SteveMoe

Close "other" because this really depends on agreements as many posters show. Vanilla 1-way this is usually invitational (see Hardy 1974 or so). But historical precedent and normative use aren't necessarily the same thing. 2-way/xyz this can be/is slammish - setting trumps and demanding cue bidding (GF only through 2♦). Swapping 2♣ and immediate jump meanings is possible with partnership agreement.

Excel spreadsheets and PR files downloaded from a .txt PR file can speed your data collection and analysis....here's a dated file that shows one way to do this. I have some spreadsheets somewhere.... http://www.cincybridge.com/Lessons/200900502%20SLIDES%20Improving%20our%20partnerships.pdf Kudos to Mbodell for enlightened analytics. BTW - the more one automates the process, the less one learns....

Here's a post with a good treatment from Mike Savage: http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/balancing-michaels/

To keep partner off an end-play... To interfere with Declarer's attempt at an avoidance play... To create a late entry in partner's hand (Say K from Kx)... To block dummy's suit... To limit the run of a long suit (AK109xx in dummy, 0/1 in declarer hand.... Declarer leads 10! You play J from Jxx or Jx but duck from Q/Jxxx). To waste a dummy entry...

Count me with the 2N bidders. Partner opens 11s and some 10s. Partner still has a bid coming, and we play 2N shows 12. (11+ to 13 minus).

Pavlicek offers a great tool for analyzing these situations at: http://www.rpbridge.net/cgi-bin/xcc1.pl Playing ♠ by finessing twice yields 4 tricks 65.6% of the time. Playing ♥ to split 3-2 yields 3♥ tricks 67.8% of the time. Playing ♠ top down yields 4 tricks 57.8% of the time. While we all want to take the best odds play, ♥ require we give up control twice, and ♠ only once. If ♦ are 5-3 they might manage to have RHO win the 1st ♥ and lead a ♦ through the ♦10. They'll win the race to 5 tricks: 3♦ plus 1♥ plus 1♣ and maybe more... I'll finesse ♠ twice.

Agree Seagal & Robson is a must read. Try Competitive Bidding in the 21st Century by Marshall Miles. Check out this BBO link for more: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/47877-any-recommendations-for-a-basic-book-about-competitive-bidding/

Pass the first. Show both Majors in the second. Partner rates to have about 15.5 HCP on this hand. Reopen should be automatic on as little as 2 distribution points.

I'd think any distribution would minimize the need to hesitate. I bet he held some (42)(43) with 14-15 HCP and no ♣ stop. Second place would be modest ♣ length, say 3325 and similar 14-15 strength.

Win ♦A and try for the surround play in trumps? ♠J...

Suspect partner has ♥K10x, and Declarer ♥Axx. Partner has nothing more than the K, so I will lead the ♠Q expecting partner to win the ♥K while there are still 3 ♠ ricks to be taken. This requires declarer to have only 8 tricks (1♠, 1♥, 6 minor tricks) before returning to the ♥suit. 3=3=4=3? Continuing ♥ wrecks our timing and limits our take to 4 or fewer tricks. Would be good to know the pivot card agreed for Rusinow. Many play the 9 as the pivot, so the J is unambiguous.

[hv=d=w&v=b&b=4&a=1c1hp2sp3sp4cp4hp5dp5sp6cp6hppp]133|100|2S Fit Jump[/hv] The splinter auction leaves Advancer in the dark about the ♠ fit.

What agreements do you have in place over 1N? I'd use 2N or 4N depending on what I think partner can best read. 5N might work assuming we play PAS, but would have to be sure partner would sit for 6♠ over their 6♣ or 6♥ when right. Many have the agreement that 5N with 2P2P shows [one suit other than ♦. So if I show ♠ after any of partner's bids, partner knows to correct to 7♦ with the right hand. I'd probably stare at this hand for a while if partner answers 6♦ to 5N, hearing that wag ask "What do you call a 7-card suit?" TRUMPS!!

