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In 2/1 bidding starts:
1♠-(2m)-?
how do you raise partners ♠ (weak 3 card, constructive 3 card, limit 3 card, 4 card raises)?
Any difference after
1♠-(2♥)-?
(I guess in 'standard' 2/1 a 2♠ bid is a 3 card raise with 6-9 pts, but can be stretched to less then 6 pts.?)
Do you play something similar after
1♠-(DBL)-? and 1♥-(1♠)-?
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1S-(2X)-? How to raise S
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Posted 2009-July-26, 03:13
You can't fit them all in.
I play
1S - (2H) -
2S = raise to 2S good weak to poor constructive (about 5-9 HCP)
3D = 3-card limit raise or better
3H = 4-card limit raise or better
3S = mixed raise
(and for completeness 2NT = clubs, 3C = diamonds)
I don't bother with a pre-emptive raise (although at favourable my 'mixed' raise can be very light)
1S - 2D similarly
After 1S - 2C I feel I can afford to keep 2NT as natural as I can bid either red suit naturally at the 2-level, and play 3C as limit+ with 3 spades, and 3D as limit+ with 4 spades
After 1H (1S) I use 3C as the 4-card limit raise
After 1S x I play transfers at the 2-level in the common fashion
I play
1S - (2H) -
2S = raise to 2S good weak to poor constructive (about 5-9 HCP)
3D = 3-card limit raise or better
3H = 4-card limit raise or better
3S = mixed raise
(and for completeness 2NT = clubs, 3C = diamonds)
I don't bother with a pre-emptive raise (although at favourable my 'mixed' raise can be very light)
1S - 2D similarly
After 1S - 2C I feel I can afford to keep 2NT as natural as I can bid either red suit naturally at the 2-level, and play 3C as limit+ with 3 spades, and 3D as limit+ with 4 spades
After 1H (1S) I use 3C as the 4-card limit raise
After 1S x I play transfers at the 2-level in the common fashion
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Posted 2009-July-26, 08:24
FrancesHinden, on Jul 26 2009, 04:13 AM, said:
You can't fit them all in.
I play
1S - (2H) -
2S = raise to 2S good weak to poor constructive (about 5-9 HCP)
3D = 3-card limit raise or better
3H = 4-card limit raise or better
3S = mixed raise
(and for completeness 2NT = clubs, 3C = diamonds)
I don't bother with a pre-emptive raise (although at favourable my 'mixed' raise can be very light)
1S - 2D similarly
After 1S - 2C I feel I can afford to keep 2NT as natural as I can bid either red suit naturally at the 2-level, and play 3C as limit+ with 3 spades, and 3D as limit+ with 4 spades
After 1H (1S) I use 3C as the 4-card limit raise
After 1S x I play transfers at the 2-level in the common fashion
I play
1S - (2H) -
2S = raise to 2S good weak to poor constructive (about 5-9 HCP)
3D = 3-card limit raise or better
3H = 4-card limit raise or better
3S = mixed raise
(and for completeness 2NT = clubs, 3C = diamonds)
I don't bother with a pre-emptive raise (although at favourable my 'mixed' raise can be very light)
1S - 2D similarly
After 1S - 2C I feel I can afford to keep 2NT as natural as I can bid either red suit naturally at the 2-level, and play 3C as limit+ with 3 spades, and 3D as limit+ with 4 spades
After 1H (1S) I use 3C as the 4-card limit raise
After 1S x I play transfers at the 2-level in the common fashion
If you don't have the extra brain cells that Frances has
you could use the simpler2♠=up to a constructive raise
3♠=a limit raise
QBid= forcing but not necessarily fit showing
change of suit is constructive and forcing
The wider range of the direct raise puts pressure on partner to have to make riskier game tries.
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the Freman, Chani from the move "Dune"
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."
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