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#1 User is offline   mgoetze 

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Posted 2015-August-27, 11:24



Let's say that you normally play kickback for hearts and are sufficiently unsure how partner would take 4NT now (natural? ace-asking? Spade cue for hearts?) that you choose not to bid it (and the same for 4). Which other bid do you choose?

Afterwards, we discussed that 3 here should be natural and forcing and 4 could then be ace-asking in hearts, but I am curious what continuations to this auction others would recommend.
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Posted 2015-August-27, 12:13

I normally play new suits at the four level after a strong hand has shown a single-suiter as a cue agreeing their suit, which would make this an easy 4 bid.
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Posted 2015-August-27, 15:25

Have to agree with Jinksy, if you are not sure on kickback/ace - ask, a new suit is cuebid, for 3H, because normally 3H here tries to set trumps, although pd can reject with 3S/3N.
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Posted 2015-August-27, 17:07

This problem could have been avoided and is a common instance of it, at least with 2/1. Responder serves himself well responding 2C gf rather than 1S. We have a known heart fit. If Opener happens to re bid 2S before you announce it, change tack. But, set values now, and avoid this problem.
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Posted 2015-August-27, 17:12

If we have no good agreement that either 4 or 4NT is ask asking, are we really sure that 4 is not Gerber?
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