Ordering Up From Third Seat
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:52 pm
We all know that ordering the dealer up from third seat is a dangerous proposition. As such, you need to have a very strong hand to even try. I'm curious though what you all think is needed to order up.
This came up in a game I was playing earlier today. I'm in third seat holding this:
Upcard is the .
First two seats passed and it came to me. I had to take a few minutes to figure out how to play this. Yes, I have four trumps, but I'd be ordering one up to the dealer and if my partner is void in trumps then I could be in real trouble if I call.
Ultimately, I pass. This would be pretty much a no brainer call from any other position, but I could also see this going very badly. Plus, with my holding, I figured that they aren't going to be making more than one point at best and my partner has first order if dealer turns down (which I thought was pretty likely).
What actually happened is that dealer also passed, my partner calls a weak clubs hand and we end up making a point.
The score was 3-1 here in our favor, so I didn't think trying the hail mary loner made sense.
I'm curious though, do you guys think I made the right call or would you have ordered this?
This came up in a game I was playing earlier today. I'm in third seat holding this:
Upcard is the .
First two seats passed and it came to me. I had to take a few minutes to figure out how to play this. Yes, I have four trumps, but I'd be ordering one up to the dealer and if my partner is void in trumps then I could be in real trouble if I call.
Ultimately, I pass. This would be pretty much a no brainer call from any other position, but I could also see this going very badly. Plus, with my holding, I figured that they aren't going to be making more than one point at best and my partner has first order if dealer turns down (which I thought was pretty likely).
What actually happened is that dealer also passed, my partner calls a weak clubs hand and we end up making a point.
The score was 3-1 here in our favor, so I didn't think trying the hail mary loner made sense.
I'm curious though, do you guys think I made the right call or would you have ordered this?