1eyedjack Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Sorry for the typo first time around, this one corrected.So - which is standard and, if different, which is your preference?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 You should probably have spades but not always lots of them. You're just forcing partner to continue describing his/her hand and if you happen to mention spades again then it'd be a hand with many spades. If you raise clubs or diamonds then you have support and were asking about a spade stopper. That's the way I'd take it, I haven't have or discussed this sequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 strong hand with spades, the fact that you were willing to play 1♠ doubled doesn't mean you cannot win slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I think it suggests playing in spades, but I'm not sure how strong it is. The only time I can remember seeing this sequence, responder intended it as forcing, but opener passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I think it suggests playing in spades, but I'm not sure how strong it is. The only time I can remember seeing this sequence, responder intended it as forcing, but opener passed. Having had exactly the same auction once (at a junior squad training weekend, so sadly quite a few years ago) it was subsequently agreed by all present to be natural and forcing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Do you think that it would be easy to distil into a few rules - a tree diagram if you prefer - for the benefit of a beginner the occasions when a cue bid of the opponent's suit is1) Natural2) A sound raise of partner3) A probe for NT4) A control-showing bid5) Something else (Michaels etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I have always thought of this as being natural and non-forcing, but I don't remember it happening at the table. at a junior squad training weekend, so sadly quite a few years agoI know that February very rarely has as many as 31 days, but should we anyway be congratulating you on turning the big 40? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 The following sequence came up in a bidding poll of Dutch bridge magazine "Bridge": 1♣-1♥-p-px--p--p-2♦p--p--2♥ Everyone agreed this was natural and NF, buf this is probably different since the 2♥ bidder here is in a force (not sure I would agree with that, but that was what they said, apparently a revealed trap pass forces to 2NT or some such). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 When I had auctions like this with David_C, we agreed that it was forcing, and given that responder didn't bid something over 1S, agreed that it must show a penalty pass of 1S. So spades but a good hand with spades, not just KJ10xxx and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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