[pclayton]

NV, IMPs.

Scoring: IMP

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Discussed this hand with Justin yesterday after the BBO Juniors. The opps are silent. You open 1♥ and pard bids a forcing NT. Your rebid?

[mike777]

pclayton, on Jan 11 2006, 09:51 AM, said:

NV, IMPs.

Scoring: IMP

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Discussed this hand with Justin yesterday after the BBO Juniors. The opps are silent. You open 1♥ and pard bids a forcing NT. Your rebid?

2h wtp

Minimum hand what's the problem? 14 hcp, 6 card suit, 3QT, unbalanced hand, can hardly have less.

[ochinko]

There's smaller chance for 2♦ to be passed by partner than it is for 2♥.

It depends what 1NT could be. I have a nice shape with only 5 losers, so the final destination seems to be 4♥. If partner's hand is limited, then I could well bid them right away, so 4♥ is my second choice, but we'll lose the chance of finding a ♦ slam.

[pbleighton]

Close.

2H. Not quite good enough for 3. 2D is out - hearts is where I live.

There are days I would bid 3, but I'm having the other kind of day

Peter

[Gerben42]

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hearts is where I live.

But where does partner live?

I bid 2♦ and raise a 2♥ rebid from partner to 3.

[joker_gib]

I also bid 2♦ which has less chance to be passed.

I raise 2♥ rebid to 3♥

Alain

[david_c]

Too close to call: it depends how light we open. I might rebid 2♥, or I might rebid 2♦ intending to raise 2♥ to three.

I don't think it's relevant that 2♦ is less likely to be passed. The only question to consider is whether we're strong enough to raise to 3♥ after 1♥:1NT,2♦:2♥. If not then we should rebid 2♥ rather than 2♦.

[cherdano]

mike777, on Jan 11 2006, 05:02 PM, said:

pclayton, on Jan 11 2006, 09:51 AM, said:

NV, IMPs.

Dealer: South Vul: None Scoring: IMP

♠ x ♥ AKJTxx ♦ Qxxx ♣ Ax

Discussed this hand with Justin yesterday after the BBO Juniors. The opps are silent. You open 1♥ and pard bids a forcing NT. Your rebid?

2h wtp

Minimum hand what's the problem? 14 hcp, 6 card suit, 3QT, unbalanced hand, can hardly have less.

It depends on your opening style, of course. I would definitely open 1♥ if the ♥K were a small one. I would open ♠x ♥KJTxxx ♦QTxx ♣Ax with many partners. So I can't rebid 2♥ with an ace more, and would follow the Gerben-plan (2♦ then 3♥). I expect partner to move to 2♥ with most hands that have 2-4 in the red suits.

Arend

[pclayton]

Wow - I just ran this hand through K and R and it came out at 18.25 points.

[inquiry]

Too strong for a 2♥ rebid.

Playing what I play, I would rebid 2♣ (riton 2♣) showing a variety of possible good hands, the expected reply (but not forced) by partner is 2♦. I will then rebid 2♥ to show this hand. If partner instead rebids 2♥ over 2♣ I will pass.

Not playing Riton 2♣ (as in this case), I will follow the advice of malucy in this forum and rebid 2♦ which is almost never passed (and if it is passed here, it is likely to be right). To see mike's discussion of rebidding over forcing 1NT, check out these old links.

6 card Majors after 1NT forcing?

Requirements for Rebids After (1M-1N)

BTW, it is good to see malucy back on the BBO... .maybe he will come back here too.... :-)

Ben

[Fluffy]

I would rather bid 3♥ than 2. But it is a 2♦ for me.

[P_Marlowe]

2D, I do not even need the Queen in diamond, wtp

With kind regards
Marlowe

[Al_U_Card]

joker_gib, on Jan 11 2006, 10:31 AM, said:

I also bid 2♦ which has less chance to be passed.
I raise 2♥ rebid to 3♥

count me in on raising the H pref. to 3 to invite

[mike777]

cherdano, on Jan 11 2006, 01:27 PM, said:

mike777, on Jan 11 2006, 05:02 PM, said:

pclayton, on Jan 11 2006, 09:51 AM, said:

NV, IMPs.

<!-- ONEHAND begin --><table border='1'> <tr> <td> <table> <tr> <td> Dealer: </td> <td> South </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Vul: </td> <td> None </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Scoring: </td> <td> IMP </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td> <table> <tr> <th> <span class='spades'> ♠ </span> </th> <td> x </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <span class='hearts'> ♥ </span> </th> <td> AKJTxx </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <span class='diamonds'> ♦ </span> </th> <td> Qxxx </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <span class='clubs'> ♣ </span> </th> <td> Ax </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td>  </td> </tr> </table><!-- ONEHAND end -->

Discussed this hand with Justin yesterday after the BBO Juniors. The opps are silent. You open 1♥ and pard bids a forcing NT. Your rebid?

2h wtp

Minimum hand what's the problem? 14 hcp, 6 card suit, 3QT, unbalanced hand, can hardly have less.

It depends on your opening style, of course. I would definitely open 1♥ if the ♥K were a small one. I would open ♠x ♥KJTxxx ♦QTxx ♣Ax with many partners. So I can't rebid 2♥ with an ace more, and would follow the Gerben-plan (2♦ then 3♥). I expect partner to move to 2♥ with most hands that have 2-4 in the red suits.

Arend

typical nv weak 2h opener

Will let the expert players who play the hands better open 1h.

[mr1303]

I thought this was a clear 3H bid, but maybe I've been playing strong club for too long. My second choice was 2D, since I think there's too much here for a simple 2H rebid

[pclayton]

Well I had my doubts.....

I gave this hand to Chris Larsen a few minutes ago and it was an automatic 3♥ call for him.

He would rather "die" than bid 2♦ on a hand like this. His exact words.

[kenrexford]

This may sound weird, but 2C.

This, of course, requires agreements and discussion. The idea (especially at IMP's) is that 2C is semi-forcing and semi-artificial. Especially here (1+). True, 2D shows 4+, which I have, but I want to use 2C as a temporizing bid, to allow me to do something neat later.

If partner bids 2D next, I jump to 3H, which should show (if you assume my premise) a sort of fit-showing jump. Partner may expect 1633, which is fine.

If partner bids 2H, I dilike my diamonds now. However, this is an odd development, with no 1S response. Hence, I know partner to probably not have three spades with values there (he should lie on weakish hands). So, I expect a "fit" with clubs, strangely useful opposite my nice doubleton and expected diamond problem. So, I raise/invite.

If partner bid 2S (great club support), this is trouble. I suppose I will then bid 3NT and cross my fingers.

[HeartA]

To bid 2nd suit has been my priority. This is an easy 2D.

[mcphee]

2D lots of good things can happen yet. I do not consider this a minimum hand but it is not a 3H bid. I may have 7 tricks but this does not qualify as a jump rebid.

Look how happy I will be if partner bids 2S over 2D, I may find a slam and will definetly play a game.

[HeartA]

mcphee, on Jan 11 2006, 04:59 PM, said:

2D lots of good things can happen yet. I do not consider this a minimum hand but it is not a 3H bid. I may have 7 tricks but this does not qualify as a jump rebid.

Look how happy I will be if partner bids 2S over 2D, I may find a slam and will definetly play a game.

Yes!