West opens Weak 2♦ .. passed around to South. Are you bidding, and if so, what?
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Balancing over weak 2D
#1
Posted 2010-November-10, 09:40
West opens Weak 2♦ .. passed around to South. Are you bidding, and if so, what?
If no one comes from the future to stop you from doing it then how bad a decision could it really be?
#2
Posted 2010-November-10, 09:56
Easy for me. I play DAPO*.
I have 2-suits takeout: bid the suit not held.
Here 2H shows S+C.
Next 2NT/3NT to show D-stop.
Double would be 3-suiter takeout OR 1-suiter to show next.
2S: H+C. 3C: S+H. Jump: 1-suiter shown.
Without DAPO, I try 2S. Hope that denies H-interest. 3NT over 3H.
I have 2-suits takeout: bid the suit not held.
Here 2H shows S+C.
Next 2NT/3NT to show D-stop.
Double would be 3-suiter takeout OR 1-suiter to show next.
2S: H+C. 3C: S+H. Jump: 1-suiter shown.
Without DAPO, I try 2S. Hope that denies H-interest. 3NT over 3H.
#4
Posted 2010-November-10, 10:28
MickyB, on 2010-November-10, 10:22, said:
Scoring?
Whoops forgot .. is that missing on the new diagram? IMPS.
If no one comes from the future to stop you from doing it then how bad a decision could it really be?
#5
Posted 2010-November-10, 10:31
the_dude, on 2010-November-10, 09:40, said:
West opens Weak 2♦ .. passed around to South. Are you bidding, and if so, what?
I ask East if they have any partnership understanding/experience about playing multi 2♦ or transfer pre-empts

2NT, and hope opener won't lead ♥.
Robin
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#6
Posted 2010-November-10, 10:37
You have to bid.
It is either 2S or 2NT, take your poison.
With kind regards
Marlowe
It is either 2S or 2NT, take your poison.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
#7
Posted 2010-November-10, 12:05
I've always thought that Roman Jumps are best used over a Weak-2D ... rather than any Lebensohl.
Roman ( big-2 suiter ) Jumps over weak-2D:
4C = C/H = bid suit and next higher
3H = H/S
3S = S/C
4D = 4 4 1 4
3D = stop-ask ( for 3NT )
4H/4S = to play
Just guessing what the DBL would mean:
DBL! = T/O ( weaker than 4D! ) OR long suit somewhere ( like Dake's DAPO, but I don't know the follow-ups )
Roman ( big-2 suiter ) Jumps over weak-2D:
4C = C/H = bid suit and next higher
3H = H/S
3S = S/C
4D = 4 4 1 4
3D = stop-ask ( for 3NT )
4H/4S = to play
Just guessing what the DBL would mean:
DBL! = T/O ( weaker than 4D! ) OR long suit somewhere ( like Dake's DAPO, but I don't know the follow-ups )
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#8
Posted 2010-November-10, 12:58
Barring that I am playing some ridiculous exclusion takeout that won't ever work when I have a single suit, except on this particular hand...
It seems like a 2♠ bid leaves us with the best chance of doing well on this board. The problem is that when I am having problems in 3N with heart stoppers, I may have the same problem in 4♠, especially if it's a 4-3 fit. I'm willing to take that chance though, it seems like bidding 2N is just advertising my diamond holding, and LHO will be leading hearts very often. I would bid 2♠.
It seems like a 2♠ bid leaves us with the best chance of doing well on this board. The problem is that when I am having problems in 3N with heart stoppers, I may have the same problem in 4♠, especially if it's a 4-3 fit. I'm willing to take that chance though, it seems like bidding 2N is just advertising my diamond holding, and LHO will be leading hearts very often. I would bid 2♠.
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#9
Posted 2010-November-10, 15:31
I tihnk it is pass or 2NT, pass has some appeal.
2♠ might work of course, but given that we have to lie about shape anyway that has the risk on playing in a short fit, why not make the bid that at least defines our strenght accuratelly.
2♠ might work of course, but given that we have to lie about shape anyway that has the risk on playing in a short fit, why not make the bid that at least defines our strenght accuratelly.
#10
Posted 2010-November-10, 15:41
2NT, I like this a lot more than any of the suggested alternatives.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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