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Gib overcall unusual 2nt with strong 21TP

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Posted 2014-August-03, 07:30




Gib overcall unusual 2nt with strong 21TP.
Is it a reasonable bid?
If it is reasonable,Gib N should raise my 5♣ to 6♣ so as to show its feature of strong hand holding.
However Gib keep silence after I bid 5♣,I have to say that Gib's bids are inconsistent.
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Posted 2014-August-03, 07:49

Agreed

Q1 is a style issue, on which I posted recently. I don't have a strong opinion, but agree that raising 5C to 6C is auto. Not finding 7C I forgive



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Posted 2014-August-03, 08:26

Im not so sure. You may just be sacrificing with no defence and 3 or 4 small ♣ then 6♣ will have little play if you also have Jx ♦. Even with A♣ still not great. Its that you have 5♣ and 0-1♦ and 1-1 trump break which makes the hand.

Personally I think using 2N or Michaels bids on strong 2 type hands isn't best especially where you have extra length in one suit.
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Posted 2014-August-03, 08:35

There is not perfect convention,but this hand shows that Gib need to improve its unusual 2nt convention.
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Posted 2014-August-03, 09:09

View Postlycier, on 2014-August-03, 08:35, said:

There is not perfect convention,but this hand shows that Gib need to improve its unusual 2nt convention.
And whatever logic is used for improvements here probably also applies to Michaels.
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Posted 2014-August-03, 10:27

I would pass routinely on the North hand over one of my recent partner's 5C bids. Favourable, innit.
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