Trinidad, on 2013-October-29, 07:39, said:
It may have been a pretty stupid pass from 3rd hand. But you should accept the presents that you are getting. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
If you have this hand in the pass out seat, you can expect that you are handed a present.
Rik
If you have this hand in the pass out seat, you can expect that you are handed a present.
Rik
My point was different. I was basing my judgement on partner's actual hand. Normally I expect partner to be stronger than just A-A-K, so 1♠ will work better. But probably it will still work out fine on the actual hand too, since I don't think opps will bid to 4♥ if it starts 1♣-p-p-1♠. So +140 (or +620 if partner has a bit more) is probably much better than -70 or +50 or whatever.
If I have this hand in the pass-out seat, I do indeed feel like someone who got a present - I get to show my spade suit very cheaply (compare it to 1♣-p-1NT-?).