han Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 How do you play this auction? 1C - (Dbl) - 2C - (p)3C Is 3C invitational or merely raising the bar? Assume that 2C is just a normal single raise, not inverted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 it should really really be non invitational. maybe also 1M-x-2M-p; 3M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjames Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 it should really really be non invitational. maybe also 1M-x-2M-p; 3M Agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 What else makes sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hoping to buy the hand at 2C/3C with a 9/10 card fit is naive. Raising before they bid/fit fit is what competitive bidding is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I think it should be competitive, NF, for a few reasons, assuming basic 2/1: 1) The frequency of hands with which you just want to declare 3♣ is larger than the frequency of hands which want to make a game try.2) Opener can still bid a major fragment with a good hand. In fact, any 18-19 balanced hand can bid a fragment, then play Grant's Hack over partner's 3♣ to determine if 3N is good.3) Opener can also just bid 2NT with good major stops, and partner can sign off in 3♣ or raise to 3NT.4) The hand isn't 15-17 balanced; if it is good and unbalanced, a lot of the hands that want to invite can try a splinter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Not only should this just be competitive but you should be bidding it a LOT imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 There are plenty of ways to show an invitational hand, so it hardly costs anything to define this as competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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