[MrAce]

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IMPS (actually team match, not imp pairs) WEST and NORTH are worldclass players if that matters

a-Do you agree with first 1♣ doubled pass ?

b-Would you pass this or pull ? If decide to pull what would u bid ?

c-If you wouldn't pass the first time (1 ♣ dbled) what would be your choice of bid ?

[mtvesuvius]

1. No, I would have bid 2♣ on the way to some number of spades.
2. No way... I bid 2♠ now if I have to pass the first time...

[Fluffy]

I won't sit for this double at the 1 level, what is the range for 1NT now?, got no clue so would bid spades to avoid confusion.

[jillybean]

a No
b I wouldn't be in this position but if you put me in as a sub, I bid ♠

[Hanoi5]

I'd bid what I would have bid earlier instead of pass: 2♠.

[l milne]

First pass seems pretty obvious, not sitting for this one though.

[Phil]

I wouldn't pass the first time, but I probably don't pass enough in this situations. It seems when I do I lose a game against down 1 or they make 1♣ when RHO actually has clubs.

No way I will sit; I'd bid a number of spades now.

[MrAce]

Ok guys, sorry all, it is my bad to put it late but i will add another question then, which i think is important and related to others.

3-If you wouldn't pass the first time (1♣ dbled) what would be your choice of bid ?

[dake50]

1.D4 to DA, 2.Dr, 3.H5 to HQ over HK, 4.Dr, 5.H6 to HA,
6.Dr, 7.SA, 9.wait for CAQ -- that's a bonanza in 1C-X.
Always expect spades response to TO/X otherwise bid your suit.
Partner is prepared for 1S even 2S competing.

[rhm]

MrAce, on 2010-December-18, 01:20, said:

Ok guys, sorry all, it is my bad to put it late but i will add another question then, which i think is important and related to others.

3-If you wouldn't pass the first time (1♣ dbled) what would be your choice of bid ?

I think the first pass is okay, but I would now simply bid 1♠.
1♠ now shows values. With a weak hand and ♠s you would not have tried to play 1♣ doubled.
Bidding 2♠ now should show a better hand, more than a minimum opening bid, which could not bid immediately because of long ♣. Also the hands seem not to fit too well.

If I would not sit for 1♣ doubled (why?), I would have bid 2♠. This hand is a minimum invite opposite a reopening double, which can be at least a king weaker than in second position.

Rainer Herrmann

[ewleongusa]

MrAce, on 2010-December-17, 17:49, said:

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IMPS (actually team match, not imp pairs) WEST and NORTH are worldclass players if that matters

a-Do you agree with first 1♣ doubled pass ?

b-Would you pass this or pull ? If decide to pull what would u bid ?

c-If you wouldn't pass the first time (1 ♣ dbled) what would be your choice of bid ?

I don't think your side is going to get rich defending 1D doubled when the opponents have an eight card diamond fit when our side has an eight card spade fit. I would bid 2S now which would pretty much tell partner my whole story.

Eric Leong

[MrAce]

That was an interesting board i kibbed.

1♣ doubled going down 3 for + 800

1♦ doubled down 2 for +500

We can make 3 NT, bu we better bid it since we refused 500 or 800, however its not easy to bid, 13 vs 10 hcp and longest suit is opened by opponents.

Pd held;

Txx
KQxx
AKJ7
Tx

This EW sat on both 1♣ and then 1♦ double. West a very good player (Sergey Kustarov) started with ♦A and switched to ♣ T, took 500.

Interesting though, North player opened 1♣ with 3♣ and 4♦ and i dunno why. They found their 4-4 ♦ fit though.

South had to guess to run to 1♦ from;

Qxx
xxx
xxxx
Jxx

[the hog]

Hanoi5, on 2010-December-17, 20:07, said:

I'd bid what I would have bid earlier instead of pass: 2♠.

Agree with the above; the first pass is silly.