From the Casual Game at BBO today. SAYC.
(On each hand EW vul, NS non-vul if it matters.)
(1) South deals and holds
KJxxx
AQx
Tx
AKx
North holds
xxx
KTxxxxx
x
xx
The auction is competitive:
S - W - N - E
1S 2D P 3D
3S P P 4D
P P 4H P
P P
Four Hearts makes, so perhaps "All's well that ends well."
But North's passes seem too timid. How should the bidding go?
(Would/should a first-round 3H bid by North mutate from
strong to preempt because of the over-call?)
(2) After two passes North opens 1C with
QJ7xx
-
-
AKQJ8xxx
South responds 1S and North, evidently not one
to waste time, bids Seven Clubs. South writes
"ridiculous" and removes himself from the game.
South has Axxx in spades; singleton King is on-side;
West scores his Spade Ten eventually as declarer
takes the percentage finesse.
I mention this hand because the all-black North hand
seems too thrilling not to preserve for posterity!
Given the low quality of Casual bidding at BBO,
I do not find North's gambling grand unreasonable.
Still I'd be interested in how experts might bid.
Cheers,
James
From the Casual Game at BBO today. SAYC.
(On each hand EW vul, NS non-vul if it matters.)
(1) South deals and holds
KJxxx
AQx
Tx
AKx
North holds
xxx
KTxxxxx
x
xx
The auction is competitive:
S - W - N - E
1S 2D P 3D
3S P P 4D
P P 4H P
P P
Four Hearts makes, so perhaps "All's well that ends well."
But North's passes seem too timid. How should the bidding go?
(Would/should a first-round 3H bid by North mutate from
strong to preempt because of the over-call?)
I would open 1N with South and Texas transfer with North(4D->4H). If you >think South is too strong for 1N, reasonable, I'd double 3D; I have no
idea what 3S is supposed to be. North's bidding is reasonable.
From the Casual Game at BBO today. SAYC.
(On each hand EW vul, NS non-vul if it matters.)
(1) South deals and holds
KJxxx
AQx
Tx
AKx
North holds
xxx
KTxxxxx
x
xx
The auction is competitive:
S - W - N - E
1S 2D P 3D
3S P P 4D
P P 4H P
P P
On Friday, August 4, 2023 at 9:55:45 AM UTC-4, James Dow Allen wrote:
From the Casual Game at BBO today. SAYC.
(On each hand EW vul, NS non-vul if it matters.)
(1) South deals and holdsSouth's 3S bid is unspeakable. The normal result is playing a 5-1 fit instead of a 5-3 or 6-3 etc.
KJxxx
AQx
Tx
AKx
North holds
xxx
KTxxxxx
x
xx
The auction is competitive:
S - W - N - E
1S 2D P 3D
3S P P 4D
P P 4H P
P P
The only downside of doubling is the fear that North will pass out of fear of bidding. But it's not for money.
(Of course, South should open 1NT. What did they plan to do after a 1NT response?)
On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 4:06:49 PM UTC-5, judyo...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, August 4, 2023 at 9:55:45 AM UTC-4, James Dow Allen wrote:(3) an easy continuation after 1S-1NT is 2C which, in 2/1 Forcing, can be bid with three clubs
From the Casual Game at BBO today. SAYC.
(On each hand EW vul, NS non-vul if it matters.)
"You are not playing 1NT forcing."The original post said SAYC.
I specified playing 2/1 Forcing, part of which is 1NT Forcing, so I don't know what you are talking about.
"they should give false preference to spades only when they are happy if opener bids on"
By responding 1NT over 1S, he has limited his HCP to 12 and his number of spades to two.
By next bidding 2S instead of passing 2C, responder shows fewer than five clubs, meaning he has to have 4+ diamonds or 4+ hearts.
When he skips over those suits to show his two spades, he limits his HCP to <10.
Knowing all that, opener should bid on over 2S only if he has the HCP to do so, in which case yes, responder should be happy for opener to bid on.
"You are not playing 1NT forcing."
I specified playing 2/1 Forcing, part of which is 1NT Forcing, so I don't know >what you are talking about.
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