Defence to Precision 1D

[Harvey Fox]

Imps Love All

RHO deals and opens 1D (precision so limited to 15 points) announced as
'could be a two card suit'

You hold
A 10 3
A Q 10 8 5
A Q 8 3 2
-

What is the best way to proceed?

Harvey

[adambe...@gmail.com]

1H seems completely normal.

-- Adam

[Derek Turner]

Some thoughts and discussion here:

http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/precisions-secret-weapon/

depending on your partnership agreement either 2D (natural) or 2H
(natural). Remember not only what 1D shows but also what it denies. It
could be a mini no trump (11-13 balanced) OR a natural 1D opener (11-15 4+
cards) AND it denies 14-15 balanced (1NT) or a 5-card major (1M).

[RonfromLao]

1H. What's the problem?
Ron

[paul...@infi.net]

Overcall 1H.

[paul...@infi.net]

On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:50:38 AM UTC-5, Harvey Fox wrote:

Perhaps you've been told that a simple overcall should be limited, say 8-15 hcp, and that you should double first with 16+, regardless of shape. That seems to assume that partner, and the opponents, will do nothing but make minimum bids. Doesn't work that way at the table! Someone is likely to jump in clubs, and you will be deciding whether to introduce your hearts at the three, four or five level. In general a takeout double is a poor way to start a hand with a singleton in an unbid suit and a terrible idea with a void and no powerful suit of your own.

[Harvey Fox]

What should advancer do now with

K Q 7 6
7 5
J 10 7
J 10 6 4

And the bidding is (1D) - 1H - (P) - ?

[judyo...@gmail.com]

1NT. Courtesy advance, unrelated to opening bid.

The real problem comes later. Overcaller is not supposed to assume stoppers, but here *both* minors are in play. So it may be hard to confirm or deny both.

With the posted intervening hand, overcaller has an easy 3D rebid.

Carl

[Lorne]

1N opposite a 1-level overcall promises a lot more than this for most
people.

[Lorne]

1H for me - if it gets passed out and there is a better part score then
bad luck. Usually somebody will bid then depending on who bids and what
they bid you may get to make a natural diamond bid later but even a
precission diamond has 4+ cards 2/3rds of the time so it is best to
treat it as natural to start with.

[ernie...@gmail.com]

Easy pass. Game is unlikely. Plus scores usually leads to a okay result.

[judyo...@gmail.com]

>
>
> 1N opposite a 1-level overcall promises a lot more than this for most
>
> people.

This is per Kaplan's "Competitive bidding."

NOT a constructive bid.

Carl

[Fred.]

In EK's "Competitive Bidding" the assumption was that
the 1H call was either a hand which would be opened
1H in 1st position or a 2-suiter. This may not be Lorne's
style of overcall.

Fred.