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#1 User is offline   spectro46 

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Posted Yesterday, 11:49

In Acol Bridge if North opens 1 Club and East passes, can South, with only 1 Club, bid 1 Heart having 5 Hearts and just 2 HCPs, to avoid getting left in Clubs?
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Posted Yesterday, 11:58

No.

The system says to Pass.
Logic suggests that West is unlikely to pass it out anyway.
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Posted Yesterday, 12:47

Not in Acol, but playing a short club and transfers you can do.
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Posted Yesterday, 13:20

View Postmw64ahw, on 2026-March-16, 12:47, said:

Not in Acol, but playing a short club and transfers you can do.

I doubt that anyone is teaching new players transfers over 1!
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Posted Today, 04:54

Hi,

You always can bid.

The risk is, that your 1H response gets partner exited.
The thing is, you know that you want p to pass 1H, but your
p does not know, that you want him to pass.

If you have 4 diamonds, 5 hearts, 3 spades, you could try to
bid 1D intending to pass any response.
The main problem with 1H is, that you may miss a diamond fit.

Keep in mind, that I dont like to recommending starting with
your shorter suit, but if you are really serious about starting
a rescue mission, bid 1D, even holding 5 hearts.

In general I would say: stick to the rule, pass with less than 6HCP,
you can weaken this further down the road.

With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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