Helmer Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Your opponents opened 1 ♦ - your new partner online, bids 2NT. How would you understand that bid? Modified: Direct seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandrew Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Two lowest unbid suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Clubs and hearts, at least 5-5. With clubs and spades I bid 1♠, with both majors 2♦. I don't like a jump to the three-level to show two specific suits (Ghestem for example). 1. I would probably forget.2. I like the three-level for one-suited pre-empts. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dodgy Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 As others, I'd assume ♣s and ♥s. However, the question is perhaps ambiguous...is the 2NT overcall in direct or balancing seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Right, in balancing seat it should be 19-21 or some such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Right, in balancing seat it should be 19-21 or some such. Agreed, although Hedy Grey, during a vugraph broadcast the other day, said that for her the range is 17-19. I confess that I have not seen that concept before. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Right, in balancing seat it should be 19-21 or some such. Agreed, although Hedy Grey, during a vugraph broadcast the other day, said that for her the range is 17-19. I confess that I have not seen that concept before. Roland Well I suppose that she plays 1NT 10-14X and then 1NT 15-17-2NT : 17-19-X and then 2NT 19+-21 I also prefer to keep 2NT to show basically the same stength as a 2NT opening. Alain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Right, in balancing seat it should be 19-21 or some such. Agreed, although Hedy Grey, during a vugraph broadcast the other day, said that for her the range is 17-19. I confess that I have not seen that concept before. Roland Well I suppose that she plays 1NT 10-14X and then 1NT 15-17-2NT : 17-19-X and then 2NT 19+-21 Most likely, but she will not always be in a position to rebid 1NT. 1♥ pass pass double Now, if the response is 2mi the rebid is 2NT to show 15-16 and that is not sound opposite what may well be a weak hand. Neither is it a splendid idea to let a direct 2NT show 17-19. 17 opposite nothing perhaps? Sorry for being a bit off-topic here. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Also ♣ & ♥. In ancient times it might have shown the minors, but I think these days almost everyone plays it as Unusual for the 2 lowest unbid suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Ok, this one has chances, the first unanimous vote ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Of course, the $64,000 question is: what did your partner (who I'll bet says "Expert" in his profile) actually have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 matmat would probably vote for something ridiculous if he hasn't already voted here to blow the unanimity. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Of course, the $64,000 question is: what did your partner (who I'll bet says "Expert" in his profile) actually have? Since this is posted here, the 2NT bidder or his partner thought that it showed the minors because 1♦ could be short. Just a guess. Some think, for reasons only known to themselves, that it always shows the two lowest suits, unbid or not. So the same would apply after 1♣. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 C and a Major springs to mind as a possibility if you don't have a specific 2 suited bid for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 The ACBL convention card still has a checkbox for Jump to 2NT = Minors. And I played in the annual New England Individual Regional this week, and plenty of the convention cards I was handed had this box checked. Lots of the players in this tournament are people who normally only play social bridge, and this is their only foray into tournament duplicate bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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