The particular hand is
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without,
what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that
would not be the same without the spade Q?
Carl
Your next bid is easy: 3H which is game forcing in Hs and slam interest.
Your partnership has 37 HC so 7NT is probable but tske your time.
Tom
On Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 7:55:03 PM UTC-4, Tom wrote:
Your next bid is easy: 3H which is game forcing in Hs and slam
interest. Your partnership has 37 HC so 7NT is probable but tske your
time. Tom
Indeed, the next bid is easy. So what? What is your plan over each plausible rebid after that?
In particular, when do you plan to show your power? Will you *ever*
be able to show your power?
This is not a quiz. I suspect that no matter what happens, you will
have to take control. But this is a hand whee you would like to show
your power and let opener take control. For the 5332 to take control
is just a guess.
If at each round you just get past the current, you will find the
auction at 5H with no confidence that your partner knows how strong
you are.
Because of suit ranks, you probably won't know whether he has the
spade king. (So maybe you should have bid 3S instead of 3H.)
You will never have shown the power of your club suit.
And you would have bid the same way without the spade queen.
"judyorcarl@verizon.net" <judyorcarl@gmail.com> wrote in news:46bb0c36-3474-43fc-ac0f-b2e4cdff3b49n@googlegroups.com:
The particular hand is
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without,
what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that
would not be the same without the spade Q?
Carl
Your next bid is easy: 3H which is game forcing in Hs and slam interest.
Your partnership has 37 HC so 7NT is probable but tske your time.
Tom
The particular hand is1H-2C; 2N-5N; Forcing, Invite to 7, depends on 12-14/18-19 or values
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without, what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that would not be the same without the spade Q?
Carl
The particular hand is
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without, what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that
would not be the same without the spade Q?
In article <46bb0c36-3474-43fc...@googlegroups.com>,
judyo...@verizon.net <judyo...@gmail.com> wrote:
The particular hand is
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without, what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction thatAs mentioned, 3H is an easy bid here. Now we hope that partner has
would not be the same without the spade Q?
the SK and can control bid it: then we bid either 3NT or 4C, whichever
one we have agreed denotes a serious slam try.
Alternatively, if partner _doesn't_ have a spade control, then partner
will show a serious or frivolous slam try. Opposite a serious slam
try, we will drive to 6 (maybe even to 7, since a serious slam try
must surely include the CQ) and opposite a frivolous one we'll show
a serious one.
Hopefully, if partner bids 4C we have a Last Train 4D available.
Serious/Frivolous 3NT was invented for precisely this kind of hand.
If we aren't playing that or Last Train, well then we accept that
on some hands we can force to game but not show extras and will
sometimes miss slam. There were several notorious deals in the '70s
and '80s when 2/1 was being developed where that happened.
--
David Goldfarb | "Oh, death from on high. Neat."
goldf...@gmail.com | -- Tom Servo, Mystery Science Theater 3000 gold...@ocf.berkeley.edu | "Gamera"
The particular hand isPresumably, opener can have a semi-balanced minimum, like
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without, what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that would not be the same without the spade Q?
Carl
The particular hand is
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without, what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that would not be the same without the spade Q?
Carl
On Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 4:34:49 PM UTC-7, judyo...@verizon.net wrote:Raises (1 round force, limit or better) and fit-Showing Jumps (game force). With the example hand, partner knows that you have a strong club suit and a fit with hearts. Partner now bids 3H with an average hand or better (which allows you to show your
The particular hand is
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without, what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that would not be the same without the spade Q?
CarlThe weakness (My opinion) with 2/1 is that partner never is sure what trump is, how good is your trump support (if it exists), and the extent of your potential slam interest, when you respond with a vague 2/1. My solution is to play Inverted Major Suit
On Monday, January 11, 2021 at 10:42:55 AM UTC-5, kingfish wrote:Suit Raises (1 round force, limit or better) and fit-Showing Jumps (game force). With the example hand, partner knows that you have a strong club suit and a fit with hearts. Partner now bids 3H with an average hand or better (which allows you to show
On Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 4:34:49 PM UTC-7, judyo...@verizon.net wrote:
The particular hand is
AQ10
Kxx
xx
AKJxx
facing a 1H opening. With strong jump shifts, it's easy. Without, what?
Opener rebids 2NT to the 2C response. Can you find an auction that would not be the same without the spade Q?
CarlThe weakness (My opinion) with 2/1 is that partner never is sure what trump is, how good is your trump support (if it exists), and the extent of your potential slam interest, when you respond with a vague 2/1. My solution is to play Inverted Major
If I understand your proposed auction, responder makes no effort to show his power.
He just plans to place the contract, based on whatever description opener is willing to give. And not necessarily in hearts.
In effect, it's a relay auction.
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