awm Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 [hv=d=s&v=b&s=sakq64h4dakjt86ct]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Partner opens a weak two in hearts, moderately sound at these colors (partner is not a junior). What's your plan? If you start with 3♦, partner will rebid 3♥; if you start with 2♠, partner will rebid 3♣ (natural, but could be just values in club). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 3D to be followed with 3S and then 4S so that partner knows that I'm 5-6 and can decide which suit to play in. I may miss a slam opposite the heart ace but without a good fit there's a lot of work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Adam, for the sake of clarity, what is 2NT in this construction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Adam, for the sake of clarity, what is 2NT in this construction? the poll says ogust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 As stated in the poll, 2NT is ogust. This is asking about opener's hand; opener rebids: 3♣ to show minimum values and a poor suit relative to vulnerability3♦ to show minimum values and a good suit (headed by AK, AQJ, or KQJ at red)3♥ to show maximum values and a poor suit relative to vulnerability3♠ to show maximum values and a good suit3NT to show a suit headed by the AKQ (and therefore very little outside) After opener's rebids, particularly those showing a good suit, it's normally assumed that hearts are agreed; in other words 2♥-2NT-3♦-3♠ would be a cuebid for hearts. Also, new suit responses to a weak two are forcing in this partnership (I know some people play 2♥-3♦ NF but that's not standard in most places and not the case in this partnership). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 3D to be followed with 3S and then 4S so that partner knows that I'm 5-6 and can decide which suit to play in. I may miss a slam opposite the heart ace but without a good fit there's a lot of work to do. What Justin said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 2♠ and 3NT next, explaining my hand over the safe level doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Facing a 1 suited weak 2 bid I would just bid out my shape and let pard work out if we belong in 5D or 4S. Slam is not in my photo book, but if pard comes to life I can be pursuaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Here's the actual hand: [hv=d=s&v=b&n=sakq64h4dakjt86ct&s=s7hkq8765d92cq764]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] No game makes. 5♦ is the best-scoring game contract, failing by one trick only; that's where Justin's auction should end. 3NT probably has the best chance to make, but is also likely to fail by multiple tricks when it doesn't make (and it will go down a bunch on the actual hands). Both tables in the team game reached 4♥, failing by two tricks at one table and three at the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Wow, I am really getting confused and puzzled by this bidding lately. Not only here in the forum posted hands from real life but from online acbl bidding. I feel I am in the twilight zone for bidding. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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