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A beginner's mistake?

#21 User is offline   Windboe 

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Posted 2014-March-28, 07:48

Can your P can have K,Jxxxx,Qxxxx,xx for an overcall?
In this case I would search a new P.
In the other case you have the smaller part of the blame.
But the lion's share of the fault takes your P.
He has to talk you out the third !D. He is the boss. He gives you the direction first, in second line the information.
Worse, seeing the !C menace - not knowing that you stop it - he has to signal ...not a Q, but the urgency to switch to !H.

The bid and the signal inform me, that your P likes the vagueness.
Not a Partner for me.
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Posted 2014-March-28, 11:36

Late breaking news, 1:30 pm EDT

Watching the Vandy on Vugraph i just heard Roland explaining that Fantoni "holds the record" by once overcalling on five to the Jack and an outside Queen!

When I learn to play the cards like Fantoni, maybe I will do that too.
Ken
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Posted 2014-March-28, 12:12

also, your teammates don't sound very nice
Videos of the worst bridge player ever playing bridge:
https://www.youtube....hungPlaysBridge
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Posted 2014-March-28, 12:47

View PostWindboe, on 2014-March-28, 07:48, said:

Can your P can have K,Jxxxx,Qxxxx,xx for an overcall?
In this case I would search a new P.
In the other case you have the smaller part of the blame.
But the lion's share of the fault takes your P.
He has to talk you out the third !D. He is the boss. He gives you the direction first, in second line the information.
Worse, seeing the !C menace - not knowing that you stop it - he has to signal ...not a Q, but the urgency to switch to !H.

The bid and the signal inform me, that your P likes the vagueness.
Not a Partner for me.

Welcome to the forums and a very nice first post that I agree with.
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Posted 2014-March-28, 15:06

View Postaguahombre, on 2014-March-27, 17:22, said:

With a mere 7-count and 5-5 reds, partner can take some charge for his 1H bid instead of the two-suited 2N. Oh, you play that it shows the minors??


We indeed play that 2NT shows the lowest unbid suits. So, he could have bid it, thus saving me from future "shifting" problems :rolleyes: . Even at favourable vulnerability, he probably judged his 7 hcp hand too light. And, yes, seeing the♥Q in dummy, I should have shown more thrust in the quality of his overcalls, instead of punishing him for his thoughtless signalling.
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Posted 2014-March-28, 17:52

I'm with wank. Believe your partner not your opponents. Get new teammates :)
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Posted 2014-April-03, 04:47

View Postneilkaz, on 2014-March-28, 12:47, said:

Welcome to the forums and a very nice first post that I agree with.


:)
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