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Is this natural?

#1 User is offline   TimG 

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Posted 2008-May-10, 08:56

(1♦)-1♠-(P)-1N
(P)-2♣-(P)-2♦

Is 2♦ an offer to play? Nothing special about the 1♦ opening.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 09:11

Must be.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 09:35

Hi,

No, ... but it may depend on your partnership
style / agreement.

For me, diamond is their suit, and I usually wont
want to play in their suit, unless we have specifically
agreed it.

For me, 2D would show a strong club raise, the 1NT
bid could be based on 8-12HCP with a diamond stopper,
i.e. the 1NT bidder can still hold a hand, which has
interest in game.

With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2008-May-10, 09:50

Yes, and obviously so IMO.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 11:28

Pard probably wouldn't bid 2♦ unless it was to play. He has a bucket load of strong bids if he wants to make one.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 11:39

To play. I might go so far to say even 3♦ is to play. The only way we can encourage with a big undisclosed club fit is to raise.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 14:23

It is natural, showing willingness to play in diamonds.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 16:45

agree with nat
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Posted 2008-May-10, 20:57

Thanks, everyone. I probably posted this in the wrong forum.
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Posted 2008-May-10, 22:34

TimG, on May 10 2008, 09:57 PM, said:

Thanks, everyone. I probably posted this in the wrong forum.

That's fine, Tim..this is how you learn, and I'll also tell you it's natural.
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