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Posted 2013-August-11, 09:45
A quite important question here: what are your agreements over 1NT?
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Posted 2013-August-21, 20:03
Well, uh, my first comment is that you could work on your presentation. Who opened 1NT and what did it show? I'm going to assume West opened a 15-17 1NT, but to be honest it looks more like a 12-14 1NT to me and that would change things.
If it was a 15-17 1NT I personally wouldn't even be playing a penalty double, and this North hand certainly wouldn't make me regret that. I mean, you have 3 tricks. Imagine if the East and South hands were switched, would you be happy playing 1NTxx W or 2♠x N? Of course not.
So if 2♠ shows spades, or better yet spades and a minor, then bid that.
If it was a 15-17 1NT I personally wouldn't even be playing a penalty double, and this North hand certainly wouldn't make me regret that. I mean, you have 3 tricks. Imagine if the East and South hands were switched, would you be happy playing 1NTxx W or 2♠x N? Of course not.
So if 2♠ shows spades, or better yet spades and a minor, then bid that.
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Posted 2013-August-22, 05:15
1NT 2♠ p 3♠
p 4♠
Players are apt to pass partner's overcall with the South cards, but with good trumps that would be an error. Game will often make on a low point count holding a good fit, and placing the opposition cards is easy.
You have chances of an overtrick on a non-heart lead. There is a Morton's fork in diamonds available - on (say) a trump lead, win on table and play the diamond nine. If West goes in with the king, you can make three diamond tricks, and if he ducks, you can revert to hearts for a diamond discard.
p 4♠
Players are apt to pass partner's overcall with the South cards, but with good trumps that would be an error. Game will often make on a low point count holding a good fit, and placing the opposition cards is easy.
You have chances of an overtrick on a non-heart lead. There is a Morton's fork in diamonds available - on (say) a trump lead, win on table and play the diamond nine. If West goes in with the king, you can make three diamond tricks, and if he ducks, you can revert to hearts for a diamond discard.
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Posted 2013-August-22, 19:35
mgoetze, on 2013-August-21, 20:03, said:
Well, uh, my first comment is that you could work on your presentation. Who opened 1NT and what did it show? I'm going to assume West opened a 15-17 1NT, but to be honest it looks more like a 12-14 1NT to me and that would change things.
If it was a 15-17 1NT I personally wouldn't even be playing a penalty double, and this North hand certainly wouldn't make me regret that. I mean, you have 3 tricks. Imagine if the East and South hands were switched, would you be happy playing 1NTxx W or 2♠x N? Of course not.
So if 2♠ shows spades, or better yet spades and a minor, then bid that.
If it was a 15-17 1NT I personally wouldn't even be playing a penalty double, and this North hand certainly wouldn't make me regret that. I mean, you have 3 tricks. Imagine if the East and South hands were switched, would you be happy playing 1NTxx W or 2♠x N? Of course not.
So if 2♠ shows spades, or better yet spades and a minor, then bid that.
LOL. If you bid 2♠, and the East and South hands were switched, you wouldn't be any happier than if you had made a penalty double.
Despite the result on the actual hand, I think a case can be made for passing over a 15-17 NT with the North hand. I do agree that a 2-suited overcall, if available, is safer than bidding a natural (1-suited) 2♠.
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