[Echognome]

Scoring: IMP

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North will open 1♥ and south will bid either 1♠ or 1NT (if playing Kaplan inversion). If 1♠, I think North has an interesting decision whether to respond 1NT or 2♦. Personally I like 2♦ because of the 2 card spade suit. It will then be more likely to be able to play in 2♠ when it's right. The other problem with 2♦ is that you will often play in 2♥ when it's wrong. Personally, I don't mind either bid and they could each work out given a different hand in the South.

After a KI 1NT, North must now bid 2♦ and south will probably take false preference with 2♥. On a good day, North will have 6 of them. Unfortunately, today wasn't a good day.

After my proposed auction of 1♥-1♠-1NT, south has an interesting problem as 2♣ will often be artificial. If that is the case, I can see pass being a good alternative to bidding. But that is probably just me masterminding the auction seeing both hands. I'll let the others comment on how they bid it at the table.

[MickyB]

1♥:1♠
1N:2♣
2♦:2♠
3N

Oops...1N was 11-13, pard got a little aggressive showing an invite with 5 spades. IMO 2♠ is clear on his hand, you'd have to play pretty warped 1NT rebids before I'd pass 1NT on this.

[hrothgar]

MOSCITO auction

1♦ - 1♠
2♦ - 2♠
All pass...

After the 2♦ rebid, I've shown a 2 suited hand with both red suits...
I could be 4/5 or 5/4.

Free chose a 2♠ bid. I suspect that he wanted to keep the bidding as low as possible fearing a misfit...

I think the hand would have been much more difficult holding Kxxxx in Spades...

[Cascade]

This hand was too tough for us.

We had the option of opening 1NT but with xx Kx in the short suits, a five-card major and touching suits 1♥ seemed more natural.

After

1♥ 1♠
2♦ ...

South had no good bid.

In practice 2♥ was selected but perhaps 2♠ is better as responder is more likely to find two or three spades with North than six hearts in our style. With six hearts opener is likely to rebid 2♥.

[inquiry]

1♥-1NT
2♦-2♥
pass

Well we managed to stop bidding on this hand at least, but not in 1NT. Over ♥, our 1NT promised 5+♠ and was forcing (this is not the semi-forcing 1NT, as we play Kaplan Inversion). 2♦ showed a minimum hand, with 4+♦ and 5+♥. (note over 1NT, we raise to 2♠ with three card support and rebid 2♥ with six. We will not have four clubs unless strong since we open 2♥ with hearts and clubs and minimum hand. We would rebid 2♣ with any “strong” opener).

Hannie had a problem, his 2♥ was clearly the best of a bad lot of choices. When he tries to signoff, I am well aware that we are in a 5-2 heart fit here at best, as with three hearts and limited values he would not introduce a five card spade suit. The question is should I correct to the known five-two spade fit? I considered correcting to spades, but it I didn’t give enough consideration to the possibility that we might be in a 5-1 heart fit (my bad), and I liked the quality of my heart spots, so I stuck it out in 2♥. In retrospect, I am nearly maximum for my 2♦ rebid, so a 2♠ rebid has a little more appeal than I thought initially. If I had it to do over, I would try 2♠ over 2♥ (clearly not forcing).

[awm]

Elianna and I got off to a good start, but then fell from grace:

1♥ - 1♠
1NT - 2♣
2♦ - 3♣
3NT

The 2♣ call was artificial, starting an invitational sequence. 3♣ showed typically 4♠ and 5+♣ with game invitational values.

I accepted the invite, visualizing a hand with a sixth club, or about a king stronger, or both. Perhaps Elianna and I need to discuss invites on these auctions a bit more, since she definitely didn't have the hand I expected.

[Free]

hrothgar, on Nov 22 2005, 01:27 AM, said:

MOSCITO auction

1♦ - 1♠
2♦ - 2♠
All pass...

After the 2♦ rebid, I've shown a 2 suited hand with both red suits...
I could be 4/5 or 5/4.

Free chose a 2♠ bid.  I suspect that he wanted to keep the bidding as low as possible fearing a misfit...

I think the hand would have been much more difficult holding Kxxxx in Spades...

I knew Richard had a 4-5 or 5-4 (or longer), probably 5♥ and 4♦. So whatever red suit we play would be poor. I could just bid 2♠ hoping to improve the contract (good ♠s, and ♣s are also very nice) and if he still has a total misfit he might bid 2NT or 3♣ which will get us in a very playable 3♣.

[Fluffy]

I would had probably ended on a dreadful 2♦ :/

[han]

This hand illustrates the randomness of bridge in a nice way. Frederick and I were in very similar posisitions, but we had exchanged more information: I had shown 5 spades and Ben 5 hearts. This seems like an advantage for us, but the lack in information allowed Frederick to make the winning decision.

I don't think that anyone can really stop in 1NT on this hand, so 2S is a very nice spot. I would not have found 2S with Ben's hand.

[mike777]

We bid:
1H 1S
2D 2S
pass


Ugly hand I just hoped we got out in a 5-1 or 5-2 spade fit at the 2 level.

[pclayton]

Harvey and I would bid this: 1♥ - 1♠ - 2♦ - 2♠ - pass. Rebidding 1N is not an option since we play 12-14's.

In the future, NSI will be used and after a 2♦ or 2♥ rebid by opener, 2N is a puppet to 3♣. Pard would only bid 3♣ with tolerance however. 3♣ looks like as good a spot as any.

[tysen2k]

We bid:

1♥ 1♠
2♦ 2♠
P