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We open 2N with AKT8x K9 AKx QJx.
2N (P) 3D (P) : 3H (P) 4C (P) ?
3D = transfer
Does 4D deny 3-card heart support?
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What is 4D? after 2N (P) 3D (P) : 3H (P) 4C (P) ?
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Posted 2009-January-02, 09:58
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Posted 2009-January-02, 10:27
4C showed 5+ hearts and 4+ clubs
Your options over 4C are theoretically:
4D - either a very good hand for hearts, or a cue bid for clubs
4H - preference for hearts
4S - clearly agrees clubs (I think)
4NT - no real interest in either hearts or clubs
This particular hand is a 'slow 4NT' call: you have a very pretty hand, but you don't have a fit for either of partner's suits. If you bid 4D and then 4NT (natural) over 4H, partner will think you have a club fit.
Your options over 4C are theoretically:
4D - either a very good hand for hearts, or a cue bid for clubs
4H - preference for hearts
4S - clearly agrees clubs (I think)
4NT - no real interest in either hearts or clubs
This particular hand is a 'slow 4NT' call: you have a very pretty hand, but you don't have a fit for either of partner's suits. If you bid 4D and then 4NT (natural) over 4H, partner will think you have a club fit.
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Posted 2009-January-02, 22:37
Thank you.
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Posted 2009-January-03, 05:53
I would actually interpret the options backwards from FrencesHidden.
I would take 4♦ as club agreement and asking, 4♥ as heart preference, 4♠ as heart agreement and asking, 4NT as to play.
IMO, 4♦ as "either-or" is too hard to work out. As a heart "Last Train" type of call, it is slicing the pie too thin. As a club cue, it is describing a leaf on a tree when a forest is unknown and unknowable. How to unwind this next is a mystery, as Responder does not know the focus suit.
I would take 4♦ as club agreement and asking, 4♥ as heart preference, 4♠ as heart agreement and asking, 4NT as to play.
IMO, 4♦ as "either-or" is too hard to work out. As a heart "Last Train" type of call, it is slicing the pie too thin. As a club cue, it is describing a leaf on a tree when a forest is unknown and unknowable. How to unwind this next is a mystery, as Responder does not know the focus suit.
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Posted 2009-January-03, 07:20
We superaccept with a 3c♥. This has the disadvantage that you can't stop under game (or only wit a mis-fit) after a transfer.
But it has the adavntage that any bid now , except 4NT, shows a ♣-fit.
But it has the adavntage that any bid now , except 4NT, shows a ♣-fit.
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