tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769009808917053.post6788802655662573929..comments2023-10-04T11:43:14.036-05:00Comments on Mishaps at the Bridge Table: Can you trust the opponents?Lakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16177723973206020679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769009808917053.post-78514854975039716862012-08-25T19:14:16.033-05:002012-08-25T19:14:16.033-05:00Why should partner have length in spades? Granted...Why should partner have length in spades? Granted, I am expecting RHO to have fewer than four spades and for LHO to have fewer than five spades ... but that still seems to me to be a long way from expecting partner to have length in spades.<br /><br />After pass, my choice with South hand, West will rebid 2D and what will East do, given his weird choice to bid 1NT on the first round? For a good player, a second round 2S call would not show spades, but would instead show a super hand in support of diamonds.<br /><br />Perhaps I am being overly skeptical here, but since you say that the opponents are two good players in a club game, is it possible that East might have picked up something about your tendencies that caused him to lay a trap with the weird 1NT response?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402419741923703786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769009808917053.post-83183292421665896202012-08-23T13:04:00.111-05:002012-08-23T13:04:00.111-05:00Double, which shows a takeout double of one heart,...Double, which shows a takeout double of one heart, seems normal. Partner will tend to show four spades before a minor and then you find your fit. <br /><br />Bidding two spades directly gives LHO an easy penalty double if he hold five hearts and four spades.Paul Gipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564960646170455536noreply@blogger.com