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Hearts Pre-empted again

#1 User is offline   Hanoi5 

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Posted 2011-June-19, 10:23



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 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2011-June-19, 14:54

View PostHanoi5, on 2011-June-19, 10:23, said:



Imp's

Yuck, depends on your agreement.

If 2N is 15-17/16-18 I'm bidding 5

If 2N is 17-19 or better I'm bidding 5N as 2 places to play
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Posted 2011-June-19, 15:07

i'd just double and go plus
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Posted 2011-June-19, 15:16

Anything but double is a pretty deep position to take imo.
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Posted 2011-June-19, 15:19

I was voted wrong last time, but 300 v 650 is still -8 imps.

Slam is pushing it a bit, so 5S for me.
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Posted 2011-June-19, 17:07

2NT implies reasonable hearts. With a marginal heart holding, partner will tend towards 2NT over double when lacking spade length. Bidding here is nuts.
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Posted 2011-June-19, 20:06

Pass seems pretty obv to me, how bad will it be if partner bids something?
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Posted 2011-June-19, 20:12

View PostJLOGIC, on 2011-June-19, 20:06, said:

Pass seems pretty obv to me, how bad will it be if partner bids something?

Is forcing pass on in this auction?
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Posted 2011-June-19, 20:30

View Postfrank0, on 2011-June-19, 20:12, said:

Is forcing pass on this auction?

We're R/W, partner made a strong call, and North is clearly pre-empting. I don't see how they can't be on. I probably would double at the table, but now that Justin has pointed it out I like pass.
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Posted 2011-June-20, 00:37

Partner has 3xA and the CQ+DK+SJ. I'm slamming. 6C.
They may even sacrifice 7H after we guess 6S; or 6H if we guess 6C.
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Posted 2011-June-20, 07:19

View PostJLOGIC, on 2011-June-19, 20:06, said:

Pass seems pretty obv to me, how bad will it be if partner bids something?



Let me see if I understand you correctly. You are passing the hand with 5/5 in the blacks expecting the 2NT bidder to make a call after the auction has gone (2) 2NT (5) P; (P) ?
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Posted 2011-June-20, 07:21

View Postfrank0, on 2011-June-19, 20:12, said:

Is forcing pass on in this auction?


Sorry but sometimes I can't really tell. You are joking right?
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Posted 2011-June-20, 14:37

Hi,

X.

Take your money and run.

Playing MP it would be more problematic, but
if you only get 500 (or 300) instead of 620
that wont be the end.

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Posted 2011-June-20, 15:02

View Postpooltuna, on 2011-June-20, 07:21, said:

Sorry but sometimes I can't really tell. You are joking right?


PT, many play that when the opponents are 'obviously' sacrificing, that a forcing pass applies even if we haven't shown any values. Double in this context would mean, I don't like my hand, bid at your own peril, and pass is essentially takeout. Partner is encouraged to bid or double (but not pass).
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Posted 2011-June-20, 15:32

Dbl. The rest is too much of a guess to me.
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Posted 2011-June-20, 15:57

View Postwhereagles, on 2011-June-20, 15:32, said:

Dbl. The rest is too much of a guess to me.

Dbl is no guaranteed winner, partner is allowed to be dealt AJx, AQ, xxx, AQxxx and you haven't actually beaten 5 yet. (Give opener xxxx, J109xxx, Axx, void and partner x, Kxxx KQxxx, xxx) extreme maybe, but don't assume you're getting rich out of this. Since it looks like opps only have 9-10 hearts between them missing some high honours, I think you can assume the 5 bidder has a long suit of his own which looks like diamonds, so they probably have quite a few tricks. It can be just as bad if partner has Axx and Qx or possibly Kx.
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Posted 2011-June-20, 18:31

Although it breaks a lot of rules of forcing pass, i think it makes sense to play this pass forcing.

We are talking about a hand where we did not establish the ownership of the hand

We are talking about a player's first pass to be forcing when his pd did not make a game forcing bid but a good limit hand which can be as light as 15 hcp.

On the other hand we (at least me seeing 10 hcp vs a pd who overcalled 2NT) know they are obviously saving.

I have 2 games left to me to play, 5 or 5 NT. Our side has 25-28 hcps, 2 games left available, and a fit to find at or above 5 level. And whats pd's honor ? Ax ? Kx ? AQ ? AK ? KQ ? KJ ? AJ ? Only thing i like among those is Ax.

How can i make a forcing pass after thinking/hesitating too much :P I'd DBL. I know we are very close to slam but i have too much doubts and when in doubt i am chicken. Most of these doubts could be cleared by a forcing pass, if i only could pass w/o hesitation. I dont think TD will buy the argument that this pass is obvious forcing for every player.

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Posted 2011-June-20, 19:30

I'm not passing. I bid 5, my best chance to show decent values with . I expect a double fit in the blacks and partner will have a high card for his bid so I expect to make.
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Posted 2011-June-20, 20:04

Yes, defending 5 could be our last plus score, but I would hate to go back to my teammates +100 while 11 or 12 tricks in a black suit are there for the taking. And there is no guarantee that we are going plus against 5.

I am bidding 5. It may be wrong, but anything could be wrong. If it is wrong, it doesn't rate to be very wrong.
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Posted 2011-June-21, 07:30

View PostArtK78, on 2011-June-20, 20:04, said:

I am bidding 5. It may be wrong, but anything could be wrong. If it is wrong, it doesn't rate to be very wrong.


Whether it is wrong or right, 5 is shutting down pd's cooperation.

Its like a 1 way street, no turning back. Pd will pass regardless of how many he has. If my options are limited to play 5 and 5 DBLed, i wld definetely go with DBL. What makes a "forcing pass" so attractive is, it involves pd in the decision process.

You may argue (and i would agree with u ) that DBL is no different than 5 when it comes to cooperation of pd. As i said if i cld solve the forcing pass situation and could pass without hesitation, i would go for it.
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