[jdonn]

pclayton, on Jun 25 2007, 02:13 PM, said:

But its safe to say to we will lose a lot more 4-4 spade fits after 1♥.

I disagree completely with that statement. You are morried worried about the 'goodness' of your ATxx than your KQTxx?

[Fluffy]

After reading responses I don't like my 3♦ bid at all, I didn't find anything better at that moment.

Partner's hand was

♠x
♥Axx
♦AK10xx
♣Kxxx


After failing to splinter, and given that we play 1♠ as 4+ cards and 100% forcing, do you think 2♦+4♦ shows slam interst in hearts? or am I just being influenced by the dark side?


My partner (jaapfr) bid 3♥ then reopened, if you bid 4♦ you won't need to reopen becus eI would ahd done it myself, but after 4♣ you will probably end with 4♥, wich isn't so bad because slam is far from cold.

[gwnn]

ok I still don't understand what reopening means. Maybe I'm the only one, but can you still explain?

[Fluffy]

Maybe this is a bad translation, in spanish we say 'reabrir' (literarilly reopen), to bid anything after partner bid game.

[skjaeran]

jdonn, on Jun 25 2007, 11:01 PM, said:

pclayton, on Jun 25 2007, 02:13 PM, said:

But its safe to say to we will lose a lot more 4-4 spade fits after 1♥.

I disagree completely with that statement. You are morried worried about the 'goodness' of your ATxx than your KQTxx?

I also disagree. I'm not worried about missing any 4-4 ♠-fit at all. I'm more worried about playing in a not so good 4-3 ♠ fit and missing a better 5-2 ♥ fit, or as Josh posts, miss a 5-3 ♥ fit.

It's true we'll play in hearts on 5-3 in stead of spades on 4-4 some times, but that's not a big issue IMO.

I've never understood why people want to start with a double with 4-5 in the majors. I've seldom encountered any problem overcalling. I can see it's a little different with 5-4, but my style is still to overcall.

[whereagles]

Ok, that settles it. I'm not gonna trust this pard anymore

He has no where near what I consider to be the standard for his bidding