What is your first bid?
Clubs at the club, part one
#1
Posted 2012-November-30, 14:25
What is your first bid?
#2
Posted 2012-November-30, 17:26
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#3
Posted 2012-November-30, 17:40
Lord Molyb, on 2012-November-30, 14:25, said:
What is your first bid?
5c (4c if it is avialable)
There is no "rational" way to describe this hand.Playing 2/1 a go slow approach
(bidding 2c) will cause huge headaches later in the bidding when p plays you to
(gasp) have POWER for your 2c bid. While you are an ace short of a 2c bid your
hand has significant offensive potential. IMO it is far better to bid 5c immediately
than risk getting left in some plebian 1n contract that may easily go down more
than 5c with none of the game benefits. I would use a 4c bid if I was sure it was
available but playing WJS many pairs use 4c as a splinter with dia support.
The main advantage of 4c over 5c is that slam exploration is still possible if p has
a huge hand with no spade control and wishes to cue bid.
#4
Posted 2012-November-30, 18:39
i call an 8 card suit, trumps.
we are vul and north could not overcall even though nv.
#5
Posted 2012-November-30, 19:00
#6
Posted 2012-December-01, 04:05
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#7
Posted 2012-December-01, 05:15
1D 3C should not be a weak jump shift even if 1D 2H or 1D 2S is.
#8
Posted 2012-December-01, 08:59
#9
Posted 2012-December-05, 20:30
If partner gets excited I have an 8 card suit and a void, not the worst news in the world.
#10
Posted 2012-December-05, 21:37
It's not impossible that pard picked off their 9 card diamond fit with the opening and I picked off their 8 or 9 card spade fit with this bid. Too delicious to resist but somebody will have a last laugh and I can only hope it's me.
If you offered me 50% I would fold my cards and take it in a flash.
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#11
Posted 2012-December-06, 04:15
#12
Posted 2012-December-06, 04:34
mr1303, on 2012-December-01, 05:15, said:
1D 3C should not be a weak jump shift even if 1D 2H or 1D 2S is.
Yes I agree with this. If 3♣ is 0-5 and 2♣ is 12+ then a 1NT response has to accomodate all semipositive and invitational hands with long clubs.
You could for example play:
0-5: Pass
6-9: 1NT followed by 3♣
10-11: direct 3♣
12+: direct 2♣.
#13
Posted 2012-December-06, 06:47
0-4: Pass
5-8: 3♣
9-11: 1NT followed by 3♣
12+: 2♣
and describe the 3♣ response as a WJS.