[straube]

all imps

1. unfav Qx AQxxxx Axx xx 1S P 2S ? I.e. strong enough for 3H?

2. all vul K9x xx KQT9 KQJT 1H P 3H ? I.e. double? 3H was preemptive

3. all white Kx J9 KJTxxx T93 1D* (1S) 2D* P 2H P P ? 1D was artificial 10-15 and 2D showed hearts. You spaced doubling the artificial bid (well I did anyway). Pass now? Bid 2S or 3D?

[TWO4BRIDGE]

straube, on 2013-May-17, 09:30, said:

all imps

1. unfav Qx AQxxxx Axx xx 1S P 2S ? I.e. strong enough for 3H?

2. all vul K9x xx KQT9 KQJT 1H P 3H ? I.e. double? 3H was preemptive

3. all white Kx J9 KJTxxx T93 1D* (1S) 2D* P 2H P P ? 1D was artificial 10-15 and 2D showed hearts. You spaced doubling the artificial bid (well I did anyway). Pass now? Bid 2S or 3D?

I can't decipher the # 3 bidding ... are there some parentheses missing ?

1D* (1S) 2D* (P)
2H   ( P)   P   ( ? )

Kx J9 KJTxxx T93

[straube]

TWO4BRIDGE, on 2013-May-17, 09:55, said:

I can't decipher the # 3 bidding ... are there some parentheses missing ?

1D* (1S) 2D* (P)
2H   ( P)   P   ( ? )

Kx J9 KJTxxx T93

Yes that's right.

[broze]

1. Pass. Double by LHO will usually be an art game try so difficult to penalise but still too risky for me.

2. Clear pass. Pard can't bid 1♠.

3. 2♠. Part will not overcompete here with us having passed previously.

[broze]

duplicate

[JLOGIC]

1) Yes, easily

2) Agree with broze. Partner couldn't bid 1S so you don't really need to play in spades. 4 of a minor looks a long way off with no aces and a doubleton heart. It's still possible doubling could work esp if partner has a stiff heart but I think it's an anti-percentage action. I could see myself just being like woah a 14 count and short hearts I double! though lol.

3) I would bid 2S, even though the J9 of hearts probably argue against it. It is all white and if they have 8 hearts (which is likely) there is a reasonable chance I push them to 3H or something. If partner is 5-4 in the majors passing is right but it's not guarantee that both 2Ms are down so w/e.

[MrAce]

1-Yes

2-Double

3-I would double 2♦ (showing i have diamonds, if dbl of an artificial bid means that) Now i would bid 2♠

[Zelandakh]

1. Yes. This is the auction Ken gave some creativity to, providing a system that gives 2 ways of bidding 3♥ (direct = good; via 2NT = competitive) but here you have game interest so I think the good overcall is indicated anyway.
2. Assuming you overcall 1♠ reasonably aggressively, the upside to doubling here is smaller than the risk.
3. I think X of 2♦ should show ♠Hx here and is clear. Even if it showed diamonds I would do it. Having stepped in for the wine waiter I will try 2♠ since the vulnerability makes bidding too tempting. I think this sequence is usually showing a weaker hand with 3 small spades though.

[JLOGIC]

Zelandakh, on 2013-May-21, 04:36, said:

1. Yes. This is the auction Ken gave some creativity to, providing a system that gives 2 ways of bidding 3♥ (direct = good; via 2NT = competitive) but here you have game interest so I think the good overcall is indicated anyway.

Not sure if this should apply here since there's a pretty big risk of hearts getting blown out when it matters by for instance a 3S bid on your left. I prefer to just play 2N is H+minor here even though in other auctions I play what you said (like 1S X 2S p p X p 3H=good).

[Zelandakh]

Ken's suggestion was along the lines of:
(1♠) - P - (2♠)
==
X = 3-suited or both minors
2NT = overcall in a minor or competitive with hearts
3m = minor + hearts
3♥ = good heart overcall

the main idea being to get both suits into play immediately when holding the 2-suiter.

[JLOGIC]

Sorry, missed the Ken reference, lolreadingcomprehension.

Anyways, my point remains that I think having to bid 2N with a competitive hand in hearts is not great due to possible preemption. If I played that I'd rather just play 2N shows an overcall in a minor and always bid 3H with hearts.

[ahydra]

I'd wimp out and pass on the first one. The Qx of spades is very defensive and you've got no shape at all plus what looks like a rubbish suit (I take it you would have not put "x" for 10 or 9). Second one is closer - if only one of the small hearts was a small spade then we have an X, but as it stands I think I have to pass.

Third one I think we can squeeze out 2S, as much as I hate pretending to have a fit when we don't. Still, partner should know that given I didn't bid 2S on the first round.

ahydra

[Zelandakh]

JLOGIC, on 2013-May-21, 12:48, said:

If I played that I'd rather just play 2N shows an overcall in a minor and always bid 3H with hearts.

Even if the only heart hands in 2NT were those that you felt were too weak for an immediate 3♥ overcall? Or do you think this would end up being more useful for the opponents when they get to declare the hand then for us in trying to compete?