would you balance?
#1
Posted 2011-April-26, 22:51
♠AKQ2 ♥Q ♦AJT872 ♣97
Your bid?
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
#2
Posted 2011-April-26, 23:21
I hate collecting 50's on these kind of hands or missing vulnerable games, but any positive move we make could send the auction out of hand. Plus, E-W could have a good heart (or club) fit for all we know.
I suppose I would pass. Not happy about it at all.
#3
Posted 2011-April-27, 04:44
It's a near-certainty LHO has a balanced hand with 4 diamonds, so he might be 12-14 or 18-19. In the first case you may or may not have game on; in the later case, you should definitely pass.
I didn't ran a sim, but odds seem to hint at passing.
#4
Posted 2011-April-27, 05:14
#5
Posted 2011-April-27, 06:00
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
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#6
Posted 2011-April-27, 06:22
#7
Posted 2011-April-27, 08:37
- hrothgar
#9
Posted 2011-April-27, 09:10
IMP cant ignore spade game need as little as xxxx Axxx Q xxxx have to bid 1S too much
risk of missing game with passs
#10
Posted 2011-April-27, 21:25
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
#11
Posted 2011-April-27, 22:05
4S looks playable.
If I bid 1S, he has S:xx H:A9xxx D:x C:9xxxx.
Even low partial fails.
I'm always lucky, I bid 1S.
#12
Posted 2011-April-28, 00:03
dake50, on 2011-April-27, 22:05, said:
4S looks playable.
If I bid 1S, he has S:xx H:A9xxx D:x C:9xxxx.
Even low partial fails.
I'm always lucky, I bid 1S.
My 50% finesse is off 9 out of 10 times.....
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
#13
Posted 2011-April-28, 01:49
Yu18772, on 2011-April-27, 21:25, said:
Tell partner to overcall?
#14
Posted 2011-April-28, 11:01
- hrothgar
#15
Posted 2011-April-28, 11:52
JLOGIC, on 2011-April-28, 01:49, said:
han, on 2011-April-28, 11:01, said:
I don't know which of you are being sarcastic here.
#16
Posted 2011-April-28, 14:00
- hrothgar
#17
Posted 2011-April-28, 15:50
Yu18772, on 2011-April-27, 21:25, said:
10 tricks in spades looks far off with this. +200 doesn't look too bad.
I wouldn't overcall red if my hearts were truly K-"x-x-x-x", but thats just me.
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#18
Posted 2011-April-28, 16:31
Phil, on 2011-April-28, 15:50, said:
We agree here. My requirements for a 1-level overcall are 8 HCP and K-10-x-x-x.
#19
Posted 2011-April-29, 01:24
phil_20686, on 2011-April-28, 11:52, said:
I wasn't and han was. However, we are pretty much 2 of the most aggressive 1 level overcallers in the world so it probably doesn't mean much.
#20
Posted 2011-April-29, 07:37
- hrothgar