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QJ

xxx

void

KJTxxxxx - yes 8 of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

1H (P) 2H (4D)

4H (P) P (4S)

P (P) ?

 

I bid 1H

Firstly, do you agree with 2H? OK I don't but seriously unless you play a Ben like structure, is there a "real" alternative? (We do play a forcing nt). Personally I would bid that, but....

 

My pass of 4S is forcing, now what do you bid. Please don't disappoint me.

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All NV

 

QJ

xxx

void

KJTxxxxx - yes 8 of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

1H (P) 2H (4D)

4H (P) P (4S)

P (P) ?

 

I bid 1H

Firstly, do you agree with 2H? OK I don't but seriously unless you play a Ben like structure, is there a "real" alternative? (We do play a forcing nt). Personally I would bid that, but....

 

My pass of 4S is forcing, now what do you bid. Please don't disappoint me.

2H is bad. The right bid here is 1NT. Later you can introduce your clubs at some level. How many clubs you bid is no science though.

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Over any bid you make, except X, pd will bid 5H and then your rho bids 5S. Now what?

That can´t be possible since I am bidding 5 myself :)

 

over 5 I double, I don´t wanna play a contract I cannot make unless partner has Ax adn are divided.

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All NV

 

QJ

xxx

void

KJTxxxxx - yes 8 of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

1H (P) 2H (4D)

4H (P) P   (4S)

P  (P)  ?

 

I bid 1H

Firstly, do you agree with 2H? OK I don't but seriously unless you play a Ben like structure, is there a "real" alternative? (We do play a forcing nt). Personally I would bid that, but....

 

My pass of 4S is forcing, now what do you bid. Please don't disappoint me.

I tend to treat 3 card support with a void in a similar manner as 4 card support with a singleton.

 

So here I would use a mixed 4 card raise, whichever is allowed by the system: e.g. a Bergen 3 (6-9) or a FitShowing Jump 3.

Fitshowing jump has the big flaw of wasted side QJ.

 

What I would not use is the raise to 2, which in my opinion:

 

1) should be less unbalanced

2) should have more HCP if 1NT forcing is in use (<8 hcp 3 card raise would go via 1NT)

 

I believe the problems after opps competing to 4S are consequence of 2H.

 

Two more question:

 

1) is opener's hand limited (e.g. strong club framework or alike) ?

2) is it not risky to agree forcing pass on a sequence where, after all, responder has only suggested non-invitational value ? :unsure:

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double for a diamond lead? Then put partner in with a heart (or a club if he led a low diamond) for another ruff?

 

By the way I am not sure I want to play this in 4 anyway. 5 likely to play better.

 

What if partner has:

 

Kxx

AKxxxx

KJx

Q

 

how often is 4 making? 5 on the other hand is cold unless they find a heart ruff.

 

By the way I don't think that is partner's hand if he made a forcing pass of 4 as with that hand he'd clearly double.

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