the blame game

[P_Marlowe]

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2) 1NT also lies about some values in DIAMONDS?!?!

Sure, but also tells something about the shape,

and 9xxx is ok as stopper, I would prefer 10xxx,

but 9xxx will do as well.

 

Of course 2C works pretty well on the given hand,

because our partner happens to hold 4 clubs, as it

is, clubs is the first suit he would lie, if he had too.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

Partner could also have a singleton diamond too. I don't understand this argument, yes he could be 4432 even. Again you are thinking of the worst possible scenario and not the most common scenarios.

Partner holding a bal. hand should be pretty

common.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

Thinking about my arguments, there is one point I

missed, and I am not aware it was already raise in

the previous posts:

 

The guy, who made the reoping t/o would bid 1NT

with lots of bal. hands in the 11/12-14 range ( or

11/12-16 range - take your pick), even without a

diamond stopper, the only exeption being 44 in the

majors, hence the likelihood that partner is really

short in diamond increases, and similar the likelihood

that he has at least 4 clubs increases.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe