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(P) P (1♦) P
(1N) 2♦ ?
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How do you play this
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Posted 2011-September-16, 15:59
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
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SHAPE!
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Bridge should be fun!
SHAPE!
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." (MH)
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Posted 2011-September-16, 16:21
The same as (1♦)-2♦. I.e. if I play Michaels I also play it here. However, it can be substantially weaker than a direct-seat Michaels, for these reasons:
- We can't bid 1M with a hand too weak for Michaels so we should be allowed to bid Michaels with any 5-5 hand that is worth bidding
- Responder has show some values so our prospects of game are smaller
- Responder has denied a four-card major so our chance of a fit is bigger
- As it happens we are a passed hand but even if we were not, the three above still apply.
- We can't bid 1M with a hand too weak for Michaels so we should be allowed to bid Michaels with any 5-5 hand that is worth bidding
- Responder has show some values so our prospects of game are smaller
- Responder has denied a four-card major so our chance of a fit is bigger
- As it happens we are a passed hand but even if we were not, the three above still apply.
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Posted 2011-September-16, 16:41
Thanks Helene, how about this auction?
(P) P (1♦) P
(1N) P (P) 2♦
(P) P (1♦) P
(1N) P (P) 2♦
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
Bridge should be fun!
SHAPE!
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." (MH)
Bridge should be fun!
SHAPE!
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." (MH)
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Posted 2011-September-16, 21:13
The first surely shows the Majors, the second one I'm not so sure as there was a previous chance to show the Majors before. Anyway it could be 4-4 in the Majors or something like that. It might also be a weak hand with diamonds, which might go along fine with X being 'I have diamonds'.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win
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Posted 2011-September-17, 02:21
The second one shows diamonds.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2011-September-17, 02:56
han, on 2011-September-17, 02:21, said:
The second one shows diamonds.
agreed. The first shows the majors, with all of helene's descriptions.
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