[pclayton]

Matchpoints - All vul. Dealer on your right opens 1♦ and you are greeted with:

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I'll post a follow up in a day or 2.

[han]

I rarely overcall in a 4-card suit, and would never do it with two good 4-card majors. I think pass is fine, but I would overcall 1NT, right on values and keeps all games in sight.

As I believe Fred has often pointed out in the past, this also depends on the opponents. If they are likely to steal from you then you should try not to pass. Here they are vulnerable, which may make it slightly less dangerous.

[P_Marlowe]

1S.

Hopefully I will find it on the table.
2D is a possible bid, but only if it shows both
mayor and if the partnership did agree, that
it could be 4-4, for me the Michaels Cue
promises 5-4, and it my be clubs and spades.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[whereagles]

Me doubles.

If pard bids 2C I probably would have to pass that... lol. Too bad, but having both majors is worth the risk.

[Chamaco]

1NT if it's natural (15-18).
Passing this hand at first round is a risk: we have wrong shape to bid, but it seems to me an illusion to hope that pard will take any action if he has the right shape, because he will be short of hcp.
And, even if we get a second chance to bid ourselves, that might happen at the 2-3 level.

[mike777]

1NT

wtp?

I was 3442 with 17 hcp partner.

[Echognome]

Maybe it'd be more interesting if it went (1♦) - 1NT - (X) - P - (P) - ?

I would be a bit nervous about 1NT then. However, that's my bid as well and I'll take my lumps if LHO has a club stack.

I don't think any bid is perfect (else it wouldn't be a problem right?), but I think 1NT is closest to my true hand.

[hrothgar]

Either 1NT or 1♠, depending largely on mood...

[luis]

1NT, I'm close to pass and double will be my third option. I really don't like 1♠ with this particular hand.

[Free]

1NT unless I play power Doubles.

[HeartA]

1NT

[luke warm]

1nt also... both pass and x have appeal, but i have absolutely nothing to bid over 2c, so now 1nt or pass... pass *might* be better

[pclayton]

I hate off shape doubles, but I chose one anyway.

I think 1N is a better call. 1♠ is possible, but you'll have a hard time playing catch-up. If you bid 1♠ or 1N you'll play it there.

Pard bid 2♣ on: xx, 8xxx, J9, KQ987. Over 2♣, I made a Jeff Rubens style 2♥ rebid and pard raised me to game.

The play in 4♥ is interesting, but it comes home.

[whereagles]

Seems like you and pard weren't on the same wavelenght... but all went well in the end

[han]

Yucky auction, but I won't argue with success.

[Winstonm]

Being that it is matchpoints and the most I can lose is 1 board I will take some kind of action. With my 17 and opener's presumed 12, that leaves 11 for everyone else, or 5.5 each. Most likely a part score battle. I have sympathy for the 1N call but this hand has little in the way of tricks if I can't get to dummy easily. I think I'll take the Michael's call and hope my strength offsets my lack of shape. Hopefully, we'll have some kind of play for 2 or 3 of a major even in a 4/3 fit.

[luke warm]

pclayton, on May 7 2005, 12:48 AM, said:

The play in 4♥ is interesting, but it comes home.

all's well that ends well... question phil, would you have found 4♥ after a 1nt overcall?

[pclayton]

No way - but we'd find a really good part score.

[cf_John0]

IMO,Michaels will work well here,although there are only 4-card major.