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#1 User is offline   dbsboy 

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Posted 2013-September-28, 12:26



Holding this hand, you opened 1.

The bidding went 1-1NT(forcing)-2-3 (uninterfered).

Do you agree with 2?

And how about now? 3 or 4?
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Posted 2013-September-28, 13:20

I would definitely bid 4. I would not rely on partner treating 3 as forcing without a specific agreement, and even then it should be a hand with much less in hearts. For example, AKJxxx x Kx Kxxx would be a hand with real doubt about which game is best.

On the first round I don't have a problem with 2, but my style with a good suit is to just choose between 2 and 3. Here I would choose 2 but it is close. Bid 2 then continuing with 3 if I get preference would be something like AJxxxx Ax x AKxx where I am completely happy if partner passes 2 because he very likely has a stiff spade.
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Posted 2013-September-28, 13:34

As nigel said but I hate 2.
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Posted 2013-September-28, 22:42

4H seems obvious to me, now. A 6-card heart suit and at least 11 HCP is expected. Whether I should have bid 2S before doesn't seem to matter here, but is still interesting.

I don't believe the continuing debate about -m- is the same issue as -- when deciding whether to rebid the six-bagger, and would have rebid 2S; but, again, it is moot here.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2013-September-29, 01:33

I have no reason to suspect 6-2 spades will be better than 6-2 hearts, in fact I suspect the contrary, we suspect Q is missing, but most often Q won't be. Also partner is allowed to have 7 hearts.
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