navit Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 How do I respond to my partner's opening bid of 1 D with 5 card support, no 4 card major and 18 HCP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 How do I respond to my partner's opening bid of 1 D with 5 card support, no 4 card major and 18 HCP? see crisscross 3c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Play inverted minors, where a 2 level response is forcing, and a 3 level response is preemptive. In addition, you can play Criss Cross, as Mike says, which distinguishes between invitational and game forcing hands. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 It is my understanding that when you play crisscross the jump in the other minor is the invitational call, while the single raise is still the strong call. So one would make a single raise (game forcing) with this hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph23 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Sounds like a good hand for inverted minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I use 2♣ as an artificial GF. I use 2♣ with any pattern, fit or not fit, clubs or no cluybs, that does not have a 5-card major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 If you have some special agreement with p, like the other posters seem to have, you should adhere to that agreement of course. I suppose you ask this question because you don't have a special agreement. Then you bid 2♣. In principle that shows clubs but it's a practical bid. Whatever partner rebids your next bid is probably 4♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Splinter if you have a shortness, otherwise:- 2♦ playing inverted minors- 3♣ playing criss cross apparently- 2♣/6♦/6NT if not playing any of the above... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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