has any effect on one's strategy, by the way. That change doesn't affect the average value of an IMP. With the old VP scale it was never possible to predict whether you were on a boundary or not, so you still had to play as though every IMP had some impact.

[gszes]

I have a very reasonable 2h bid and while I freely
admit that the 5 and the 2 share a ton of overall
characteristics (looking almost the same in an
upside down mirrorish sort of way) those features
are referred to as "accidentals" in humans for a
good reason.

Only William Tell (not known for his bridge ability)
would even attempt to hit such a small target (ie
where p has a hand that makes 5h look reasonable*
<probably not down more than 2 doubled> while at the
same time not tempting them to bid more).

I hate the idea of x here and I think it rates around
a 3.5 while a 5h bid gets a 1.5 only because there are
some bids around that are worse 6h/7h for ex. In case
the above argument was unclear enough IMHO the proper
course of action here is

PASS

and worry about what to do next if p reopens with x.

[neilkaz]

I pass. At best my hand is a borderline limit raise and that would be stretching so 5H is out of the question and I am not convinced enough that we can set 5C.

[Winstonm]

I don't think I have enough to show "values" with double so my only options are to bid or to pass. Pass. I assume the real problem comes next, when partner reopens.

[Winstonm]

The hand is not good enough to show values with a double, so the only option is pass or bid, a non-problem. I pass, assuming the real question comes next - what to do when partner reopens with double.