[Miron]

Your partner opens 2♠ as 9-12 with 5+♠ (or for 2/1: 1♠ and you "know" he is weak)
what will be your bid with?

Scoring: IMP

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[han]

I'd give up on game and bid 3S.

[Echognome]

Count me for 3♥ (presumably natural and forcing). If partner bids 3♠ I pass.

But, if opponents now bid, I have gotten partner off to the right lead (suppose his spades are broken e.g.) and my 3♥ is pretty much as preemptive as 3♠ is.

[Codo]

I make a game try with 4♠ opposite the 2 ♠ opening. I can place the contract, because pds hand is well defined.
Opposite a normal 1 ♠ opening, I bid whatever I have avaiable to show inviting strength,so mostly 3 ♠. I have such a beautiful hand, that I am way to good for a simple 2 ♠ bid.

[Echognome]

I just noticed that 2♠ - 3♥ was listed as GF above. I don't understand that. I can see play 2/1 GF, but I don't see the big benefit in playing 3/2 as GF. Maybe someone will tell me and I will say "Ahhh!"

[Al_U_Card]

I will bid 2NT asking for a feature in his hand. Any bid except 3H will end in 3S. 3H I will take to 4. If we are playing Ogust responses then a quiet 3S will suffice.

[pclayton]

Game? Maybe, but i can't see how a quantitative sequence starting with 2N gets us to the right spot. Many minimums:AJxxxx, xx, xxx, Ax, create 10 tricks yet many maximums have no play: KQxxx, x, KQxx, Qxx. A few maximums make 6 excellent: AKQxxx, Qxx, xxxx, void but these are few and far between.

I'll start with 3H.

[inquiry]

How BAD a nine point hand is allowed? Can it be 9 hcp and 5(332)? Can the nine be made up of scattered queens in the off suit?

If partner opened 1♠, I would force to game especially at imps, trying first to play in my heart suit, but if partner insist on being difficult and not support me, I will play 4♠. Not sure what to do over this 2♠ bid.

[Free]

4♠, partner will be able to handle it

[whereagles]

Not sure if this hand is worth something playing spades. If dummy is forced, the hearts may become worthless. (I learned that the hard way in a european championship...)

In any case opps rate to have no game on, so something might be said for passing and later competing to 3♥. Dunno if I could bring myself to do that at table, though.

[keylime]

Slight problem. Why didn't LHO take a call in a minor? This hand smells like a rat.

[kenberg]

I'll bid 3H over 2S. I don't like the stipulated condition that it is a game force, but I'll bid 3H anyway. If LHO bids four of a minor over 3H, perhaps partner can support hearts. If he doesn't support, and if RHO raises 4m to 5m, partner can lead a heart (if he has one) and this might well be right. It seems to me that if LHO bids 4m and there are then two passes, I should be allowed to pass even if 3H was a GF. Partner is limited to 12 hcps, right? I don't understand why 3H should be GF, but if it is I will simply violate the agreement. My guess is that the auction will not stop in 4m however.

[Miron]

We were trying the Funtunes system (Fantoni Nunes), where
1♠ = 13+, 5+
2♠ = 9-12, 5+ (even weak - no honors)
There was written 2♠-3♥ as game force, don't ask me why (we were just having some fun with new system).

[cf_John0]

2NT ask for more infos.

This post has been edited by cf_John0: 2006-June-05, 21:51