Bidding query
Me partner and I play strong and 5. Last night, I was sitting West, and with North the dealer, it went pass, pass, 1 spade, I am sitting with a 12 count and AK to four spades, and overcalled 1NT, my partner explained that this was 15-17, and I said it was 11-14 in the protective position. Who is right please?
Comments
In the bidding you describe, (you are now in the direct position) so 15-17 points would seem a reasonable agreement to bid 1NT.
You say you are in the protective seat, but that’s not the case here. If it had been North who had opened 1S, followed by 2 passes, then you are in the protective seat, as, if you pass the auction will finish. In that instance, your 1NT bid of 1NT is commonly agreed as say 11-14 points.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards Steve.
Steve
Thank you for your speedy reply. I obviously got this one wrong, but at the table, 1S passed out, down 1, would have been a bottom for us, but my partner, thinking I had 15-17, bid diamonds which was passed out for a top for us. So, wrong bid, right result. Once again, thank you.