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vitorlopes

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2 for sure, especially in matchpoints. 4333 is bad, jacks about which is also bad and given that we are playing constructive raises I see this as an easy 2 bid! Although there may be attractive sides in that there are supporting honours of AJ QJ JT9 but the negative factors are just too much. If people are in 2/3 maybe we can outplay them.
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You have:

 

AJx

QJx

Jxx

J109x

 

You are playing in MP and your partner opens 1 in 1st position. Which bid would you choose?

 

a ) 2 (constructive raise 8-10); or

b ) 1NT (forcing 1 round) aiming to jump in on your next turn

better to use a constructive raise. The quacks are soft values and you are subject to losing 4 tricks unless partner has xtras to compensate.

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2H, even if not defined as a constructive raise.

Agreed !! The duck it goes "quack quack" and no ruffing values. With 4333 be conservative.

 

I had this type of hand the other day, and not playing constructive and the 2 contract was totally hopeless.

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There are 3 extra advantages for these 2H:

 

1. partner can invite. IF partner invites, we can - and probably will - accept.

2. Im not revealing his hand either.

3. If partner has minimum, 2H will be enough, while 3H may be too high.

 

 

If I bid the limit-sequence and if he has some extras, he must guess. As this is almost minimum-10 pointer, his quess will probably be unhappy...

It is only if he has big extras, the adventure will surely end well.

 

But if he has big extras, it will also end well after 2H. Constructive or ambiqious.

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