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What does 2H/2S mean ?
a flexible hand 54 in the majors or a hand too good for a direct 2M (around 19 pts) ?
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X and bid a new suit over 2C precision Flexible hands or big overcall ?
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Posted 2012-April-25, 10:49
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Posted 2012-April-25, 11:19
I play it as strong, just as if they had opened 1C. If you chose to double with 4522 you just have to suck it up and pass 2D.
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Posted 2012-April-25, 11:51
2♣ is basically the same as a standard 1♣, except that it is limited in hcp and definitely promises clubs. The takeout double should therefore be the same as a takeout double of 1♣, which, after all, implies shortness in clubs.
The only difference is that one would probably not stretch to bid over a 2♣ opening.....iow, you might double 1♣ on a nice 4441 10 count, while you might choose to need at least a good 11 or 12 count with this shape to do it at the 2-level.
Given that you are really using the same scheme over this 2♣ as you are over 1♣, it makes sense to play as Justin suggests, and as I think is standard: 2M is strong....presumably a good 16 count (or so, depending on partnership taste and style) and usually a 6+ suit.
I guess I could just have upvoted Justin, since I am not really adding value to his comment.
The only difference is that one would probably not stretch to bid over a 2♣ opening.....iow, you might double 1♣ on a nice 4441 10 count, while you might choose to need at least a good 11 or 12 count with this shape to do it at the 2-level.
Given that you are really using the same scheme over this 2♣ as you are over 1♣, it makes sense to play as Justin suggests, and as I think is standard: 2M is strong....presumably a good 16 count (or so, depending on partnership taste and style) and usually a 6+ suit.
I guess I could just have upvoted Justin, since I am not really adding value to his comment.
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Posted 2012-April-25, 12:24
Doesn't it depend on what you use a 3M overcall for?
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Posted 2012-April-25, 14:38
Phil, on 2012-April-25, 12:24, said:
Doesn't it depend on what you use a 3M overcall for?
Yes, but this is not a preempt over a preempt situation. Opener has announced 11-15 hcp, and while it is limited, it is a constructive call, not an attempt to distort the auction. So in my experience, it is common and reasonable to play that 3M retains the meaning if would have after a 1♣ opening.
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Posted 2012-April-25, 17:24
A lot of people play intermediate jumps over a precision 2C. I don't see why that changes whether X then 2S would be strong, we can have a hand that is both flexible and strong, just as over a preempt. Perhaps I misunderstood the wording, I thought OP was asking if X then 2M could just be no extras and 54 majors.
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Posted 2012-April-26, 01:44
I'm not sure what the standard meaning is, if any, but I think it should be ELC-type.
It's very different from bidding over a 1♣ opening. After a one-level overcall, you often get a chance to find a fit in the other major: partner may advance 1♠ or 1NT, or the opponents may bid something which lets you show your second suit, either directly or by doubling. For example, with a 4522 14-count you might bid
Also, after a one-level overcall gets doubled, partner will often run with something like a 4144 shape, but he'll be less inclined to do so at the two-level, because he expects a better suit. (Maybe this argument is circular though.)
It's very different from bidding over a 1♣ opening. After a one-level overcall, you often get a chance to find a fit in the other major: partner may advance 1♠ or 1NT, or the opponents may bid something which lets you show your second suit, either directly or by doubling. For example, with a 4522 14-count you might bid
1♣ 1♥ pass pass
dbl 1♠
but you wouldn't do the same thing at the two-level.dbl 1♠
Also, after a one-level overcall gets doubled, partner will often run with something like a 4144 shape, but he'll be less inclined to do so at the two-level, because he expects a better suit. (Maybe this argument is circular though.)
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Posted 2012-May-01, 21:28
All your problems on this auction are solved. 2♦ is lebensohl and 2♥ is forced on minimum hands. Of course when you have diamonds things are trickier but that's another issue!
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Posted 2012-May-02, 00:45
dave_w, on 2012-May-01, 21:28, said:
All your problems on this auction are solved. 2♦ is lebensohl and 2♥ is forced on minimum hands. Of course when you have diamonds things are trickier but that's another issue!
That might solve another problem, but it doesn't solve this one - it makes it worse. In your methods we can't show either the ELC-type or the strong hand.
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Posted 2012-May-02, 00:53
Fwiw, i also like to play 2D as "lebensohl," which is a herbert negative in this sequence.
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