[TWO4BRIDGE]

White vs Red , 2/1 context
IMPs ( if it matters )


1H - ( 2C ) - ??

Q 10 8 7 6 2
8 4
A 4 2
Q 3

In your treatment, do you have enough for an immediate 2S Response ?

If not, would you make a Neg-DBL ?
Or would you initially pass waiting for a reopening DBL or another bid by partner ?

[lowerline]

TWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-November-16, 09:32, said:

White vs Red , 2/1 context
IMPs ( if it matters )


1H - ( 2C ) - ??

Q 10 8 7 6 2
8 4
A 4 2
Q 3

In your treatment, do you have enough for an immediate 2S Response ?

If not, would you make a Neg-DBL ?
Or would you initially pass waiting for a reopening DBL or another bid by partner ?

I double, because I need more for an immediate 2♠ response. I will bid 2♠ at my next turn.

Steven

[SteveMoe]

What Steven said.

[fromageGB]

I play transfers so if the majors had been the other way round, I could have transferred and passed. As it is, 2♠ is forcing, so I pass and see what happens. 2♥ could be the correct contract.

This post has been edited by fromageGB: 2012-November-17, 06:23

[TWO4BRIDGE]

TWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-November-16, 09:32, said:

White vs Red , 2/1 context
IMPs ( if it matters )


1H - ( 2C ) - ??

Q 10 8 7 6 2
8 4
A 4 2
Q 3

In your treatment, do you have enough for an immediate 2S Response ?

If not, would you make a Neg-DBL ?
Or would you initially pass waiting for a reopening DBL or another bid by partner ?

Partner's ( Opener ) hand:
K x x x
A Q J 10 x x
K J
x

Makes 11 tricks in either ♥ or ♠ .

-- Pass ( by Responder ) risked missing the ♠ suit, which occurred at 1 table and the opps played in a ♣ partial and received a top.
-- 2S IMO is an overbid, but 10 of 13 tables bid it and were "rewarded" [ EDIT "not punished" ( mikeh ) ].... this time... [ EDIT: Thus, reinforcing their wayward bidding ] .
-- Neg-DBL seemed right, but only 2 tables bid it -- ending in game .

This post has been edited by TWO4BRIDGE: 2012-November-17, 15:19

[Zelandakh]

TWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-November-17, 09:19, said:

-- 2S IMO is an overbid, but 10 of 13 tables bid it and were rewarded.... this time.

Perhaps some of these 10 were playing NFBs?

[TWO4BRIDGE]

Zelandakh, on 2012-November-17, 10:35, said:

Perhaps some of these 10 were playing NFBs?

Good point... but in this particular game, I don't think any play Neg-Free-bids...

[mikeh]

If my partner bid 2♠ and I held Kxxx AQJ10xx KJ x, I'd have a hard time letting him out below the 5-level, and even tho we are told that 11 tricks were made, the 5-level is very unsafe. Indeed, while we'd moan about being unlucky, no-one would say that it took a freak layout for us to lose 2 spades, a heart and a club.

I'd negative double, intending to pass 2♥. I can't understand why this hand would ever consider correcting 2♥ to 2♠. That would, imo, show a minumum of 6 spades, decent texture and a hand closer to a 2♠ free bid. We don't have the strength or the length to do that.

Having doubled, I'd expect that partner at least invite, and my 5th spade along with the side A is just enough for me to accept.

That makes the statement that bidding 2♠ was rewarding a little misleading...it is more accurate to say that it wasn't punished, since we should (and the few who doubled did) reach game anyway.

[mr1303]

I double. I think I pass 2H and correct 2D to 2S.