[Dinarius]

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Here is my hand and the bidding.

At the point where I now have to bid again, I bid 5♠, partner bid 6♠ and 7 is cold. As is 7♣ and 7♦

We play exclusion RKCB, and I considered 5♥, instead of 5♠. I know we haven't agreed a suit. But, it cannot be anything but asking for Aces outside of Hearts, I think. When he now bids 6♣ (=2), I could now have bid 7♣ or 7♠. I think Spades is safer and we were playing MPs.

What do you do against Multi with this?

Thanks.

D.

[Cyberyeti]

2♦-P-2♥-P-P-4♣ is a huge hand with clubs and spades (forcing) much like 2♥-4♣ is leaping michaels, follow up with 5♥.

[Vampyr]

Dinarius, on 2020-December-03, 03:07, said:

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Here is my hand and the bidding.

At the point where I now have to bid again, I bid 5♠, partner bid 6♠ and 7 is cold. As is 7♣ and 7♦

We play exclusion RKCB, and I considered 5♥, instead of 5♠. I know we haven't agreed a suit. But, it cannot be anything but asking for Aces outside of Hearts, I think. When he now bids 6♣ (=2), I could now have bid 7♣ or 7♠. I think Spades is safer and we were playing MPs.

What do you do against Multi with this?

Thanks.

D.

I should not have passed the first round and be considering my opening lead to 2♦.

[nullve]

Cyberyeti, on 2020-December-03, 04:11, said:

2♦-P-2♥-P-P-4♣ is a huge hand with clubs and spades much like 2♥-4♣ is leaping michaels, follow up with 5♥.

What is your system over (2♦)-P-(P)?

[Cyberyeti]

nullve, on 2020-December-03, 04:15, said:

What is your system over (2♦)-P-(P)?

This happens extremely rarely in the UK, obviously you can't do this if it's a weak only multi (which I assumed the OP would have stated and not passed), you double first, but if it's weak or strong (as most are here) I think I've only seen 2 passed out in 40+ years, and one of those was after a long pause by the hand over the multi.

[Vampyr]

Cyberyeti, on 2020-December-03, 04:25, said:

This happens extremely rarely in the UK, obviously you can't do this if it's a weak only multi (which I assumed the OP would have stated and not passed), you double first, but if it's weak or strong (as most are here) I think I've only seen 2 passed out in 40+ years, and one of those was after a long pause by the hand over the multi.

Most? It seems to me that weak-only multis are rapidly gaining in popularity.

[Dinarius]

Thanks for the replies.

I should have added that if my partner's 2NT is A♥ only, I'm down after my 5♥ Exclusion enquiry coz it's useless to me.

So, maybe not a good MP % bid?

D.

[Cyberyeti]

Vampyr, on 2020-December-03, 04:41, said:

Most? It seems to me that weak-only multis are rapidly gaining in popularity.

Maybe in London, here in Norfolk not quite unknown but very rare.

[Zelandakh]

A very common extension to Multi defences such as Dixon is for a 4♣ overcall to show a strong major-minor 2-suiter so that is an option. If that is not available, most defences (even multi over multi) include a big hand option in the Double, so you would normally start with that. Passing with this kind of hand is great if the auction continues 2♥ - P - P but looks less clever if it goes AP.

[Douglas43]

Very much depends on agreement, but my preference is that over 2D, double is either 13-15 balanced / semi balanced, or a very strong hand.