Strong balanced hand over weak 2

[paulg]

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(weak 2♥) - ?[/hv]

First time with an expert partner. What is your call?

 

You are playing Lebensohl, so if you double what is your plan after a 2NT response?

[helene_t]

I'll go with 2N. If I double I suppose the intension would be to bid 3N over partner's 2N.

[han]

Double with the intention to bid 3NT over 2NT.

[Halo]

Double, then 3NT over 2NT.

[Edmunte1]

Double, and 2nt over 2♠, 3nt over 2NT

[asc]

3♣ -we have a system! I hope that we'l play on 8 card suit. His hand can be :

xxx xx xxx xxxxx

[keylime]

Double. Nice cozy bid.

[ArtK78]

Double followed by a minimum bid in notrump.

[Guest Jlall]

X then NT.

[skjaeran]

Agree with the majority here.

Too strong for a direct 2NT.

Double followed by NT.

[jdonn]

The other nice thing about double is partner might bid lebensohl 2NT with like Qx of hearts. Rightsided, on the house.

[Apollo81]

X then NT

[neilkaz]

X then NT seems normal

[cherdano]

We have to X then bid 3N over partner's 2N, but I can't say I like the auction very much, opposite many hands we will be down a lot?

 

Actually, here is a weird idea: how about inverting a direct 2N and X, then 2N, over a weak 2M? The idea is that with a balanced 15-18 you can guess pretty well over Lebensohl, bid game over an encouraging bid and respect a signoff, where as with 19-21 you are pretty much on a guess opposite the weak response. So X could be balanced 15-18 (will bid on over encouraging response), and direct 2N would be 19-21.

 

Arend

[pclayton]

x then NT.

 

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Without delay,

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Into the woods,

Who knows what may

Be lurking on the journey"?

 

 

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[pclayton]

We have to X then bid 3N over partner's 2N, but I can't say I like the auction very much, opposite many hands we will be down a lot?

 

Actually, here is a weird idea: how about inverting a direct 2N and X, then 2N, over a weak 2M? The idea is that with a balanced 15-18 you can guess pretty well over Lebensohl, bid game over an encouraging bid and respect a signoff, where as with 19-21 you are pretty much on a guess opposite the weak response. So X could be balanced 15-18 (will bid on over encouraging response), and direct 2N would be 19-21.

 

Arend

Sounds a little like a Weiss double. 2N would be a takeout however, not 19-21.