Cyberyeti Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 You hold xx, A10xxxx, xx, AQx red v green Partner opens 1♦, RHO overcalls 1♠, you bid 2♥(nat F), RHO bids 4♠, partner bids 4N What does 4N mean ? If it matters, pass rather than 4N would be forcing here by agreement. RHO bids 5♠, your call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 dont overthink this too much just treat it as rkc for hearts and assume u are playing dopi (by far most common even if i personally prefer podi)bid 5n which should show 2 w/o heart Q and let p take it from there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 The BBO Advanced 2/1 card includes DEPO (Double Even, Pass Odd) for when the interference is above 5 of your suit. Is that not standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 The BBO Advanced 2/1 card includes DEPO (Double Even, Pass Odd) for when the interference is above 5 of your suit. Is that not standard?No, DEPO, DOPE, DOP1(x=0, P=1, next suit=2 etc) and D1P0 are all played, and also people vary whether if you have 2 aces, but the intervention is 5♦, whether you in DOPE make your normal blackwood response of 5♥/♠ or pass to show an even number. I treated this as Blackwood, partner intended it as 2 places to play which were diamonds and clubs, bidding a slam in hearts was not a success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhm Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 No, DEPO, DOPE, DOP1(x=0, P=1, next suit=2 etc) and D1P0 are all played, and also people vary whether if you have 2 aces, but the intervention is 5♦, whether you in DOPE make your normal blackwood response of 5♥/♠ or pass to show an even number. I treated this as Blackwood, partner intended it as 2 places to play which were diamonds and clubs, bidding a slam in hearts was not a success. The typical result of too many too sophisticated agreements for a non professional partnership. Rainer Herrmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Agree Rainer. What would 5C show if not either minor to play? Then 4N as keys? "I know where to put this hand".Confusion intended unless this is a well-practiced partnership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Agree Rainer. What would 5C show if not either minor to play? Then 4N as keys? "I know where to put this hand".Confusion intended unless this is a well-practiced partnership.It's a well practiced partnership, 4N is clearly blackwood IMO, and I think partner agrees now. 5♣ would be 5+-5+, partner bid 4N because he was trying to show his 0274. Forcing pass is not silly, I think I'd bid 5♦, but this could easily be wrong. We got lucky on this board, partner has void, Q9, AQxxxxx, K10xx, diamonds are KJx offside, so we only lost 5 IMPs to the sensible 5♦ at the other table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Agree Rainer. What would 5C show if not either minor to play? Just because 5♣ can show both minors that doesn't mean 4nt isn't also both minors. Something like 6♦-4♣ or 7♦-4♣ or 7♦-5♣ might well try 4nt for the minors, with more length in the originally opened suit. So 4nt isn't automatically blackwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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