bendare Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Your LHO opens a weak 2D, 2H or 2S and your partner bids 3 of that suit.2H--3H--?--? What type hand do you expect the 3H bidder to have? If undiscussed how would you take the 3H bid and why?If discussed what mutual agreements are recommended and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 My preference is that this is a stopper-ask, typically showing a minor one-suiter too strong for a 3m bid. This hand type is fairly frequent and difficult to deal with otherwise (you either have to double off-shape and hope to survive partner's bid of the other major, or bid 3m and hope partner doesn't pass, or bid 4m and bypass your side's most frequent game). I suppose without any discussion one might play this as michaels, although I think that's a fairly poor treatment. Better is to combine the above with "leaping michaels" since once 3M cue is the bid for a minor one-suiter there is no natural meaning for the jump to 4m. If you're willing to play your minor at the four-level (which you have to be in order to cue 3♥ with a michaels hand) you may as well play spades at the four-level also and score up the game bonus, plus leaping michaels reveals the minor in case of a 4♥ continuation by LHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinvent77 Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 3♥ as asking for a stopper is also Kantar's suggestion. (2♥) - 4♥ would show both minors. Perhaps that could be an alternative meaning for 3♥ as well. BTW Do you play Leaping Michaels as forcing? Vincent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 With discussion, I'll usually want toplay Leaping Michaels (jump to 4-of-minor for that minor and other major) or Roman Jumps (jump into lower of two touching suits, wraps around when necessary) after 2M. Afer 2♦, I usually play 3♦ as Michaels because of space issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 3!H is commonly played as asking for a stop, showing a running suit. You can also fit in a very strong single/suited hand - bid on over partner´s 3NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 3♥ initially at least ask for a ♥ stopper for 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 3!H is commonly played as asking for a stop, showing a running suit. You can also fit in a very strong single/suited hand - bid on over partner´s 3NT agree. Also I play like ken that 2D-3D is michaels, not a stopper ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 This question arised some (15-20) months ago, and then I was the only one to play direct cuebid as minors (not with ♦ opening, I guess things didn't change :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 After 2♥ weak, i play -3♥ either one suited minor, asking for stopper or strong with 5-5+minors-4m=5m+5OM can be passed (around 4 losers)-4♥=very strong 2 suiter 5+♠+5minor-4NT=minors, weaker than 3♥, usually 6-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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