Hanoi5 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 You hold: ♠xx♥Jx♦KT7xx♣QJxx Being red your partner opens 1♠, you bid 1NT (forcing) and partner responds 2♣, what's your bid? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONEferBRID Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 2S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 2♠ It's as good a fit as we know about, it describes our hand in case partner has any relevant decision to make later, it pays better than our other possible fits, and it preempts a 2!H balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 If my partner bids 2♣, I bid 2♠. I play Bart, but the hand is not good enough or right for 2♦...3♦. Not playing Bart, I might consider 2♦ more, but 2♠ still seems to be the long winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Is pass a bad bid? Clubs have to be at least third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Is pass a bad bid? Clubs have to be at least third. Not for all of us. I, for one, like 6-4-4-2 on rebids (2♠ is usually 6+, 2♥ is 5+♠/4+♥, 2♦ is 5+♠/4+♥, 2♣ is 5+♠/2+♣). Granted, this may only come up when Opener is specifically 5332, but that is not a ridiculously bizarre holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 If I bid 2♠ I don't plan to accept any invite so I might as well pass now before we get too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 If I bid 2♠ I don't plan to accept any invite so I might as well pass now before we get too high. Agree with this. Since we've found a fit, I'd like a bit more for 2♠, since 2♣ looks like a good spot. With a 2443 and the same strength, I'd bid 2♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Pass. I would give preference more often than not with 2-4, but here I don't want partner to bid more and my clubs are good and spades just two small. They may bid hearts but it is far from safe for them to enter because I'll often have a singleton spade when I pass in this sequence. Obviously you have to bid 2♠ if partner can have a doubleton club but I wouldn't expect that without prior agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 You hold: ♠xx♥Jx♦KT7xx♣QJxx Being red your partner opens 1♠, you bid 1NT (forcing) and partner responds 2♣, what's your bid? Why? 2s wtp...easy. Pard can be 5=3=3=2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I already bid 2S, not 1N. Save 2-noises to 2S for same hand, but S-Kx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilgan Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 You hold: ♠xx♥Jx♦KT7xx♣QJxx Being red your partner opens 1♠, you bid 1NT (forcing) and partner responds 2♣, what's your bid? Why? 2s wtp...easy. Pard can be 5=3=3=2. No they can't. At least, not if they are my partner (as we agree to bid 2♦ on that or 2♠ if spades are good and diamonds suck). Last I'd heard, that was reasonably standard.. and the 2♣ required an alert if it could be short but not positive on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 2S. Partner's common hand types include 5-3-2-3. This hand is not strong enough to invite and passing 2C would be desperation not called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 2S. We have nothing to be ashamed of, if we play constructive raises,partner knowes, that he may face only 4HCP (or even less). With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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