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Posted 2021-April-01, 15:34
3N ?
I'll explain why I'm posting this later.
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Posted 2021-April-01, 15:56
What do we need to double a weak 1N? I can’t imagine merely bidding 2S here, not to mention that I don’t like natural overcalls.
Having bid 2S, 3N is pretty clear.
I suspect that there was some misinformation going on. However, that’s less likely in online bridge than ftf
Having bid 2S, 3N is pretty clear.
I suspect that there was some misinformation going on. However, that’s less likely in online bridge than ftf
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Posted 2021-April-01, 16:00
mikeh, on 2021-April-01, 15:56, said:
What do we need to double a weak 1N? I can’t imagine merely bidding 2S here, not to mention that I don’t like natural overcalls.
Having bid 2S, 3N is pretty clear.
I suspect that there was some misinformation going on. However, that’s less likely in online bridge than ftf
Having bid 2S, 3N is pretty clear.
I suspect that there was some misinformation going on. However, that’s less likely in online bridge than ftf
Online bridge, but with F2F alerting rules, and it's UI not MI.
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Posted 2021-April-01, 16:38
What actually happened was that your partner (correctly) alerted 2♠ as 5-4 spades and a minor either way round and then passed it - with a bad 1354 hand which was the "right" decision to field your misbid. 3♦ plays better but you're never going to stop there.
You may have looked uncomfortable when he explained your bid.
I have no idea how you sort this one out, fortunately they didn't take the chance we gave them to make 2♠ and we got most of the matchpoints anyway for 2♠-1, 3N-2 would be all of them.
You may have looked uncomfortable when he explained your bid.
I have no idea how you sort this one out, fortunately they didn't take the chance we gave them to make 2♠ and we got most of the matchpoints anyway for 2♠-1, 3N-2 would be all of them.
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Posted 2021-April-02, 02:44
Looking at it without the UI:
First of all I am assuming that there is no clear agreement with partner over whether 3♣ is forcing. With a normal overcall hand (i.e. less than 15 hcp), I expect to bid game over opposing 1NT only when our side has a trump fit. So in principle 3♣ is not forcing. The difficulty for me is that I would have doubled 1NT every day of the week.
However, you have taken a minority decision not to double 1NT, and could reasonably hope to have got 300+ by doing so (especially as the opps apparently cannot escape into Clubs). So you need game to beat the 300s. My answer is influenced by the fact that I play in a location where 12-14 is the usual 1NT range, and I play a penalty double. This may be less persuasive if most of the field plays 15-17?
With the UI, it's more difficult. My reasonable choices are 3NT and pass. I think the UI tips me off that 3NT is likely to be better than passing, so I'd pass.
First of all I am assuming that there is no clear agreement with partner over whether 3♣ is forcing. With a normal overcall hand (i.e. less than 15 hcp), I expect to bid game over opposing 1NT only when our side has a trump fit. So in principle 3♣ is not forcing. The difficulty for me is that I would have doubled 1NT every day of the week.
However, you have taken a minority decision not to double 1NT, and could reasonably hope to have got 300+ by doing so (especially as the opps apparently cannot escape into Clubs). So you need game to beat the 300s. My answer is influenced by the fact that I play in a location where 12-14 is the usual 1NT range, and I play a penalty double. This may be less persuasive if most of the field plays 15-17?
With the UI, it's more difficult. My reasonable choices are 3NT and pass. I think the UI tips me off that 3NT is likely to be better than passing, so I'd pass.
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