Do you? Or you don't?
#1
Posted 2011-February-22, 08:14
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It goes:
1♦ Pass 1♠ 2♥
2♠ Pass ???
Do you pass, invite, get to game? You expect 4 trumps in dummy (support double is on).
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
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#2
Posted 2011-February-22, 09:57
#3
Posted 2011-February-22, 10:05
#4
Posted 2011-February-22, 10:15
#6
Posted 2011-February-22, 10:38
I still invite with near opening values (not the OP hand), but am starting to look for excuses not to.
#7
Posted 2011-February-22, 11:57
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#8
Posted 2011-February-22, 13:29
#9
Posted 2011-February-22, 14:11
#10
Posted 2011-February-22, 14:57
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#11
Posted 2011-February-22, 15:31
JLOGIC, on 2011-February-22, 14:11, said:
That was my thought too?
Is everyone here (Roth) Stoned?! lol
#13
Posted 2011-February-22, 18:18
In my partnerships, that second example would be a 3♠ bid over 2♥, with 3♥ being used for real 3♠ bids. That means that partner's 2♠ is nearly always balanced, which makes a game try less attractive.
If, however, you play that 2♠ includes minimum unbalanced hands, I think this responding hand is worth a try at IMPs. I wouldn't make my try in diamonds, though - I don't want to make it easy for them to find a diamond ruff, or to detect their own double fit. Anyway, if I show diamond length partner is going to take one look at his jack-high suit and sign off. I'd just make my "bid game if you're maximum" invitation. (I think that should be 3♥, with 3♠ being just to play.)
#14
Posted 2011-February-23, 10:11
At IMPS however where vul games are premium bids some risk is needed and this might be the time to trot out
the old help suit game try. My choice of game try however would be
3c.
Hard to picture many hands where p has club (especially if its shortness) help that wont make 4s. Any
finesses I need rate to be onside so what might look like a 35% contract could easily soar to above 60%
merely due to the bidding. There is risk here but in cases where p rebids 3s and we go down one we might
still be better off than if we had passed and opps compete to 3c or 3h and make.
#15
Posted 2011-February-23, 10:58
gszes, on 2011-February-23, 10:11, said:
still be better off than if we had passed and opps compete to 3c or 3h and make.
We would still have the option to bid on if they further compete. If the heart bidder rebids them and opener passes, probably responder should let it go. But if they get to 3C, we probably should throw in a 3D call.