fan13027 Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Dealer SouthE/W VulnerableScoring - Matchpoints You are East and hold ...♠AKT95♥7♣AJ942♦74 South opens 1♥, your partner passes, North bids 1♠. What do you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 2♥, michaels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Agree. I like the layout but would prefer to see the suits in the order s-h-d-c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 W vs red you have to get in, and 2H is normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 You are red against white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan13027 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Thanks for the responses and apologies to the experts to whom the answer seems so obvious ... perhaps my question was better suited to the Beginners and Intermediate (of which I am one) Bridge Discussion forum. I will try to be more aware next time I post. Here is the entire hand layout ... I encountered it last night in a tournament I was playing in at BBO. [hv=d=s&v=e&n=s8763hj8dak9ck753&w=sj42ht9643dt6cq86&e=sakt95h7d74caj942&s=sqhakq52dqj8532ct]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv] There were 80 tables in the tourney and not one single East used Michaels Cue Bid after the 1♥ opening by South (there were about 3 or 4 tables where South opened 1♦). Of the 80 tables only 2 ended the auction with the final contract held by East/West. One ended up at 3♣xW-1 and the other at 3♠E+1. And they only managed to bid to that because North responded 2♣ to South's opening bid allowing East to bid a natural 2♠. Although I also list Michaels Cue Bid in my repertoire, I was unaware that it could be used in fourth seat after LHO opens ... it seems many other "self rated" advanced and expert players in that particular tourney were unaware of that as well :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 This is not as "easy" of a situation as the posts suggest. The key, IMO, is to remember that you often will "ignore" Responder's bid of a major. In other words, 1♥-P-1♠-2♠ is natural. If 2♠ is natural in that sequence, then Michaels seems to logically apply, as well, because of hands like this. This is a great thing to know, especially considering the number of "fake" 3-card spade bids you actually see, shockingly, in practice. I think you did post this in the right section, also. If the field all missed the 2♥ Michaels call, then it is not the average I/N bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 You are red against white. Than i think 2H is a bit dangerous because of the dreadful -200. I would pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Bear in mind that "just 2 of 80 tables" playing the contract E/W doesn't tell you a great deal about how many Easts got into the auction, given that NS are making 5D (yes, I can see 5Sx is a good save, but it's not a spot you would want to be in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Although I can see the logic of playing 2♥ as Michaels, I've (i) never seen it come up and (ii) never discussed it with anyone. Clearly a beginner too. p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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