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♠ Jxx
♥ Jxxxx
♦ Axx (correction. ♦Ax)
♣ KQx
The bidding goes 1♣, DBL, pass, and I bid 2♥
Pass, 2♠, pass
What's the right call?
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Posted 2011-May-20, 11:38
In my TOX response structure 2♥ is a little bid of an underbid and 2♠ showed xtras and is invitational so I would accept with 4♠ altho I have no real problem with 3NT either.
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Posted 2011-May-20, 11:53
5333? Never held that one before. Anyway I have too much for only 2♥, I like 2NT more. I bid 4♠ in the given situation.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2011-May-21, 00:00
Depends a lot on which card is not there. If I have Jx Jxxxx Axx KQx then I would jump to 2H, I don't think this is too much. After 2S I would bid 2NT. I think that we are in a GF auction so I'll give partner some room to bid his hand.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2011-May-21, 02:34
2S creates a GF because:
The 2H jump showed values, like 9-11 or whatever.
The 2S bid shows a hand too strong to overcall 1S, at least a great 16+
Therefore logically you are in a GF. You have already preempted your own auction, no need to jump around more.
The 2H jump showed values, like 9-11 or whatever.
The 2S bid shows a hand too strong to overcall 1S, at least a great 16+
Therefore logically you are in a GF. You have already preempted your own auction, no need to jump around more.
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Posted 2011-May-21, 06:32
Well I'm not sure why you have 14 cards 
but I agree with 2H. 2S here should IMO be inv+ [not necessarily a huge hand, because it's definitely forcing], over which 4S seems fine if you hold 3 spades. If the hand actually has only 2 spades, I'd bid 3NT over 2S since you have a max for the 2H bid.
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but I agree with 2H. 2S here should IMO be inv+ [not necessarily a huge hand, because it's definitely forcing], over which 4S seems fine if you hold 3 spades. If the hand actually has only 2 spades, I'd bid 3NT over 2S since you have a max for the 2H bid.ahydra
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Posted 2011-May-21, 09:18
ahydra, on 2011-May-21, 06:32, said:
Well I'm not sure why you have 14 cards but I agree with 2H. 2S here should IMO be inv+ [not necessarily a huge hand, because it's definitely forcing], over which 4S seems fine if you hold 3 spades. If the hand actually has only 2 spades, I'd bid 3NT over 2S since you have a max for the 2H bid.
ahydra
but I agree with 2H. 2S here should IMO be inv+ [not necessarily a huge hand, because it's definitely forcing], over which 4S seems fine if you hold 3 spades. If the hand actually has only 2 spades, I'd bid 3NT over 2S since you have a max for the 2H bid.ahydra
Yes, the hand should have one less diamond.
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