BBO Discussion Forums: defense to mini/weak nt - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

  • 2 Pages +
  • 1
  • 2
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

defense to mini/weak nt

Poll: which do you play? (16 member(s) have cast votes)

which do you play?

  1. capp (2 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  2. dont (1 votes [6.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.25%

  3. hello (2 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  4. natural (3 votes [18.75%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.75%

  5. other (8 votes [50.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

Vote Guests cannot vote

#21 User is offline   luke warm 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 6,951
  • Joined: 2003-September-07
  • Gender:Male
  • Interests:Bridge, poker, politics

Posted 2004-June-12, 14:13

hand 3


Scoring: IMP


West North East South

 Pass  1♥    1NT   2♥
 3♥    Pass  3NT   Pass
 Pass  Pass  

on this hand, e/w ended up making 3nt.. would it have been any different had north opened 1nt rather than 1h? if east x's, south bids 2h showing the majors (the way i play).. whatcha think, what does east do and how would the bidding likely go.. btw, if east bids anything other than x, south passes
"Paul Krugman is a stupid person's idea of what a smart person sounds like." Newt Gingrich (paraphrased)
0

#22 User is offline   red dwarf 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 19
  • Joined: 2004-June-04
  • Location:england

Posted 2004-June-13, 06:54

I play pin point astro, so on first hand i would bid 2♥ to show both majors, on hand 2 i pass. Also on hand 1 if sat west and east opens 1NT and no interference from south i bid 2NT showing exactly 12 points, although i prefer it to show 11-12 and save 2♠ (11points)for minor transfer,
0

#23 User is offline   Free 

  • mmm Duvel
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 10,728
  • Joined: 2003-July-30
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Belgium
  • Interests:Duvel, Whisky

Posted 2004-June-13, 08:24

luke warm, on Jun 12 2004, 09:13 PM, said:

hand 3


Scoring: IMP


West North East South

 Pass  1♥    1NT   2♥
 3♥    Pass  3NT   Pass
 Pass  Pass  

on this hand, e/w ended up making 3nt.. would it have been any different had north opened 1nt rather than 1h? if east x's, south bids 2h showing the majors (the way i play).. whatcha think, what does east do and how would the bidding likely go.. btw, if east bids anything other than x, south passes

If you open this one 1NT in North you'll lose bigtime! Whatever you play it's gonna be doubled -2 or more, no doubt since EW has the HCP and NS is unfavorable Vulnerability :unsure:
"It may be rude to leave to go to the bathroom, but it's downright stupid to sit there and piss yourself" - blackshoe
0

#24 User is offline   1eyedjack 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 6,575
  • Joined: 2004-March-12
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:UK

Posted 2004-June-13, 08:36

Free, on Jun 13 2004, 09:24 AM, said:

If you open this one 1NT in North you'll lose bigtime!
Such certainty! I would have opened it 1NT.

Free, on Jun 13 2004, 09:24 AM, said:

Whatever you play it's gonna be doubled -2 or more
I will end up in 2H (doubled or otherwise) if I am allowed to declare. If E/W have the confidence to defend a 9 card fit doubled at the 2 level (at any vul) for 500 then they deserve the microscopic 3IMP gain that they will get on this hand. Colours are for children.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.

Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mPosted ImagesPosted ImagetPosted Imager-mPosted ImagendPosted Imageing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.

"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"

"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
0

#25 User is offline   luke warm 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 6,951
  • Joined: 2003-September-07
  • Gender:Male
  • Interests:Bridge, poker, politics

Posted 2004-June-13, 08:52

i'd also open 1nt and be in 2H after any double, and frankly i'd feel fine there.. i don't expect that to happen, tho... should go 1nt (x) 2h (x) p (2 or 3nt).. it's even possible for east to bid 2nt instead of 3 (after all, south *could* have 10, 11 points himself), in which case west would likely pass
"Paul Krugman is a stupid person's idea of what a smart person sounds like." Newt Gingrich (paraphrased)
0
  • 2 Pages +
  • 1
  • 2
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

13 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 13 guests, 0 anonymous users