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Responding to a 2 Club Opener Playing SAYC Playing with pick-up partner on BBO

Poll: What is your bid? (51 member(s) have cast votes)

What is your bid?

  1. 2 diamonds (40 votes [78.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 78.43%

  2. 2 hearts (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 2 spades (11 votes [21.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 21.57%

  4. 2 no trumps (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#21 User is offline   bid_em_up 

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Posted 2006-March-23, 15:26

Put me down for 2S. Why waste a round of bidding and have to show the spade suit at the 3 level? If partner has spade support, this hand becomes golden. If he doesn't, you now have more room to explore.

The old adage about a positive response being a 5 card suit headed by two of the top three honors is, well, outdated, at best, imo. Seriously, opposite a 2C opener, where are 2 of the top 3 honors in your suit most likely to be? In the 2C openers hand!! Dont waste a round of bidding to show a positive hand with a 5+ card suit, simply because it lacks these honors. By telling partner immediately that you have a decent suit and a positive response, you will usually find yourself much better placed later in the auction.

jmoo.
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
So many experts, not enough X cards.
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