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Bypassing 2H with south hand is surely dangerous. Many times 2H or 2S will be the limit. If you have a way to invite and be at the too level than great and you will reach 4H otherwise i think its pretty normal to be in 2H.
Who invites? Bridge Hand
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Posted 2008-September-07, 23:13
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For instance, he doesn't like being used as a human shield when we're being shot at.
I happen to think it's a very noble way to meet one's maker, especially for a guy like him.
Bottom line is we never let that difference of opinion interfere with anything."
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Posted 2008-September-07, 23:46
benlessard, on Sep 8 2008, 12:13 PM, said:
Bypassing 2H with south hand is surely dangerous. Many times 2H or 2S will be the limit. If you have a way to invite and be at the too level than great and you will reach 4H otherwise i think its pretty normal to be in 2H.
On reflection I think you are right.
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Posted 2008-September-08, 00:43
Hi,
I prefer
1C - 1S
1NT - 2H (1)
Pass / 3H (2)
(1) claiming that responder needs to invite is double dummy,
sry, you may or may not have a fit, depends, if opener
bids 1NT with 54 in the minors, even if, the club void does
not make the hand stronger
(2) I dont mind 3H, I dont mind Pass, as it is I prefer pass
slightly, since this is certainly not a max. 1NT rebid, and
you dont know, that the partnership has a 5-4 fit.
With kind regards
Marlowe
I prefer
1C - 1S
1NT - 2H (1)
Pass / 3H (2)
(1) claiming that responder needs to invite is double dummy,
sry, you may or may not have a fit, depends, if opener
bids 1NT with 54 in the minors, even if, the club void does
not make the hand stronger
(2) I dont mind 3H, I dont mind Pass, as it is I prefer pass
slightly, since this is certainly not a max. 1NT rebid, and
you dont know, that the partnership has a 5-4 fit.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2008-September-08, 07:58
resulting is such fun. Even for those knowing partner has a 5 bagger in H this is not a super hand to invite. This is not even a jump to 3H invitational to me. Come on pard bid C where we have a void, if you held 3C things can be viewed differently. And 4H is not such a fine game at all. Would anyone be shocked that H were 3-1 and S 4-2? How good is game then?
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Posted 2008-September-08, 16:07
If I understand ZAR points, responder needs to bid more. It is close to an opening hand. Especially because there is very likely to be a fit with one of the majors b/c of partners 1 NT bid. NMF or checkback of some kind makes sense.
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Posted 2008-September-09, 09:46
The auction 1C-1S-1NT-2H-pass looks normal. Having limited his hand, opener could raise with his four trumps, but responder's sequence gaurantees shortage in one or both minors, which is where most of opener's strength lies. At least one King is likely to be wasted. Responder likewise is cautious with a void in opener's first suit. Game doesn't look all that great anyway.
As others have said, 2H has never been forcing in any variant of Standard American, but I've seen bridge columns in print stating otherwise and have played with innumerable partners who believe a new suit is forcing here. So I have some sympathy for raising to 3H opposite an unkown partner.
As others have said, 2H has never been forcing in any variant of Standard American, but I've seen bridge columns in print stating otherwise and have played with innumerable partners who believe a new suit is forcing here. So I have some sympathy for raising to 3H opposite an unkown partner.
Paul Hightower