[mike777]

LOVE ALL IMPS


P=1D=P=1H
P=?



T2...AK5...AKQJ983....6


Your bid and why?

[awm]

Presumably you have very standard agreements and are not playing any of the gadgets that would help in this auction.

I'm going to try 3♣. This seems less likely than 2♠ to convince partner to hang me in a suit I don't really have. If partner bids 3NT I'm not passing.

[gnasher]

Funny: when partner responds in our short major, we have an easy rebid, but when we actually get some good news the hand becomes unbiddable.

[JLOGIC]

I seem to have 9+ tricks. I would open 2C and bid diamonds. Seems perfect!

[Free]

I guess we get one of these every few months, the responses are usually to fix your system (2♣/2♠/2NT artificial) or play strong ♣.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

Over a 1H response, can use the GGG ( Gnasher's Gameforce Gadget ):
1D - 1H
2S! - 2NT! ( asks )
??

3C! = (3om ) = 4s, no 3h, 5+d
3D! = long Diam, no 4s, no 3h
3H! = 3h, no 4s, 5+d
3S! = 4s AND 3h, 5+d

[whereagles]

I use to open these hands in the forcing way (strong club, diamond, polish, 2♣, etc) for the obvious reason of lack of convenient rebid.

[helene_t]

5♦. But we need some gadget for strong hands. Without special agreements I would have opened 2♣. While most people at the local club open 2♣ at least three times as often as I do, I am still a very frequent 2♣ opener by forum standards.

[Foxx]

helene_t, on 2011-April-29, 14:11, said:

5♦. But we need some gadget for strong hands. Without special agreements I would have opened 2♣. While most people at the local club open 2♣ at least three times as often as I do, I am still a very frequent 2♣ opener by forum standards.

I've got company! This was my choice too, but I didn't want to admit to it alone.

At matchpoints, I would put more weight on getting to the major, and therefore one of 3♥, 4♥ or even 4♣(!) would be my bid.

As for opening 2♣, you can make a good case for that to be sure, but in general sequences featuring a 2♣ opening and a 3♦ rebid blow all kinds of goat.

[Cyberyeti]

We could open this either 2♣ or 1♦, we use a 2N rebid after 1♦-1♥ as GF unbalanced with a semi-forced 3♣ relay allowing me to bid 3♦ to show this hand.

[mike777]

Cyberyeti, on 2011-April-30, 00:54, said:

We could open this either 2♣ or 1♦, we use a 2N rebid after 1♦-1♥ as GF unbalanced with a semi-forced 3♣ relay allowing me to bid 3♦ to show this hand.

how wonderful you can show this exact hand.

I will post other hand from bridge magazine after a few more comments.

[helene_t]

Foxx, on 2011-April-29, 17:29, said:

At matchpoints, I would put more weight on getting to the major, and therefore one of 3♥, 4♥ or even 4♣(!) would be my bid.

If you want to raise hearts I think the best rebid is 4♦ which shows 4-card heart support and very good and long diamonds.

Yeah a 2♣ opening followed by 3♦ usually creates havoc but I think partner knows that we know this and therefore he will know that we have an extreme hand when we do use it. Some people here play 2♣ followed by 3M as showing 6+ diamonds and 4M. (In the Netherlands some people put those hands in the Multi). This would mean that 2♣ followed by 3♦ denies four hearts, so we can bid 4♥ at our third turn.

[ArtK78]

I chose 3♣ as my least of evils bid. Hopefully I can recover later in the auction.

[Cyberyeti]

mike777, on 2011-April-30, 02:04, said:

how wonderful you can show this exact hand.

I will post other hand from bridge magazine after a few more comments.

Well pretty close, I can show a good 6+ card diamond suit with 7.5-9 playing tricks, and if partner has more than 4 hearts and doesn't want to raise diamonds, he'll bid 3♥ over which I can bid 4♣ to show 3 hearts and a club control but no spade control, so I'm not in bad shape. The 3♦ bid is always one suited, so new suits after are unambiguous.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

mike777, on 2011-April-30, 02:04, said:

I will post other hand from bridge magazine after a few more comments.

I'm ready for Responder's hand.

[mike777]

mike777, on 2011-April-28, 20:08, said:

LOVE ALL IMPS


P=1D=P=1H
P=?



T2...AK5...AKQJ983....6


Your bid and why?

Pards hand was:


753...QJ843....73....A32

[TWO4BRIDGE]

mike777, on 2011-May-02, 11:24, said:

Pards hand was:


753...QJ843....73....A32

From my post #6 :
1D - 1H
2S! - 2NT! ( asks for clarification )
3H! - 4H
pass

where: 3H! = 3h, no 4s, 5+d

and 2S! was ( may be artificial ) GF .
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Edit: I supposed Responder could make an advance cue of 4C for Hts as trump
( an obvious cue since there is no other reason to show Clubs at this point ),
and it should be the Ace since Opener's bidding shows very few Cl; and at the same time the Cl-cue denies a Spade control. Again, 4H will be the final contract

This post has been edited by TWO4BRIDGE: 2011-May-02, 14:48

[Cyberyeti]

Well our auction as described earlier goes 1♦-1♥-2N-3♣-3♦-3♥-4♣-4♥

We've pinpointed the spade lead which is not a disaster at IMPS, but not so good at MPs.

[dake50]

Can I 2S splinter, 6D next unless partner rebids 3H then 6H?
A-ask for 6D, now or next?