[joshs]

Miron, on Mar 29 2006, 02:51 AM, said:

OK, thanks for all the posts. I thought I shoudn't said 2♠, but I see my bid was OK.
We ended in 4♠x one down. Was it just pity or there was some bad bidding?

Scoring: IMP

1♠ - p - 1NT - x
2♠ - p - 4♠ - p
p - x - all

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If the opps were silent the normal auction is:
1S-P-1N-P
2S-P-3 or 4S (I think 4 is the correct bid)

After the x responder might have decided that opener was short in hearts and down graded to a 3S bid...

[Codo]

mike777, on Mar 29 2006, 07:37 PM, said:

Codo, on Mar 29 2006, 05:22 AM, said:

1 NT showed inviting with 3 Sapdes else it had been just a silly masterminding bid.
So, pd should follow his plan and bid 3 Spade and you may accept the invitation.

But even if Frances is right and pd suspect more playing strength from you (I had too) , 4 Spade is a nice contract.
They must lead a club to the king and switch to the diamonds afterwards, or they must take exactly two rounds of Diamond and switch to a club in a way, that we cannot score the queen.

Bad luck, but I would feal very well, if all my game contracts would be as good as this one seemed to be-before the lead...

why?

what do you expect with 2s?
partner had an 8ltc hand? why bid 4s?
rho has all the hcp does that make responder hand better?
opener has minimum hand, what has made it better?

It seems responder has a minimum 3 card limit raise at best......maybe less?

Hi Mike,

As responder I would expect a good 6 card suit which is a huge extra and which surely makes his hand much better then a balanced hand with a few more HCPs.

For me, responder has a 3 1/2 ♠ hand, so I won`t mind if he bids 4 and I won`t mind if he just invites.

And I still believe, that game was quite reasonable and that you should try it in any team event.