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1D is very marginal IMO. It's not horrible, though, and I agree with whereagles, if 1D is your style, you should stick to it. Peter

What system are you playing? What do 3H and 4H mean? Peter

Oh, dear. 4m is natural, not cue, and 4NT is tough with a void. 4S, and hope we don't make 6. Partner didn't jump, after all. Peter

Agree, but I agree with others that it's close to a pass at IMPs. Peter

Ahem. You said Justin, mikeh, and some other excelllent players refuse to *listen* to you. Therefore your students can beat them. What's wrong with this logic? Refusing to beleive your pronouncements isn't the same thing as being illogical. Not to worry :) I'm quite harmless. Peter

ROFL. So your students will have no problem beating up on Justin and mikeh. ROFLSHWMP. Peter

Why? Because you say so? You're *anonymous*, and spout a lot of nonsense. No one in the Forums takes you seriously. If you calmed down, you might get some respect. If not... Peter

It's a big insult. Peter

oof. Peter

1. I should have said "any hand with 17+ hcp", not "any strng hand". My bad. 2. As a matter of judgment, I agree that I wouldn't make a sjs without a decent 5 card suit at the 2 level or a decent 6 at the 3 level, but in fact the sjs in sayc isn't restricted as to hand type, and if you are playing with a pickup pd, with no discussion, and pd makes an sjs, you had better be prepared for any hand with 17+ hcp, regardless of shape. Peter

Helene, what hands would you bid 2H on, if not this one? Peter

Foo, where do you come up with this crap? Play what you like , but this is completely non-standard. My 6th Edition Encyclopedia Of Bridge (2001) says: " Rebids by the opner after a jump shift are not standardized, but the opener should usually make the he was planning after a non-jump response, only, of course one level higher." Peter

Fine for you and your partner, but *playing sayc* is dollars-to-doughnuts with a piackup pd, who will interpret it as any strong hand. Peter

Even playing strong jump shifts? Peter

What does your partner expect for a sjs? I haven't played them in a while, but it looks like a reasonable upgrade to me. You club stiff is the only reason I might not. Peter

I agree. I think that the guideline is unclear, however. There are lots of players who robotically open Rule of 20, and throw some good 6 card suit hands (no 4 card side suit) in for good measure, opening 15-20% of 10 counts. What's the limit? 30%? 35%? Clearly 50% is too much. My comfort level playing light openings would be about 25% wouldn't require a pre-alert, but much more than that would. As for this hand, it's a great hand, clearly having as much playing strength as the average 11 count. Peter

This is 100% a style question. I don't criticize partner either way. Peter

Stop worrying about this crap, and just enjoy playing bridge. Peter

Agree with mikeh. Peter

Ditto. Peter

Agree. Anything else is either clever, or stupid, or both ;) Peter

1S, and keep rebidding clubs. Peter

How? Peter

This is a game try. Do you play long suit or short suit tries? It sounds from your question as if you are playing long suit tries. Then partner has 5+ spades and 4+ hearts, else she would have bid hearts first. You have a flat minimum with four little spades. OTOH, your hearts are nice and you have a 9 card fit. Do you feel lucky? I feel lucky today, and bid 4S. Peter

I play *Meckwell* (though I don't know what they are playing these day), which is the same as my defense to a strong NT: XX A minor or both majors 2m the minor and a major 2M natural 2NT minors Pass 4333, 4m4m32, or a decent hand which would like to see 1NTx as the final contract. Peter