Basic 2/1

[mike777]

1h=1s

2c=3c

?

 

What is the range of 3c...nothing fancy pls assume BWS if need be.

 

In other words what hand do you expect 3c to be?

 

ty all in advance.

[Guest Jlall]

3C has a fairly wide range since 2C has a huge range, but in general I would think of this as about 8+-11.

 

Often you will take false preference even with a real club fit in order to keep the auction alive and not sound too encouraging, and often with a 10 or 11 count and a diamond stopper you will try 2N instead of raising clubs so that partner knows you have a "real" hand and not a courtesy hand, and often with 11 and 5 clubs you will just overbid and game force.

[skjaeran]

3C has a fairly wide range since 2C has a huge range, but in general I would think of this as about 8+-11.

 

Often you will take false preference even with a real club fit in order to keep the auction alive and not sound too encouraging, and often with a 10 or 11 count and a diamond stopper you will try 2N instead of raising clubs so that partner knows you have a "real" hand and not a courtesy hand, and often with 11 and 5 clubs you will just overbid and game force.

Yeah, this is just about what I'd expect too.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

3C is invitational.

 

Depening on how many clubs 2C showed,

it may promise a 5 carder.

And if 3C does show a 5 carder, than 3C

is limited by responders failure to bid 2C

the round before.

I am going to ignore 5-5 in the black suits.

although I would suspect, responder would

use 4th suit forcing to set up a game force

and ask for 3 spades.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe