Re: bad judgment or bad luck?

Charles Brenner wrote:
> On May 7, 7:07 pm, Bob Lipton <boblip...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Charles Brenner wrote:
>>> Cavendish teams (IMP), vul vs not.
>>> South deals.
>>> South holds.
>>> x
>>> AK10x
>>> KQ10x
>>> AJxx
>>> The system includes 4 card majors but not with this hand:
>>> 1D    (2S)  pass  pass
>>> dbl   pass  3C    pass
>>> ?
>>> Under each of these four scenarios, is it bad judgment or bad luck?
>>> A. You, South, bid but pass was the winner.
>>> B. You, South, pass but bidding was the winner.
>>> C. Your partner, South, bid but pass was the winner.
>>> D. Your partner, South, passed but bidding was the winner.
>>> Charles
>> These decisions are tied up in the question of what a minimum reopening
>> double would be for your hand. Were an ace replaced with a small card
in
>> the same suit, would it be the same? What if you had held one fewer
>> heart or club and one more spade?  Without those questions answered,
>> your scenarios are too vague to consider.
>>
>> Bob
> 
> I expect any 1444 worth opening is worth re-opening here (pending
> howls of contradiction by better players) so yes, you could be an ace
> lighter.
> 


In that case you must bid on unless you are playing some sort of 2NT 
call that would show eight eight points.  If you are playing Western Cue 
Bids, you cannot bid 3S, which otherwise would be your normal call. 
Otherwise you must bid 4C.

Bob