You play Bergen Raises where 1M-3C is a simple raise (6-10) with 4+
cards and 1M-3D is a limit raise (11-12) with 4+ cards. Is there much
gained (if anything) in reversing the meaning of these raises and
playing Reverse Bergen Raises?
It appears that that on the auction 1S-3C room is gained for slam
bidding investigation when this raise becomes the limit raise. What is
the "usual" meaning of opener's non-jump new suit rebids and 3NT after
1S-3C? Also, what should responder do?
Here are 4 limit raise hands that you hold. After 1S-3C what's your
bid as responder after opener has made a non-jump new suit rebid or
3NT?
From Eddie Kantar (from an early version of RKB)-
(1) T 9 6 3 2, K 5, A J 9, 8 4 3
(2) Q T 5 2, A 3, J 9 5, K T 8 7
(3) Q T 5 2, 9 3, 7 4 2, A K T 8
From Root/Pavlicek "Modern Bridge Conventions" -
(4) K T 8 4, 3, A 9 8 4 2, 5 4 3
That included the note:
"Your excellent high card quality and distribution
make this hand well worth a limit raise".
Bob M
On Mar 27, 12:05 pm, Bob M <bobridge...@rogers.com> wrote:
You play Bergen Raises where 1M-3C is a simple raise (6-10) with 4+
cards and 1M-3D is a limit raise (11-12) with 4+ cards. Is there much gained (if anything) in reversing the meaning of these raises and
playing Reverse Bergen Raises?
It appears that that on the auction 1S-3C room is gained for slam
bidding investigation when this raise becomes the limit raise. What is
the "usual" meaning of opener's non-jump new suit rebids and 3NT after 1S-3C? Also, what should responder do?
Here are 4 limit raise hands that you hold. After 1S-3C what's your
bid as responder after opener has made a non-jump new suit rebid or
3NT?
From Eddie Kantar (from an early version of RKB)-
(1) T 9 6 3 2, K 5, A J 9, 8 4 3
(2) Q T 5 2, A 3, J 9 5, K T 8 7
(3) Q T 5 2, 9 3, 7 4 2, A K T 8
From Root/Pavlicek "Modern Bridge Conventions" -
(4) K T 8 4, 3, A 9 8 4 2, 5 4 3
That included the note:
"Your excellent high card quality and distribution
make this hand well worth a limit raise".
Bob MThere is no advantage (or disadvantage) to playing 3c as weaker than
3d or 3d as weaker than 3c EXCEPT THAT whatever method you choose
should have a wider range for the 3c bid than the 3d bid. This is
because a quantitative ask (3d) is available after 1M 3c but not after
1M 3d.
So, using reverse Bergen, you might play
1M 3c = 9-12
1M 3d = 7-8
Now, Kleinman has suggested (perhaps not seriously) as playing
1M 3c as 7-8 or 11-12
1M 3d = 9-10
which is based on the same principal of having a wider range of hands
in the 3c bid as opposed to the 3d bid.
Henrysun909
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