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Kokish strikes back. or how your conventions can turn on you.

Poll: What's your call? (19 member(s) have cast votes)

What's your call?

  1. Abstain, I hate this convention. (1 votes [5.26%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.26%

  2. Pass, I've done enough. (15 votes [78.95%])

    Percentage of vote: 78.95%

  3. 4S, give partner room to act. (2 votes [10.53%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.53%

  4. 4NT, miscounted my keycards. (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. 5C, hoping partner can cuebid 5D. (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. 5D, partner will know what I need for slam. (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  7. 5H, natural slam try. (1 votes [5.26%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.26%

  8. 6H, just bid it. (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   han 

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Posted 2004-September-17, 11:25

You hold

AQxx
AKxxx
AQx
A

The auction (uncontested):
2C (strong) - 2D (waiting)
2H (Kokish) - 2S (forced)
3S (4-5 in majors, forcing) - 4H
??

Do you make a try for slam?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2004-September-17, 12:07

pass is probably right, but i voted 4S... a question here is, what would 4NT by partner show? anyway, after 4S he has room to show a club, a diamond, a spade, none of the above
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Posted 2004-September-17, 20:34

I have my minimum and no extra shape, think its kinda clear.
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Posted 2004-September-18, 03:06

Pass seems clear.

Opener has already shown a good hand with 4-5 majors and he has nothing special here.

If slam is good, then responder maybe underbidding this one, as 4H is non-encouraging.

Responder may feels under pressure with good supporting hand for hearts, being forced to rebid 2S and has no room to agree hearts below game.

Imo, Kokish needs some works on responder's rebid and the continuation.
Playing 2S meaningless puppet would make responder start to describe his hand at 3 level or higher, and it is a difficult task.

A reasonable scheme (not recommended for casual partnership, or one that prefers simplicity at all costs):

2C-2D; 2H (hearts or big NT)-?

2S = default, usually balanced, may have long diamonds.

2NT = spades, (avoid wrong siding spades contract), denies 3H.

3C = clubs
*Opener, holding hearts, can make his planned rebid (unless he plans to rebid 3C, then he can go for slam hunt here). If he is big balanced, then he can agree clubs or rebid NT.

3D = diamonds, with heart support (a hand with long diamond will not directly bid it, as it may rob opener of his 3C rebid)

3H = hearts support, together with spades.

The exact requirements of strength is not listed here, and it is up to each partnership.

I am not sure whether Kokish worths it trouble, however, I am quite sure that some additional works to expound this agreement would help as the toy is so space consuming.
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Posted 2004-September-18, 07:36

well 4S seems to be a big loser on the voting (probably rightly so)... i still would like to know what 2c : 2d : 2h : 2s : 3s : 4h : 4s : 4nt would show... the reason i ask is, can that possibly show the K? responder has already signed off, it seems unlikely he'd want to bid rkc now given that opener is cuebidding (and he shouldn't bid it anyway)

ok, so pass seems clear to everyone... i just thought it was worth a stab at responder having a couple of kings
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Posted 2004-September-18, 10:57

I voted for pass
If partner has the right cards 6 might make, possibly consistent with an unimaginative 4H bid, but there is I think a greater risk of failing in 5H.
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Posted 2004-September-18, 17:40

The question I'm interested in is do you play 2H as double negative or something similar. If 2D is both waiting and negative at the same time, then partner can have something like

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when you don't want to even be in 4H, let alone 5 or 6. Without any extra information, I assume that he might well do, and so pass
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Posted 2004-September-18, 17:48

If slam is better than 50% then partner should have done something else other than bid 4H.
I tend to lead fourth best - as opposed to the best suit, the second best suit, or the third best suit for our side
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