Sanity check
#1
Posted 2012-January-23, 01:11
♠J
♥J742
♦AQ2
♣AQ752
The bidding goes:
P-(1♠)
Your bid?
#2
Posted 2012-January-23, 01:15
#3
Posted 2012-January-23, 01:17
#4
Posted 2012-January-23, 02:00
The auction continued
Which went for 1100. Probably their agreements were at fault, the 1NT bidder had a 4-HCP wonder with 2=4=3=4 pattern.
#5
Posted 2012-January-23, 02:06
London UK
#6
Posted 2012-January-23, 02:07
#7
Posted 2012-January-23, 03:15
George Carlin
#8
Posted 2012-January-23, 03:21
#9
Posted 2012-January-23, 03:29
George Carlin
#10
Posted 2012-January-23, 11:05
the Freman, Chani from the move "Dune"
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George Bernard Shaw
#11
Posted 2012-January-23, 11:22
Antrax, on 2012-January-23, 03:21, said:
Right here on the fora There are degrees of monster. Gwnn "brushed", above.
I imagine there are texts which cover plans: overcall, versus double and bid a new suit, versus double and cue and bid, versus double and double and bid. But, It all starts with your agreed overcall range and whether you have a one-suiter (or a shape where you want partner to select the strain).
You have to develope your criteria based on the above, with help from the Gwnns. I could offer some ranges, but they would be based on a minority opinion about how strong a simple overcall might be.
Other forum regulars are better placed to describe the mainstream.
#12
Posted 2012-January-23, 11:23
When and if the auction dies in 2♠, it is not unreasonable to bid again. However, I would probably reopen with a double rather than bid 3♣, just in case partner chooses to defend.
#13
Posted 2012-January-23, 18:08
#15
Posted 2012-January-23, 20:59
Antrax, on 2012-January-23, 02:07, said:
Just like everyone else said , why the 2nd dbl ? At the time you doubled 2♦ you were not in pass out seat and you did not know the auction was gonna end in 2♠, and even if it would as it did then u can still balance if you want to without worrying that pd may misunderstand it IF u passed 2♦.
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#17
Posted 2012-January-24, 02:47
Antrax, on 2012-January-24, 00:56, said:
And that's indeed what it means, at least to a first degree, but it also shows more than a bare minimum - don't do it on xx QJxx KQJx Axx, there's not much upside since LHO will most likely pull to spades anyway and your partner is left with no useful information (whether you have more than a minimum - something that would help him compete).
George Carlin
#18
Posted 2012-January-24, 04:11