Hand 2 from the East Bay Sectional
metobillc
first chair (we open good 11 counts), RHO bids 1C, you hold:
AKx Txx xxx AKxx
You don't have a natural 1N overcall available, but your double
includes 15+-18 notrump hands.
Pass or double?
Assuming you pass, LHO bids 1D, partner bids 1H, and RHO passes. You
decide that 2D is unambigously a cuebid, and after you bid it LHO
passes, partner bids 2H, and RHO passes.
Do you try one more time, or sit in 2H?
If RHO had raised to 2D at his second call, what would you do?
Bill Campbell
henry...@yahoo.com
I don't have a problem with either pass or double of 1c. This hand
isn't strongly offensive over defensive, and your longest suit has
been bid by the opponents. So pass is probably right, but I know that
a lot of players would double, trying to get their values in early. I
would not double intending to show a strong 1nt overcall.
As for trying for game, would a hand like
Qxx
Kxxxxx
Axx
x
be a weak2, or an opening 1bid? It wouldn't be either for me, so this
hand belongs in the universe of hands that overcaller might have. If
you're not willing to miss game opposite that hand, you raise to 3h.
Personally, I think that's a pretty narrow target, and game could
still go down, so if partner can't do anything more than rebid 2h, I'm
willing to quit, NV.
Henrysun909
Dave Flower
Do you really think that partner, who passed initially (I assume 2H
would have been weak) will deliver six tricks ?
Dave Flower
David W.
We know about your opening bid style, but what about your overcall
style? Is it aggressive or sound? Given your post, I am guessing you
play something akin to the Overcall Structure, is that right?
If your overcalls are sound, I would raise to game (and would have
over pass by RHO). If your overcalls are aggressive, I would pass 2H
(although Qxxx, AJ9xxx, x, xx). If I am Rich Regan, I bid RKC (just
kidding Rich:)
Regards,
David W.
Andrew
> first chair (we open good 11 counts), RHO bids 1C, you hold:
>
> AKx Txx xxx AKxx
>
> You don't have a natural 1N overcall available, but your double
> includes 15+-18 notrump hands.
> Pass or double?
I would double. AK AK is enough to take a bid even with terrible shape
and poorly positioned honors.
> Assuming you pass, LHO bids 1D, partner bids 1H, and RHO passes. You
> decide that 2D is unambigously a cuebid, and after you bid it LHO
> passes, partner bids 2H, and RHO passes.
>
> Do you try one more time, or sit in 2H?
Partner could still have hands that make game. I think you own him one
more try.
> If RHO had raised to 2D at his second call, what would you do?
3C. You have a better hand on that auction.
Andrew
paul
I pass 2H either way.
Co Wiersma
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QJxx
Axxxxx
x
xx
is enough for game , I think
its not six tricks by itself
but together , I think you have good chance for game
Co Wiersma