lycier Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=s96h4dkq976ckq976&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1hp1np2np]133|200[/hv] After forcing 1nt,opener rebid 2nt shows 18-19hcp with balanced hand,how do responder describe this hand now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 can I play mexican 2d :) given OP as a nonexpert i would guess 3nt now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Maybe you should define 3 ♠ for such a hand. But I do not have this agreement and I have no other bid (4NT?) to reach the right minor, so I try 3 NT too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lycier Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Maybe you should define 3 ♠ for such a hand. But I do not have this agreement and I have no other bid (4NT?) to reach the right minor, so I try 3 NT too. I agree to bid 3♠,it is impossible 3♠,its goal is seriously to alert your partner: if 3nt as final contract,there maybe some problem in ♠ suit;if without some wasteful high card point in ♠,opener can choose 5♣ or 5♦ as a final contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Wouldn't 3♦ be forcing? And later 4♣? There's gotta be a fit somewhere, the only issues I see is whether you're playing imp's (you don't care much for 5 of a minor or 3NT) or mp's (you want to play 3NT for the overtrick). 3♠ sounds nice if partner is in the same wavelength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Can you not bid 3H as xfer to S then 4H to show short major and both minors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalldonn Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Maybe you should define 3 ♠ for such a hand. But I do not have this agreement and I have no other bid (4NT?) to reach the right minor, so I try 3 NT too.I have that agreement (actually 3♥) so I'm feeling really smart right now! It's because of using transfers after 2NT rebids, on this auction you don't need a transfer to spades so you can replace it as showing the minors instead. Anyway I would just bid 3NT if I couldn't show the minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 At matchpoints, I think 3 NT is right. If pard can't stop ♠s, c'est la vie. At IMPS, I'm going to bid 3 ♦ which should be forcing. If pard bids 3 NT, we're good. If pard bids 3 ♠, I'll bid 3 NT. But if pard bids 3 ♥ asking about a ♠ stopper, I'll bid 4 ♣ and look for the minor suit game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lycier Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Can you not bid 3H as xfer to S then 4H to show short major and both minors? Why give up 3 NT as a final contract? Impossible 3S shows minors,it that not a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Why give up 3 NT as a final contract? You have a fair bit in reserve, and one of the minors is bound to hit a fit and produce a few tricks; so I wouldn't worry much about ending up in 4NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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