BBO Discussion Forums: How to force? - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

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

How to force?

#21 User is offline   rduran1216 

  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 815
  • Joined: 2009-August-31

Posted 2010-December-19, 00:41

 matmat, on 2010-December-18, 17:25, said:

I suppose if your partner is hard of hearing, which is quite likely as he is 85, you might have to shout "forcing" when placing the 1 card on the table.


Fantastic post hahahaha.
Aaron Jones Unit 557

www.longbeachbridge.com
0

#22 User is offline   mike777 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 17,306
  • Joined: 2003-October-07
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2010-December-19, 00:51

 matmat, on 2010-December-18, 17:25, said:

I suppose if your partner is hard of hearing, which is quite likely as he is 85, you might have to shout "forcing" when placing the 1 card on the table.



I think this is very unfair.......it is common to play 1s as nf even in bws.



Granted on this deal and most others pard will rebid.
0

#23 User is offline   pooltuna 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,814
  • Joined: 2009-July-23
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:New Orleans

Posted 2010-December-19, 08:59

 rduran1216, on 2010-December-17, 19:44, said:

Slight snag, 1S isn't forcing for your partnership in this problem, and 2S meaning is undiscussed, and ur partner is 85 and has already made a negative dbl with a 6 count 4243 after 1H 2C x...so this problem gets uglier



okay since I can't abstain (BWS is like a bible) you are forced to call 2 and If that is your only forcing call you cannot play that as necessarily promising a fit.
"Tell me of your home world, Usul"
the Freman, Chani from the move "Dune"

"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."

George Bernard Shaw
0

#24 User is offline   mtvesuvius 

  • Vesuvius the Violent Volcano
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,216
  • Joined: 2008-December-04
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Tampa-Area, Florida
  • Interests:SLEEPING

Posted 2010-December-19, 12:40

 mike777, on 2010-December-19, 00:51, said:

I think this is very unfair.......it is common to play 1s as nf even in bws.



Granted on this deal and most others pard will rebid.

Apparently you have NO sense of humour.
Yay for the "Ignored Users" feature!
0

#25 User is offline   dake50 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 2,211
  • Joined: 2006-April-22

Posted 2010-December-19, 17:05

What's my "I take control" bid after 1H overcall?
Hope some lower than 4N.
My partnership uses 2NT(as Ogust):
H-bad/H-good bal/H-good and short lo/mid/hi. Step for controls.
0

#26 User is offline   OleBerg 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,950
  • Joined: 2008-April-05
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Copenhagen
  • Interests:Model-Railways.

Posted 2010-December-20, 12:46

Disclaimer: Back in my usual acehole mode:

I am amazed anybody would play 1 as non-forcing???

Anyway, on all continuations I bid 6. No way I explore for 7 here, with such ambigious agreements.

(Yes, I love the word ambigious. Have loved it ever since somebody told me how to spell it.)
_____________________________________

Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.

Best Regards Ole Berg

_____________________________________

We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:

- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.


Gnasher
0

#27 User is offline   nige1 

  • 5-level belongs to me
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 9,128
  • Joined: 2004-August-30
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Glasgow Scotland
  • Interests:Poems Computers

Posted 2010-December-20, 13:14

 rduran1216, on 2010-December-17, 19:09, said:

AKJxxx Ax x AQxx
LHO opens 1D partner overcalls 1H and it gets passed to you.
So you bid 2D (what else?) LHO passes, then partner bids 3H, now what?
If you bid 2S originally over 1H, partner will bid 3S, now what?

 rduran1216, on 2010-December-17, 19:44, said:

Slight snag, 1S isn't forcing for your partnership in this problem, and 2S meaning is undiscussed, and ur partner is 85 and has already made a negative dbl with a 6 count 4243 after 1H 2C x...so this problem gets uglier
IMO
  • Over 1, 2 = 10, 2 = 6.
  • Now 6 = 10, 4 = 8, 4N = 7.

0

#28 User is offline   gnasher 

  • Andy Bowles
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 11,993
  • Joined: 2007-May-03
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:London, UK

Posted 2010-December-20, 14:01

 OleBerg, on 2010-December-20, 12:46, said:

I am amazed anybody would play 1 as non-forcing???

Maybe these people aren't anybody:
Lauria-Versace
Meckstroth-Rodwell
Berkowitz-Cohen
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
0

#29 User is offline   OleBerg 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,950
  • Joined: 2008-April-05
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Copenhagen
  • Interests:Model-Railways.

Posted 2010-December-23, 07:00

 gnasher, on 2010-December-20, 14:01, said:

Maybe these people aren't anybody:
Lauria-Versace
Meckstroth-Rodwell
Berkowitz-Cohen


Who? :P

But thruthfully I haven't given it any real thougth.

Guess I'm indoctrinated with the cuebid guaranteing support, and seeing little use for a NF 1 bid.
_____________________________________

Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.

Best Regards Ole Berg

_____________________________________

We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:

- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.


Gnasher
0

#30 User is offline   whereagles 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 14,900
  • Joined: 2004-May-11
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal
  • Interests:Everything!

Posted 2010-December-23, 09:11

After I know pard has 6 hearts, just check for keys and bid slam.
0

#31 User is offline   tolvyrj 

  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 175
  • Joined: 2003-October-20

Posted 2010-December-25, 19:52

After 3H bid over 2D cue solves one problem, H will be trumps. How old u said he is 85?; ok that solves another problem, im not going to ask aces or controls or anything for that matter. Hmmmmm..... 6H comes into my mind, ill bid that. Oh it went 3 down dbled, i will buy another drink for me and my partner and that will solve that problem, this is a simple game for simple people.
0

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

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users