Quick advice for defence.

[OleBerg]

I am going to face the following preempt:

 

2♦ = Weak in hearts, or strong something.

 

These bids are more or less defined:

 

X = strenght

2♠, 2nt, 3♣, 3♦ = Natural, limited

3♠ = Strong with spades, forcing.

3nt = To play.

4♣ = 5-5 in clubs and spades.

4♦ = 5-5 in diamonds and spades.

4♠ = To play. A decent hand fearing partner might pass a 2♠ overcall.

 

What to use 2♥, 3♥ and 4♥ for.

 

My own idees would be:

 

2♥ = Perfect takeout, limited.

3♥ = Preemptive.

4♥ = 4 spades and a long minor.

 

Comments? (And plz no rap for the 3♠/4♠, we can take that in another thread.)

[gnasher]

You've been rather more detailed than I think you need to be. Essentially you're playing against a 2♦ opening which shows a weak two in hearts.

 

I'd just play:

- Everything above 2♥ is exactly what it would have been over a natural weak 2♥.

- 2♥ is a takeout double of hearts

- Double is a balanced hand, either too weak for 2NT or too strong for 2NT

 

If you believe in leaving nothing undiscussed, you could add:

- Pass and double is takeout but weaker.

- Pass and bid is natural but weaker.

- Pass and 2NT is both minors.

[Fluffy]

I'd rather play 4♥ as natural, chaces of the raptor thing showing up and being right are slim and if someone forgets its a big disaster.

 

Also X contains too many hands while 2♥ contains too few, standard is to balance those 2 more or less as gnasher suggests.

[OleBerg]

You've been rather more detailed than I think you need to be.  Essentially you're playing against a 2♦ opening which shows a weak two in hearts.

 

I'd just play:

- Everything above 2♥ is exactly what it would have been over a natural weak 2♥.

- 2♥ is a takeout double of hearts

- Double is a balanced hand, either too weak for 2NT or too strong for 2NT

Basically thats what I am doing.

 

My only real doubt is the 3♥ bid. Normally we would play it as asking for stopper (maybe not the best, just a general agreement), but I considered that preemptive might be better, but I was far from certain. The other descriptions was just so that the whole complex would be known.

 

If you believe in leaving nothing undiscussed, you could add:

- Pass and double is takeout but weaker.

- Pass and bid is natural but weaker.

- Pass and 2NT is both minors.

 

Thank you fpr replying.

[Jlall]

I would still play stopper ask

[MFA]

Hi Ole

 

We play:

X= take-out of hearts

2♥= michaels

anything else as over a 2♥ opening.

 

2♦-X-2♥-X is penalty.

[dake50]

I'd play 2H as weak in H, or strong something.