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Sleight of Hand / iac v acol hand 7 1st set: opinions please
« on: September 05, 2022, 11:08:20 AM »
All vul I was the dealer and passed
K9542
Q72
K
J862
Then:
1 - (1 ) - 3 - (?)
I was tempted to compete to 3 . Then I decided that this could easily go 2 off if partner has made the 1 level overcall on no more than AKxxx and an outsde ace.
So I passed. Then it went:
1 - (1 ) - 3 - (pass)
pass - (3 ) - pass - (?)
I think that I should have bitten the bullet and raised to 4 . Instead I passed because I was obsessed by partner's failure to double.
First of all what would a double here be showing? To my mind a double here is a "power double) It is saying: Partner I have maximum strength for my overcall and if you do not have support for my hearts we could have a good penalty. And if you do have support for my hearts then if you have just a few points we are likley to have game in hearts.
Partner's hand was:
A86
K98643
A84
A
As can be seen 4 is an excellent contract and is made easily. I apologised to partner for being chicken. Nevertheless, is partner's rebid of 3 the best bid? Had the heart suit been only a 5 carder I think that there is no question that the power double is better. Partner's broken 6 card suit is very risky to overcall at the 3 level vulnerable and maybe double would still have been a better bid as it gives me more options.
Of course had partner doubled, then with 3 card support I would obviously raise to 4 .
Opinions please?
K9542
Q72
K
J862
Then:
1 - (1 ) - 3 - (?)
I was tempted to compete to 3 . Then I decided that this could easily go 2 off if partner has made the 1 level overcall on no more than AKxxx and an outsde ace.
So I passed. Then it went:
1 - (1 ) - 3 - (pass)
pass - (3 ) - pass - (?)
I think that I should have bitten the bullet and raised to 4 . Instead I passed because I was obsessed by partner's failure to double.
First of all what would a double here be showing? To my mind a double here is a "power double) It is saying: Partner I have maximum strength for my overcall and if you do not have support for my hearts we could have a good penalty. And if you do have support for my hearts then if you have just a few points we are likley to have game in hearts.
Partner's hand was:
A86
K98643
A84
A
As can be seen 4 is an excellent contract and is made easily. I apologised to partner for being chicken. Nevertheless, is partner's rebid of 3 the best bid? Had the heart suit been only a 5 carder I think that there is no question that the power double is better. Partner's broken 6 card suit is very risky to overcall at the 3 level vulnerable and maybe double would still have been a better bid as it gives me more options.
Of course had partner doubled, then with 3 card support I would obviously raise to 4 .
Opinions please?