The auction and vulnerability is relevant, because I want to know of the partner of the overcaller had an opportunity to support clubs and if LHO would lead Ac with two black aces or if there was anything in the auction that would tell him that is not going to work.

I probably try and locate the Qh, seems better than ruffing a heart and hoping for the Q to drop.

W/W MPs

Starting with S.

2* - (3)- X- (p)
4 - (p) - 5 - (p)
6 - ap

* 10-13 HCP, 5+ unbalanced

Had an auction last night that I hope never to have to repeat

KQJx
Q5432
AKTx
void

Opened 1H, partner bid 3NT showing about what you think it shows, and I decided to bid 4D (bad? terrible?). That got 4S from partner, and I decided to pass! (If partner can't bid 4H, we probably have two losers, and he really has to have exactly three spades, he's getting the lead...)

Making on the nose despite a 5-1 trump split, but the patient died despite the successful operation as +430 was available in 3NT.

I hate 1M-3NT as 2 card support 13-15. Change it to exactly 3M(433) 13-15 choice of games.

Fun auction tonight. Playing with Mom(!) at the mentor mentee game at the club

K
KQTx
AQTx
KTxx

You open and it goes 1D-(2C)-3C-(Pass)

I did mention this was mentor mentee...and this auction even though we all know it should be diamond limit raise, is undiscussed...

You have game going values, no heart fit, no spade fit, no 9-card minor fit, what contract do you want to play?

At the club yesterday; matchpoints.

AJxxx
AQT

AQTxx

Auction with opponents silent throughout:

1 - 1NT
2 - 2
2 - 3
?

Partner is somewhere between expert and world class depending how you define the latter.

A) What is your call now?
B) Do you agree with my previous bids?


This is Pbal btw

I think I pass; partner said they have a weak hand with diamonds (presumably that's what that means), we said "hey we have extras" and more or less bid out our shape (we won't have 4 hearts here; we could have been 5314 instead), and he said "shut up already I have a weak hand with diamonds".

Going to ask a couple more actually just while I have both screens up. Same game.


1st Seat Unfavorable:

AKQJT
xxx
AKx
xx

1 - (3) - X - (5)
?



4th Seat Unfavorable

QT
KQT
Kxxx
xxxx

(p) - p - (1) - p
p - (2) - p - (p)
?

Everyone is passing, I assume? Just checking because sometimes I still don't understand mps too well.

1) puke-double
2) idk, I guess I double; if they got me with this auction they got me, and if partner psyched, oh well

I might pass only if RHO has that "oh **** what did I just do" look on their face.

Ah sorry I typo'd it's just gone p-1S-2S to you in the passout seat with p silent throughout

First one depends on what if any your agreements are - if you don't have an agreement I pass - I figure at these colours partner having made a takeout double at the 3 level opposite an opening hand is never going to let them play 5C undoubled so pass by me indicates that I don't have a reason to double like say holding club values or some minimum balanced type hand with no interest in bidding on

Second hand I remain confused about the auction - I am going to guess that you started in 3rd seat and partner passed as dealer and then your right hand opponent opened 1S and that got raised to 2S and passed back to you - assuming that is right I lead the king of hearts

Playing for MP's letting them play at the 2 level is generally not a great plan and you can take bigger risks than playing for imps to avoid that happening - double might be right - you might make 3 of a minor or go 1 off undoubled when you were otherwise conceding -110 for 2S making but with a crappy balanced 10 count with imperfect shape for a double more likely you go more than 1 off or they smash you at the 3 level in search of the magical mp score of 200 for 1 off

If I have the auction right then doubling at your first go is a better choice than doubling in the passout - that would be a dodgy action but partner will compete to the 3 level with the right hand and you are more comfortable selling to 2S when he doesn't have that hand (plus they will be less inclined to smash the final contract because you have had a stronger sounding auction so the possibility of going -100 against -110 is more likely to happen) - certainly an immediate double is a better way to take the bigger risk that playing for mp's affords you

Yeah, with the corrected auction I pass but doubling is one of those sick matchpoint things that might work; move the queen to clubs and I think it's a clearish double

+1

5/5914

http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tvi...17&u=babushkka

Guess if I taken a shot and bid the grand on 5 I would of gotten 1st, alas

I pass the diamond hand. I will support my partner in spirit and with HCP.
Where they interfere with 3c-5c I'm not sure pass is even forcing, so I double ("I had 17 HCP partner")
The last hand I really have garbage and I pass, That Qs is toilet paper and my shape is too

Well, if he has Axx Kx QJxx Axxx, I've been in a lot worse spots than 6D, and if he has the club queen instead and stretched (because really who bids 3NT here anyway) then I want to be in 5D making instead of 3NT going down.

if you ain't first, you're last

That is a really bad hand to bid 1H-3NT with just black aces as stoppers. It ought to be a hand that smells of 3NT with secondary values and double stoppers, not a hand with Aces and Kh.

Well, perhaps, but we're staring at KQJx of spades so obviously partner isn't on that page of the playbook to begin with.

don't most beginners know to bid 2C with this hand? why is this a conversation?

First place last night in MP pairs, 59%. Bit of a weaker field than usual but first time win. Woohoo!

DCOhio and I are going to take a shot at D11 flight B GNT next weekend. Looking to possibly have a POG match in the next week.

I can play online whenever and probably always find a partner too. I'm also doing GNTs again this year (will probably win our qualifier - flight C) so if you win I will see y'all in Toronto too.

Well... Chuckles and I played well... unfortunately it was teams of 4...

IMPs, all Vul

2NT-(3H)-P-(P)
X-(P)-?

74
872
7643
7432