[nige1]

Five problems from a teams match last night on which I made unsuccessful calls. Your system is sophisticated 2/1. Opponents have the advantage of simple natural Acol with 4 card majors. But try to do your best in the adverse circumstances. If you can be bothered I would appreciate marks out of 10 for the calls that you consider.

1. Your reply? e.g. P or 2♣ or 2N(=♦) or 3N

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2. Over 3♥, your call? e.g. P or X ( = Responsive) or 3♠ or 4♠
3. Over 4♥, your call e.g.P or X ( = Penalty) or 4♠ .

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4. Your call? e.g. P or 1N or 2♠ .

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5. Your call? e.g. P or XX ( = ♣A/K/Q) or 2♦ or 2♥

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This post has been edited by nige1: 2011-September-30, 14:55

[hrothgar]

Hand 1:

It's IMPs and we're red.

I'm really torn between pass and inviting 3NT.
Those minor suit 10s and 8s are big cards.

I think that I have just barely enough to invite.
Mark me down for 2♣, followed by 2NT

Scores:

2C = 8
Pass = 7
3N = 4
2N = 2



Hand 3:

3 Spades followed by pass

Hand 3:

I can't imagine making game opposite a passed hand.
I hold the master suit and am happy to support spades if it provides necessary.
Showing support via a raise is probably will (very likely) inspire a balancing action

I Pass

Scores

P = 8
2S = 5
1N = 2

Hand 4:

Partner made a red overcall

Converting the double is going to be tricky, especially with the clubs sitting over opener.

Once again, I pass

Scores

P = 9
2D = 4
2H = 3

[ArtK78]

1) Pass. Why am I acting on a balanced 7 count? This is basic stuff.

2) 3♠ over 3♥. Pass over 4♥. Partner heard me bid 3♠. That is what my hand was worth.

3) I have a full opening bid with 4 card spade support. I bid 2♠.

4) Since redouble does not show the other two suits, I pass. There is no reason to believe that I should run, and there is certainly no reason to believe that 2 of a red suit will do any better (or worse) than 2♣. There is also no reason to believe that 2♣x will be the final contract.

[kenrexford]

1: Pass. If bidding works, partner probably should not have opened 1NT, IMO. Passing also makes it easier to balance (1NT-P-P-2♥-P-P-2♠!
2: 3♠
3: P
4: P, but because my partenrs open garbage.
5: P

[pooltuna]

1] P=10; 2NT=5; 3NT=3
2] 3♠= 10; 4♠=4; X=3; P=1
3] P=10; 4♠=3; X=3
4] P=10; 1NT=0; 2♠=5
5] P=10; XX=0; 2♦=2; 2♥=2

[han]

lol

[nige1]

Thank you for your comments. Just for interest, the winning actions would have been...

• 3N or any game try. (I passed. Partner had a poor 17 count and 3N would have made -- but I got my hand slightly wrong (sorry). I'm told that the knave was in ♠ not ♣. I've altered the OP. I accept that this change may tip the balance).
• 4♠. (but I bid 3♠ which is OK in practice. Partner has ♠ ATxx ♥ Qx ♦ xx ♣ AQxxx).
• 4♠ (same as 2. I passed opponent's 4♥, which made on a ♠ lead. We can easily make 4♠)
• Pass (but I raised to 2♠ -- one off against good defence).
• 2♥ or 2♦. (I passed 2♣X and so did LHO and partner. Partner held a good six card club suit but was still defeated for -500)

[jmcw]

1. 2♣
2. 4♠ immediately
4. 2♠ can live with pass.
5. Pass

[whereagles]

1. Pass wtp?

2/3. 3S seems ok. Now pass. You already streched to bid 3S, what more do you want? Pard is likely to have 2-3 hearts, in which case his dbl is a good min or better and is not even guaranteed to have 4 spades! He just about has them set while you're unlikely to make 4S. And if pard happens to come up with a trump trick, you're going -300 vs 200 or so.

4. 1NT. Me hoggie, ha!

5. I don't like the looks of this. 2♦.

[whereagles]

nige1, on 2011-September-30, 15:18, said:

the winning actions would have been...
1. 3N or any game try. (I passed. Partner had a poor 17 count and 3N would have made

warning: kenrexford mode ON

It's not unusual that you sometimes make game on 7-counts with decent 5-card suit if the hands fit. Playing 5-card major stayman you can perhaps agree that

1NT 2C
2D 2NT

is an invite with 5 in a minor.

/ken mode OFF

[Zelandakh]

Then what do you bid with an invite and 4-4 majors, Mr Eagles?

[P_Marlowe]

#1 Pass
#2 3S
#3 Pass
#4 2S
#5 Pass

[whereagles]

Zelandakh, on 2011-October-03, 07:10, said:

Then what do you bid with an invite and 4-4 majors, Mr Eagles?

Well, you could perhaps bid

1NT 2C
2D 2H (4+ hearts, invite)

Opener then either passes/supports with 3+ hearts or bids spades with 4. I think there's some version of Klinger's keri gadget that bid 44s this way. But ok, I confess I haven't given the matter much thought. I leave it to Ken