[cnszsun]

2 boards played in a TM, your opps are star players on BBO. Please choose your bid.
You are sitting south all the time.
1)

Scoring: IMP

ps-ps-1H-X
2H-3C-4H-ps
ps-?

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2)

Scoring: IMP

ps-ps-1H-X
2H-3C-4H-ps
ps-?

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[flytoox]

1. I choose Pass. Perhaps a speculative Dbl here would work.
2. Pass, 4H might be a trap. 4S would be a phatom sacrifice

[pclayton]

1. I bid 4♣ the 1st time. Its the value call as a passed hand.

2. Pass.

[temp3600]

1. X
2. Pass

[the hog]

I assume we are plaeying some sort of good/bad here. That means that 3C has shown a decnt hand as opposed to a competitive bid. This being the case, I pass. Otherwise I X

Board 2 I pass.

[paulg]

• Double - I have two defensive tricks opposite a takeout double, so this rates to go down more often than not. They will not be making an overtrick and it is not a disaster even if it makes.
  
• Pass - too defensive and likely to cost too much unless partner has a club fit

Paul

[cnszsun]

I passed both hands. The results were not good.
I will show both of my p's hands.
1)

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5♣ made, 4♥ down 3.
2)

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4♥ made, 4♠ down 2

[helene_t]

Board 1: dbl. The Law (without adjustments) says there's 21 trumps so I should bid 5♣. But with classic shape, partner might have bid 5♣ himself. Besides, I don't see any possible positive adjustments yet a couple of potential negative ones (shortage dupplication, low purity). The worst that can happen with dbl is +300 instead of +400, not such a disaster at IMPs.

Board 2: Pass. My values suggest it's their board and my O/D ratio suggests defending.

I (honestly :-) ) wrote this before seeing partner's hand. Now that I see partner's hand I would say that partner could bid 4♠.

[ArcLight]

Board 2 - why should pard bid 4♠ by themselves?
With a likely 5-3 fit (maybe 6-3) and a defensive holding, let the opponents try and make something.
It didnt work this time, that doesn't mean it wasn't the right bid.
Pass on the 2nd board is fine. Bad results happen. Look at the big picture, its a percentage action.

[suokko]

1. double and hope for trump lead.west has some 6-5 hand to bid the game. of course depends on partnership agreement about double and 3C

2. auto-pass

[whereagles]

2 passes.

[Apollo81]

cnszsun, on Nov 27 2006, 11:21 PM, said:

2 boards played in a TM, your opps are star players on BBO. Please choose your bid.
You are sitting south all the time.
1)

Scoring: IMP

ps-ps-1H-X
2H-3C-4H-ps
ps-?

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2)

Scoring: IMP

ps-ps-1H-X
2H-3C-4H-ps
ps-?

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1. 4♣ the first time, then double if they bid 4♥. Double 4♥ as given.
I wonder if the passers are "not doubling for a 1-trick set" since they are NV. This may be the most likely case, but the hand might go down more than one (or make) so you pretty much have to double.

2. Pass. Not close to bidding or doubling.

[Free]

1. Double, what else?
2. I pass, but my partner will perhaps double with the ♥ shortness...

[HeartA]

cnszsun, on Nov 28 2006, 05:19 AM, said:

I passed both hands. The results were not good.
I will show both of my p's hands.
1)

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5♣ made, 4♥ down 3.
2)

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4♥ made, 4♠ down 2

For hand #1, I think it is the dbler who should bid 5C.

For hand #2, I would pass. You can't always get the best result.

[the hog]

Clearly your partner was not of star quality! Whatever happened to his 5C bid on board 1? Was he called away to the telphone during the auction and the wine waiter bid the hand for him?