[jillybean]

Scoring: MP

1♠:2♣
?

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Playing 2/1 what is your bid now?

[dicklont]

2♥, what else?

[the hog]

Kathryn, do you have the problem correct? 2H is the only bid to make.

[Jlall]

?

[mtvesuvius]

2♥, I don't think you have all of the problem posted?

[the hog]

Ah I see. I think it is:

1S (2C) P (P)
?

I bid 2H Kathryn. I am not happy for partner to pass a X of 2C.

[P_Marlowe]

2H, followed by 3H.

If 2C was an overcall, than 2H is also the only bid,
if you want to bid 3H later is open for debate, given
the vulnerability you could even say, that this would
be insane.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[jillybean]

The opening post is correct, you open 1♠ partner bids 2♣. The recommendation on this hand was that after the 2♣ gf use 2♠ to show a minimum opening.

If you do have the agreement that 2♠ only promises 5, what sort of hand will bid 2♠?

AQxxx
Kxxx
Qx
xx

complete hand here.. http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?sho...=0&#entry381552

[cherdanno]

You always bid your 4-card side suit if you can below 2S. You would only rebid 2S with a 5-card suit when you are balanced and don't want to bid 2N, e.g. you are 5323 or 5233 with no stopper in the doubleton.

[the hog]

Agree with Cherdanno. By passing H even with 5-4 would be very poor. Bidding 2H says nothing about strength.

[EricK]

jillybean2, on Jul 18 2009, 02:25 PM, said:

The opening post is correct, you open 1♠ partner bids 2♣. The recommendation on this hand was that after the 2♣ gf use 2♠ to show a minimum opening.

If you do have the agreement that 2♠ only promises 5, what sort of hand will bid 2♠?

AQxxx
Kxxx
Qx
xx

complete hand here.. http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?sho...=0&#entry381552

I have never heard of this agreement, and it certainly doesn't feel like a good one.

The agreement that with a minimum hand you shouldn't make a higher bid than 2M after 1M 2x is a more sensible one, though.

With that agreement after 1♠ 2♣, you would rebid 2♠ rather than raise to 3♣ with a minimum 5224 hand

[Cascade]

I think that idea exists.

My understanding is that Roth used you advocate rebidding your suit with a weak hand and therefore that mentioning a second suit necessarily showed a better than minimum.

[matmat]

Cascade, on Jul 18 2009, 11:38 PM, said:

I think that idea exists.

My understanding is that Roth used you advocate rebidding your suit with a weak hand and therefore that mentioning a second suit necessarily showed a better than minimum.

when i have second 5 card suit, my hand is better than a minimum...

[jillybean]

EricK, on Jul 18 2009, 08:57 PM, said:

I have never heard of this agreement, and it certainly doesn't feel like a good one.

The agreement that with a minimum hand you shouldn't make a higher bid than 2M after 1M 2x  is a more sensible one, though.

With that agreement after 1♠ 2♣, you would rebid 2♠ rather than raise to 3♣ with a minimum 5224 hand

Agree but I’m always encountering other methods, hence the question