Comments on: A Problem Area http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/ Contract Bridge Themes with a Midwest Accent! Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Brenda Tighe http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-87 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:03:03 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-87 Yes, but what would Mrs. Guggenheim do? :-D From Jeff's little sister, Brenda (Hi, Bill and Phil!) Yes, but what would Mrs. Guggenheim do? :-D

From Jeff’s little sister, Brenda (Hi, Bill and Phil!)

]]> by: Phil Warden http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-16 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:45:23 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-16 I think that I have enough defence to reopen with a dbl. Whether or not to bid 2H over 2D is debatable. I doubt we miss a game or much of a heart fit. It seems most likely that partner would have at least 9 cards in the minors. (I think dbl. is a must with Bill Wickhams 6 card spade suit hand.) I can agree with Jeff about possibly having lesser values to freely bid the lower ranking suit that dbl. does not show. I think that I have enough defence to reopen with a dbl. Whether or not to bid 2H over 2D is debatable. I doubt we miss a game or much of a heart fit. It seems most likely that partner would have at least 9 cards in the minors.

(I think dbl. is a must with Bill Wickhams 6 card spade suit hand.)
I can agree with Jeff about possibly having lesser values to freely bid the lower ranking suit that dbl. does not show.

]]> by: Josh Sher http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-15 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:43:55 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-15 2H. Dbl then correcting 2D to 2H is an overbid (move the club Q somewhere useful and it becomes close, but still not good enough). 2H. Dbl then correcting 2D to 2H is an overbid (move the club Q somewhere useful and it becomes close, but still not good enough).

]]> by: Collins http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-14 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:43:24 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-14 I double. If partner bids 2D then I bid 2H. This is a slight overbid but it best shows the shape of my hand. I will not be all that surpised if partner passes. After all LHO was not strong enough to double and then bid clubs. So there are ~10HCp un accounted for. If they are split between P and RHO then I can do OK in the major for which partner has least intolerance. I double. If partner bids 2D then I bid 2H. This is a slight overbid but it best shows the shape of my hand.

I will not be all that surpised if partner passes.
After all LHO was not strong enough to double and then bid clubs. So there are ~10HCp un accounted for. If they are split between P and RHO then I can do OK in the major for which partner has least intolerance.

]]> by: Bill Wickham http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-13 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:43:04 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2006/02/04/a-problem-area/#comment-13 After partner opened 1H and LHO overcalled 2C I would (cheerfully) make a one-suited double holding KJ8xxx-xx-Kxx-xx and I see that this does not fit with "Phil's thinking" as described above. Is this type of hand an additional either or, or would an action other than doubel be best? (like pass or 2S). As for the given hand why would you not re-open with a double - you can easily and descriptively handle any action partner takes - and if partner passes for penalties you should be delighted. After partner opened 1H and LHO overcalled 2C I would (cheerfully) make a one-suited double holding KJ8xxx-xx-Kxx-xx and I see that this does not fit with “Phil’s thinking” as described above. Is this type of hand an additional either or, or would an action other than doubel be best? (like pass or 2S).

As for the given hand why would you not re-open with a double - you can easily and descriptively handle any action partner takes - and if partner passes for penalties you should be delighted.

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