Playing IMP teams with an inperson pickup partner, 2/1 with 15-17 opening 1nt, what would you call here?
Are you worth more at IMP teams? 1D-(1S)-1nt
#1
Posted 2014-July-07, 00:06
Playing IMP teams with an inperson pickup partner, 2/1 with 15-17 opening 1nt, what would you call here?
#3
Posted 2014-July-07, 01:50
I believe that the USA currently hold only the World Championship For People Who Still Bid Like Your Auntie Gladys - dburn
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#4
Posted 2014-July-07, 05:40
#5
Posted 2014-July-07, 06:26
-gwnn
#7
Posted 2014-July-07, 07:06
billw55, on 2014-July-07, 06:26, said:
5-card suit with two honours and no jacks in the hand. Declaring the range as 14+ to 17 implies that I have some criteria.
#8
Posted 2014-July-07, 08:15
billw55, on 2014-July-07, 06:26, said:
Shape + intermediates are good, what do I need from partner for game ? Q10x, J10x (Jxx after subsequent events), Jxx, AJxx is a quacky 9 count and may well make game, it's extremely probable on this hand with the subsequent developments, so maybe you can upgrade later.
#9
Posted 2014-July-07, 09:26
It might be right at IMPs to rebid 2♦. But I am not moving towards game.
#10
Posted 2014-July-07, 09:27
George Carlin
#11
Posted 2014-July-07, 10:28
I'd rather this played from my side, but that ship has sailed.
#12
Posted 2014-July-07, 16:02
trevahound, on 2014-July-07, 10:28, said:
I'd rather this played from my side, but that ship has sailed.
Partner is not timid. If 3NT has reasonable play opposite my hand, partner would bid more than 1NT. I am not playing him for a super max.
And no, I don't think that game is 40% or better.
#14
Posted 2014-July-08, 02:08
trevahound, on 2014-July-07, 10:28, said:
I'd rather this played from my side, but that ship has sailed.
You jump to 3NT with a hand that wasn't strong enough to open 1NT. What do you do with a hand that was too strong to open 1NT?
London UK
#15
Posted 2014-July-08, 05:44
#16
Posted 2014-July-08, 09:52
I don't think responder should be bidding 1nt here on the same minimum hands that he would make the call at mps. After all, partner will protect if it's just a part score battle, and it's less likely to be critical to win the race to 1nt. I am presuming 1nt shows some actual cards, and not KTxx and a side K. If my experience with this partner shows otherwise, my vote is different.
Forcing partner to jump to 2nt on all decent 10's when opener's most likely hand type is a weak NT seems misguided at any form of scoring. Since I expect 8-10 ish, and more than a couple 9's are good enough, I play the IMP odds. At mps I can afford to risk the 10 opposite 14's in 1nt, but hot hot hot at imps? And defense is hard. I've been set before at IMPs, and I've also been doubled and set before, so neither of those will bring out the water works.
Cheers,
Brian Zaugg
#17
Posted 2014-July-08, 10:13
George Carlin
#18
Posted 2014-July-08, 11:54
#19
Posted 2014-July-08, 12:05
#20
Posted 2014-July-08, 13:44
B.) Having opened 1♦, we now have to pass (my vote in the poll). Unless partner has something like QJxxx or QTxxx, we'll likely have too many points in a Spade suit that we know will break badly, and either Clubs or Hearts will be wide open. I see +120 coming our way.
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