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Dealer: West
Vul: N/S
Scoring: MP
KQJ102
QJ9843
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AJ
 

 

1  (2)  2  ( what bid ? South)

 

I had thought maeby 4.

 

Ty for your help.  I should resolve some test for school bridge and your opinion helps myself.

2s...

 

 

I hope this means spades

 

2h second choice.

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2, rebidding 3 over 2NT or 3, then bidding 5 over 4M or 4 over 3NT.

 

Partner should take this as 6-5 in the majors as with 5-4 you can just double first.

the funny thing about the 5-6 majors is having to bid the spades at the 4/5 level.

 

Expecting to get tapped I could hide spades forever on this deal, but I don't like it so much, it seems so antinatural for me, and I0d just bid 2

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2, rebidding 3 over 2NT or 3, then bidding 5 over 4M or 4 over 3NT.

 

Partner should take this as 6-5 in the majors as with 5-4 you can just double first.

the funny thing about the 5-6 majors is having to bid the spades at the 4/5 level.

 

Expecting to get tapped I could hide spades forever on this deal, but I don't like it so much, it seems so antinatural for me, and I0d just bid 2

I don't mind having to bid spades at the four level, or five level for that matter. Partner made a vulnerable overcall, RED vs WHITE; how crap a hand can partner have? At this vulnerability slam is soooo extremely likely.

 

I'd sooner bid 2 and then have to bid 5NT over 5 pick a slam, or 4NT over 4 'two places to play' than start misdescribing this hand's potential with 2. I think 2 is just lol. Partner is so likely to have KQ to 6 clubs; give partner the A of spades and either a heart control or singleton and slam rolls. Or alternatively something like A Kx xxxx Kxxxxx. Lots of hands where bidding 2 first will help us find the right strain.

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I'm surprised by the suggestions that 2 is forcing or invitational. Don't you want to be able to compete with 2 on Kxx QJ9xxx xx Jx or Qxx KQJxx xxx xx?

 

For me, 2 is just competitive. To make a forcing bid, I'd have to double and then bid a new suit, or double and then cue-bid.

 

If I bid a non-forcing 2, I might play there with a slam on our way (Ax Kx Jxx K109xxx, for example). With so much high-card strength, I can't rely on the opponents to give me another chance.

 

If a natural forcing 3 were available, I'd bid that. I always play that as a fit jump, however, so I'm stuck with a jump to game or a double.

 

I'd double. The main downsides are that it might get passed out, and LHO might bounce to the five level. I'll take a chance on either of those. If it comes back to me at 5, I'll bid 5.

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