BBO Discussion Forums: Another competitive bidding question - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Another competitive bidding question

#1 User is offline   S2000magic 

  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 439
  • Joined: 2011-November-11
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Yorba Linda, CA
  • Interests:magic, horseback riding, hiking, camping, F1 racing, bridge, mathematics, finance, teaching

Posted 2012-February-21, 13:45

White vs Red, again; you hold:

♠ K Q J 6 5 4 3
♥ 9
♦ ---
♣ A 8 7 5 3

RHO deals and opens 1♦.

What's your plan?
BCIII

"If you're driving [the Honda S2000] with the top up, the storm outside had better have a name."

Simplify the complicated side; don't complify the simplicated side.
0

#2 User is offline   ggwhiz 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,952
  • Joined: 2008-June-23
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2012-February-21, 14:01

I've had some success by walking the dog on reversed vul but would blast 4♠ here as my opps never think my hand can be this good.
When a deaf person goes to court is it still called a hearing?
What is baby oil made of?
0

#3 User is offline   ArtK78 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 7,786
  • Joined: 2004-September-05
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Galloway NJ USA
  • Interests:Bridge, Poker, participatory and spectator sports.
    Occupation - Tax Attorney in Atlantic City, NJ.

Posted 2012-February-21, 14:03

My plan is to bid 4♠. I do not intend to take any further action unless something very unusual occurs.
0

#4 User is offline   wyman 

  • Redoubling with gusto
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,712
  • Joined: 2009-October-19
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Las Vegas, NV
  • Interests:Math, Bridge, Beer. Often at the same time.

Posted 2012-February-21, 14:06

I don't like 4S as I need little from partner to make slam viable. On the other hand, I don't have enough defense to double. My heart shortness suggests that this will not pass out after I overcall 1S, so I'll start with that.
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg

"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
0

#5 User is offline   neilkaz 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,568
  • Joined: 2006-June-28
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Barrington IL USA
  • Interests:Backgammon, Bridge, Hockey

Posted 2012-February-21, 14:10

While I could miss a slam once in a while, this feels like a preempt to me with 1 red card and the opps having opened so I'll shoot out 4♠.
2

#6 User is offline   Cthulhu D 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,169
  • Joined: 2011-November-21
  • Gender:Not Telling
  • Location:Australia
  • Interests:Overbidding

Posted 2012-February-21, 18:14

If you had a gadget (2NT, dont ask why) that shows spades & another with a shapely 4 losers or better hand, would you use it? I'd probably try that, keeping slam options open. Without that I'm just bidding 4 spades, but I would bid 4 spades here on a significantly worse hand (e.g. without the A of clubs), so I'm not sure that is really a good idea.
0

#7 User is offline   frank0 

  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 472
  • Joined: 2011-April-17
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:US, Irvine CA

Posted 2012-February-21, 20:19

4♠, I play around with bbo hand generator and rarely see the hands you're side has slam. X can cause you lots of trouble if partner has ♥ suit(quite often). I think it's important to preempt opp on distribution hand so I still prefer 4♠ than 1♠
0

#8 User is offline   the hog 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 10,728
  • Joined: 2003-March-07
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Laos
  • Interests:Wagner and Bridge

Posted 2012-February-22, 01:37

This is too good for 4S. I bid 2NT to show a strong two suited hand. Not playing this, ie opposite a random pd I will bid 4S, but would bid again over 5D.
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
0

#9 User is offline   han 

  • Under bidder
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 11,797
  • Joined: 2004-July-25
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Posted 2012-February-22, 11:11

I think more good than bad things will happen by overcalling 4S. At matchpoints I think it is standout, at IMPs I would bid it as well.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

- hrothgar
0

#10 User is offline   Phil 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 10,092
  • Joined: 2008-December-11
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:North Texas, USA
  • Interests:Mountain Biking

Posted 2012-February-22, 11:32

4♠. I have a very good hand for this action at these colors.

The real problem comes on the next round.
Hi y'all!

Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
0
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users