[bluecalm]

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making this an easy 3M response if you play it.

I don't want to bid 3♥ with this hand even if it shows 3M opening bid.
The reason is that I just want to signoff in 2♥ after weak rebids from partner.
If the hand was something like:

x KQJxxxx xxx xx

I would be more eager to jump to 3♥ as I want to compete to 3♥ anyway. Having AQ and flattish hand there is no reason imo to assume I have to preempt them and I don't like to turn +110 into -100 without compelling reason.

[BudH]

aguahombre, on Aug 6 2010, 08:57 PM, said:

Dealer: North Vul: Both Scoring: MP

♠ 75 ♥ AQTxxxx ♦ 64 ♣ 85

Framework: 2/1, 15-17 NT ---respectable club game.
Opponents silent.

1C-1H (you decided to do that)
4H  ?    Opener is balanced with 4 hearts and 18-19

Those are the conditions.  What do you do?  Notice I didn't ask whether you liked the one heart response, or whether you would prefer some other way of showing what opener showed up to this point.  There you are, and now what?

I think it is a sim case, but.....

I play with a few partners that

1C-1H-3D jump reverse

shows artificially a "power raise" - a heart invitation based mostly on high cards (frequently 18-19 balanced with four hearts).

And a 3NT bid over the 3D bid would be an artificial demand for a control showing bid from opener. This would work well here. Responder could bid 3NT artificially asking for a control cuebid by opener, opener bids four of a minor, and responder returns to 4H, happy if opener continues on or passes.

(And yes, if opener had started with 1D, then this wouldn't be available.)