[jillybean]

jtfanclub, on Jun 23 2007, 05:18 PM, said:

Suppose the auction goes

1♦  1♠ 2♥ P

If you don't play negative free bids, you can't just pass.  You're going to have to say 2NT.  How happy is that going to make you with your hand?

I'm more likely to bid 3♥, if my partners not happy with my bid hopefully we'll talk about it! So far my partners have tolerated my slips into the absurd

I have to say that I would open any 12 point hand like the ones you have posted here.

Not exactly in the same category albeit interesting, I was dealt this today

KQJ10x
QJxxxx
V
xx

Robert and Mike;
My time could be better spent working on competitive auctions and card play but as these other things come up I want to ask the questions, its easy to do that here.
Im reading about endplays at the moment

[Robert]

Hi jillybean2

That was simply a suggestion about competitive bidding. Please feel free to post on any subject that you are interested in. You seem to draw a lot of attention with your posts, I tend to respond 'if' I feel that something that I have to post might be of interest to you.

Your posts tend to draw a lot of varied interest. Many players use much lighter opening bid standards than I use playing 'limited' opening bids in a Big Club type system. This is merely a matter of style, I can play(and have done so) many very light opening bid systems and/or methods. My weak jump shifts currently show 0-9HCP in my Big Club framework.

The 'correct' answer is often a matter of both 'style and system.' I have played systems with very light openers(9+ with a Precision type base, Acol with 9+ openings and assorted systems with 10+HCP floors for opening.

Whatever the system, I still used much the same style of bidding. All the bids were made with the knowledge of just how light the opening bid might be. You have to 'know' whether a 1M-2/1-2NT bid is minimum or shows extra values. You should also know whether a raise to three of a minor shows extras, is a sign off or is forcing.(1M-2m-3m?)

You appear to like natural methods. I tend to use a lot of conventions and agreements to help me bid to the correct contract. Sometimes a 'wheel comes off' and my partnership has an extended chat over 'what went wrong.'

Regards,
Robert