gnasher Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=sqjt7hdkqjt852c64&d=w&v=b&b=13&a=1hp2h]133|200[/hv]IMPs. You don't play Leaping Michaels in this auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 3♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlson Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I would try 5♦. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 3♦. And where is the two-suiter we were promised in the thread title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMoe Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 3♦ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 OK, if I'm playing this obscure "4♦ natural" treatment, I'll do that. But if it's wrong, I'm not to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 4♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Easy 4D and this is why I don't play leaping michaels in this auction even though the rest of the world thinks its right for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 5♦. My normal approach is to apply the rule of 2 and 3, then bid 1 more. I see no reason to depart from that here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 4♦ Partner will know what to do next. Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 And where is the two-suiter we were promised in the thread title?That was just a ploy to attract more visitors to my thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 You don't play Leaping Michaels in this auction. Or with this distribution? This might be a little off-the-wall, but what if you double, then over partner's expected 2NT(Leb) response, bid 3♦. Might this bring spades into the picture? Of course this strategy will backfire when partner doesn't cooperate and instead chooses an opening lead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Or with this distribution? This might be a little off-the-wall, but what if you double, then over partner's expected 2NT(Leb) response, bid 3♦. Might this bring spades into the picture? Of course this strategy will backfire when partner doesn't cooperate and instead chooses an opening lead... Plan the play on a heart lead. It backfires when partner bids 4♠ and goes for 1100 instead of 5♦ going for 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Plan the play on a heart lead. It backfires when partner bids 4♠ and goes for 1100 instead of 5♦ going for 200. True, but I think my proposed plan pretty much denies 5 spades. That's not saying that it's a good idea, just that it may give partner some clue about my actual distribution. Of course there may be a standard or more logical use for this auction. If so, I don't know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 I like 4♦. LHO probably bids 4♥ and partner will know what to do. 5♦ is unilateral. 3♦ is wimpy and lets LHO make a game try. Any call to introduce spades is clueless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 True, but I think my proposed plan pretty much denies 5 spades. That's not saying that it's a good idea, just that it may give partner some clue about my actual distribution. Of course there may be a standard or more logical use for this auction. If so, I don't know what it is. This sequence will almost never happen unless LHO has died mid-auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Or with this distribution?I wasn't suggesting that we would want to bid Leaping Michaels with this. I was trying to forestall comments like "I can't bid 4♦ because it's Leaping Michaels." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Actually I feel dumb now for not bidding 4♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 I wasn't suggesting that we would want to bid Leaping Michaels with this. I was trying to forestall comments like "I can't bid 4♦ because it's Leaping Michaels." Ah, right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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