[the_dude]

Scoring: IMP

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Playing 2/1, how can we get to 4H on this hand? (no opposition bidding)

More to the point, after 1D - 1H, what is North's rebid?

[TylerE]

1D-1H
3D-3H
4H

Looks pretty normal. I think 3♦ by north is pretty much a wtp.

[Cyberyeti]

TylerE, on Sep 9 2010, 10:49 AM, said:

1D-1H
3D-3H
4H

Looks pretty normal. I think 3♦ by north is pretty much a wtp.

Yes and I'd bid 3♦ with Axx, x, AQJxxxx, Ax, how much do you want to bid 3♥ over that, the S hand is a near automatic pass over 3♦.

Playing the modified system that I play 2N is GF artificial, which I'm not quite worth, but if I choose to use it we'll reach 4♥, if I don't we'll play 3♦.

[jdonn]

TylerE, on Sep 9 2010, 10:49 AM, said:

1D-1H
3D-PASS

Looks pretty normal.

FYP

[kfay]

the_dude, on Sep 9 2010, 10:48 AM, said:

Scoring: IMP

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Playing 2/1, how can we get to 4H on this hand? (no opposition bidding)

More to the point, after 1D - 1H, what is North's rebid?

If you play a balanced club your auction could go:

1♦-1♥
2N-4♥

2N showing a good hand, 6+♦ and 3♥.

[MFA]

It is reasonable to play 1♦-1♥-4♦ as a strong 7-3.

[gnasher]

I'm going to test the strength of Bluecalm's blood vessels by suggesting:

  1♦-1♥
  2♠-3♠
  4♥

Talking of things that Bluecalm doesn't like, if 1♦-1♥;1♠ were forcing you could then play 1♦-1♥;2♠ as artificial, covering various strong hands including this one.

[JLOGIC]

1D-1H
3D-p

for me.

[Cascade]

A control rich 17 with a seventh diamond is very good for 1♦ 1♥; 3♦

When partner bids our fragment our hand has improved some more.

It seems wrong that you make the same bid on this fitting monster as you would on a weaker hand with fewer diamonds and a stiff heart.

Maybe this rebid has evolved into something different (and significantly stronger) in 2/1 but in other standard systems 3♦ certainly shows a weaker hand - Truscott's bidding dictionary describes the range as ?15-18, Crowhurst's Acol Index as about 7 playing tricks. As far as I can tell Hardy does not define the range simply saying that the jump rebid shows a six-card suit.

By both measures above this hand is significantly stronger than a non-forcing jump rebid.

[JLOGIC]

I definitely agree that this hand has too much playing strength for 3D. Since there is no perfect bid here I am choosing this rather than a bid that is right on values but is a pretty big distortion (2S or 3C) which could lead to bad things, like partner raising 2S.

I think that 3D will lead to less bad things happening than 2S or 3C. Even though 3D is not forcing, partner usually bids over it, and then we might be ok. Even if partner passes 3D, it's not like a game is guaranteed on our cards. It has good playing strength but if we don't have a fit it's a much worse hand.

So overall while I'm not thrilled with 3D I am choosing it as better than the alternatives, that is generally what happens in a bidding problem.

If there was some perfect bid I would choose that though!

[ONEferBRID]

gnasher, on Sep 9 2010, 12:25 PM, said:

I'm going to test the strength of Bluecalm's blood vessels by suggesting:

  1♦-1♥
  2♠-3♠
  4♥

Talking of things that Bluecalm doesn't like, if 1♦-1♥;1♠ were forcing you could then play 1♦-1♥;2♠ as artificial, covering various strong hands including this one.

I think you may have something here. ( I'm assuming you think this 4 loser hand is strong enough for a game forcing SJS ).
[ This sequence can only be used over a 1m open and a 1H response ] .

I'm going to expand it a bit ( but have not thought it thru yet ... ) by using a relay to get more ways for Responder to show his hand.
For example you can have 2 ways to bid 3H -- one to show 5 cards and the other to show 6+ cards:

1D - 1H
2S! ( GF, SJS, maybe artificial ) ??

......- 3C! ( relay to 3D! )
3D! - ??
......- 3H! = 5h, no 4d, no 4s ; whereas a direct 3H( over 2S!) = 6+h, no 4s
...or -4H! = 5h, 4s

etc, etc

[aguahombre]

Everything Cascade said agrees with everything I believe about the opening hand. 4D means something else, 2NT means something else (for me) and I can't think of a righteous rebid. If I try 2S, and get raised to 3 ---there is no assurance responder has five hearts; but I guess I am stuck with that, even without 2S being artificial.

[Pict]

2C - 2D
3D - 3H
4H

This hand is good enoughto risk playing in a high level diamond misfit.

[pooltuna]

Cascade, on Sep 9 2010, 02:17 PM, said:

A control rich 17 with a seventh diamond is very good for 1♦ 1♥; 3♦

When partner bids our fragment our hand has improved some more.

It seems wrong that you make the same bid on this fitting monster as you would on a weaker hand with fewer diamonds and a stiff heart.

Maybe this rebid has evolved into something different (and significantly stronger) in 2/1 but in other standard systems 3♦ certainly shows a weaker hand - Truscott's bidding dictionary describes the range as ?15-18, Crowhurst's Acol Index as about 7 playing tricks. As far as I can tell Hardy does not define the range simply saying that the jump rebid shows a six-card suit.

By both measures above this hand is significantly stronger than a non-forcing jump rebid.

The scoring method and the vulnerability does not bode well for Justin's choice either IMO. IMV you need to take a risk with this hand and put up with the variance.

[kfay]

Pict, on Sep 9 2010, 02:31 PM, said:

2C - 2D
3D - 3H
4H

This hand is good enoughto risk playing in a high level diamond misfit.

[hrothgar]

Hrothgar's nomination for the world's worst auction


1♦ - 1♥
2♣* - P**

* If I can survive this round....
** You can't

[Apollo81]

Strong hands with 3-card support for partner's major and a long minor are a known problem in standard and 2/1.

[junyi_zhu]

the_dude, on Sep 9 2010, 03:48 PM, said:

Scoring: IMP

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Playing 2/1, how can we get to 4H on this hand? (no opposition bidding)

More to the point, after 1D - 1H, what is North's rebid?

My system is simple, I open 2D to show about 19, single suited or balanced.
So 2D 2H(relayed) 3D 3H 4H looks quite normal.

[petterb]

gnasher, on Sep 9 2010, 12:25 PM, said:

I'm going to test the strength of Bluecalm's blood vessels by suggesting:

  1♦-1♥
  2♠-3♠
  4♥

Talking of things that Bluecalm doesn't like, if 1♦-1♥;1♠ were forcing you could then play 1♦-1♥;2♠ as artificial, covering various strong hands including this one.

If 1♠ is forcing and 2♠ is artificial, why would responder take away a whole bidding level by bidding 3♠?

This makes it very difficult for opener to describe his hand.

[gnasher]

petterb, on Sep 9 2010, 11:56 PM, said:

If 1♠ is forcing and 2♠ is artificial, why would responder take away a whole bidding level by bidding 3♠?

This makes it very difficult for opener to describe his hand.

I was suggesting two different ways to bid the hand, in two different systems.

In the first sequence, where responder bid 3♠, 2♠ was a natural jump shift.

Then I suggested playing 2♠ as artificial and multi-meaning. I didn't specify how the auction would continue after that.