weak 2 Benjamanised Acol

[gordontd]

Most Benji players play weak 2's in the majors.

I think it would be correct to say that if they aren't playing weak twos in the majors, they aren't playing Benjamin. That was the whole point of the system.

[jillybean]

You've hit a curious corner of the country, where are you exactly? I don't play much outside of my region, but down here pretty much everyone who's been playing for more than a year out of lessons will play a weak-2. Most learn it before they learn transfers.

I'd guess :

 

75% play weak-2s in the majors,

15% play 2D as a multi including weak 6-card majors, with 2H/2S showing 5/4+ with a minor,

5% play intermediate-2s in the majors,

5% play a weak 2D as well as the majors.

I've been in Auckland, Whangarei and now Kerikeri. It seems that this 2♣ 20-22 w/5 card suit and 2♦ 22+ isn't at all common but just a pet treatment used by a few players. The same player who put me in 4S holding KT, KQ5, Q9, QT8763 after 1♣ 1♠ 1nt 2♠ and then criticized me for bidding 2♠ :) My hand was Q87543,JT,J42,K2.

I love partners whose ability to criticize is in inverse proportion to their playing ability.

 

Tomorrow I will be playing "Kerikeri Acol" in a teams game, it's an odd system but at least I will know what to expect.

[squealydan]

I've been in Auckland, Whangarei and now Kerikeri. It seems that this 2♣ 20-22 w/5 card suit and 2♦ 22+ isn't at all common but just a pet treatment used by a few players. The same player who put me in 4S holding KT, KQ5, Q9, QT8763 after 1♣ 1♠ 1nt 2♠ and then criticized me for bidding 2♠ :) My hand was Q87543,JT,J42,K2.

I love partners whose ability to criticize is in inverse proportion to their playing ability.

 

Tomorrow I will be playing "Kerikeri Acol" in a teams game, it's an odd system but at least I will know what to expect.

 

The 1NT rebid doesn't look much like any Acol, Kerikeri or otherwise...

 

I hope you've also met some nice kiwi folk while you've been here. We're generally regarded as a friendly bunch, though it must be admitted bridge folk are a law unto themselves. And I trust you've seen a bit of scenery along the way? Dolphins, giant trees, that sort of thing...

[jillybean]

The 1NT rebid doesn't look much like any Acol, Kerikeri or otherwise...

We were playing a sort of "Standard American" :)

 

I hope you've also met some nice kiwi folk while you've been here. We're generally regarded as a friendly bunch, though it must be admitted bridge folk are a law unto themselves. And I trust you've seen a bit of scenery along the way? Dolphins, giant trees, that sort of thing...

I lived in NZ for 30 years so know that the Kiwi's are a freindly bunch, I just wasn't a bridge player then.

We are doing the beaches, dolphins and other sea creatures this week. Next week we will take a trip to Rotorua for the stinky mud pools, thermal pools, the Luge (my favotire), the Zorb which I have not tried yet and then a trip to Waitomo for some Black Water Rafting which I also haven't done before but sounds fabulous. If I survive that it will be back to Auckland for our flight back to Vancouver in time for some spring skiing. :)

[jillybean]

Ok, I survived another round of "Acol" and we did quite well coming 2nd in the teams game, we should have won.

I'm beginning to like the weak NT.

 

I'm playing 2♣ 8 playing tricks, 2♦ 23+ and the funky 2N showing 55 minors. This 2N came up and I was impressed

with the interference value :) Not having much time to discuss systems with partners the rest of the system is a bit of a mystery. Cue bids, splinters, forcing M/m raises and even ace asking is a great unknown.

 

No one here (Kerikeri) uses convention cards or travelers record the contracts, perhaps they have photographic memories and neither of my partners here use count signals. I'm doing a lot of biting my tongue :)