I am aware of three uses for this redouble: 1) Some 10+ hand implying no fit for partner's (intervenor's) suit - this is like the redouble after 1Z-X-XX... 2) Rosencranz - shows Hxx or better in partner's suit - a good raise. This allows 2♥ here to be bid on lesser support (xxx(x))...You can also reverse this - that is, have the redouble show xxx and the raise show Hxx... 3) Munson - showing either ♥Ax or ♥Kx - the idea here to allow patrner to underlead a top honor against their contract sn help our side score a ruff when it's available. Redouble as a weak rescue (runout) is something I haven't seen in this position. While you could do this, I can't see why you would - the other ideas are more important to competitive bidding.

I'd expect partner has 4=1=4=4 or the rough equivalent. 4N is Keycard for ♠ so that's my bid. If partner duly alerted my 2♥ bid then the other likely explanation no longer applies (partner forgot we play exclusion Stayman). Like Chris I don't like 1NT with 8-10. I prefer the nebulous 1♥ response with 8-11, or 2♣ (with 1 or 2 4-card Majors) or 2♦(bal & no 4-card major or ♦s).

Something you might want to read: http://www.fernside.com/bridge/TheOvercallStructure.html

Typo - again...apologies to all.. This list is more complete however...

Typo! :rolleyes: 2♣ = 3 card LR. Corrected above.

I like Bergen Raises Over Major And Double (BROMAD) even after passing... 2♣ = 3 card Limit 10-11 2♦ = 3 card Constructive 7+ to 9 2 M = 3/4 card raise 5-6 2 OM = 4 card Constructive 7+ to 9 (somewhat preemptive, but allow for a suit-showing double) 2N = 4 card Limit 10-11 3M = Preemptive 4+ card raise 0-5 minus If unpassed, then limit becomes Limit +. Issue: surrendering NF 2m bids.

2♠ in 4th seat. What I expect we can make. Generally shows 9+ to 13- with 6+ cards. What I've got.... 3♠ 1st through 3rd seems normal.

Something from Steve Weinstein that you might find interesting: http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/1m-1m-now-what/

Following Mel C., Double by opener when partner is limited and can be weak is Take Out. 1M - P - 1N - 2m - X implies 4 in OM. Bidding OM freely shows 5.

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If you choose to play 2♣ as GF balanced or natural, then you don't need 3N anymore for balanced hands. You can gain substantially by using 1♥-3♠ and 1♠-3N as "mini"-splinters (4 trumps, hidden shortness, 10-12 HCP and 3 Control cards (A or K)). Then direct splinters (1♥-3N is ♠ splinter) are 13-15. 16+ hands with 0/1 are handled through Jacoby. Check out Fred's advice from BW: http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/fred-gitelman-advice-4-splinters/ Also: http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/slam-bidding-limiting-your-hand-with-a-splinter/ Andrew Gumperz advocates 9-11 and 12-14...

We know partner is 18-19 and 5332. We have two facets to our hand: Weak 5-6, Constructive 7-9, Invitational 10-11(12-). 0-2M, 3M cards. (Some use Forcing NT as first step in intended 4M preempt with an outside card, so direct 4M denies outside card). Whether you bid 3N on any 6 is up to you. I would surmise 3"Not M" is to play with exactly 5 HCP (many would rebid 3N with 6 HCP and a 5+ card suit). Much depends on pattern and texture of responder's hand opposite known 5332. 3♠ when partner opened ♥ should be reserved for special meaning. I don't know what's best. Perhaps hidden splinter for M, but there's no parallel when partner opens 1♠. With Constructive hands bid 3N unless very distributional - then consider game in long suit. We hold no constructive fitting hands. With Balanced 3-card Limit Raise either 3N or 4M depending on shape and texture. An 11 HCP 3-card LR with additional 0/1 suit should explore slam in M. There are 3 hands that offer slam possibilities: 1)INV with 6+ card suit and no M fit, 2)INV with 3 trump and 0/1 suit, and 3)INV with both 3 card support and 6-card source of tricks. Would seem the fitting cases can be dealt with by 4N RKB (did we agree that 18-19 is too narrow a range to worry about quantitative raises?). This leaves the 4-level bids by responder to show on-fitting hands with 11-12 HCP and 6+ cards in the suit.