lalldonn, on 2012-July-02, 14:14, said:
I thought this was a X or 3♣ question, I never considered passing honestly.
Its an alternative for me (obviously since i passed)
I am definetely not advocating the pass but here is what went thru my mind, Josh.
- Pass and miss a game in teams, eventhough pd and i are likely to hold at most 22-23 hcp with my hand being balanced and in front of opener. But possible.
- Bid 3
♣, which normally requires 6 card club or a hand with 5 clubs that i can not possibly pass. And take some serious risk at these colors. I didnt think this hand was such a gem.
- DBL and hope pd bids one of my 2 suits, and play there or drag opponents to 3 level instead of letting them play a comfy 2
♠. With the risk of playing 3
♦, sometimes doubled.
Now i am not scared of bailing 800 or 1100 now and then but on this one i thought, rightly or wrongly, it doesnt worth it.
At the end of the day opener had minimum in hcp but 5-5 hand, responder had 5 hcp, and pd had 8 hcp with clubs, still all we could make was nothing but 3 clubs. Opener jumped to 4
♠ anyway and went down.