Ai Hao Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Your hand:♠T65♥62♦K764♣AT72 Your pd open 1♣,RHO overcalls 1♥, now you bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 2♣ seems ok. You would prefer 5 cards, but the heart doubleton and fine controls should compensate. This is likely to continue 1C (1H) 2C (2H) and now pard will bid 3C with 4/5 cards, which suits you fine. With 4333 he'll probably pass, and so will you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallerton Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 This really depends on methods. What does 1♣-(1♥)-dbl mean in your system?On what shapes with fewer than 4 clubs can a 1♣ opening be made in your system? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 X denying 4+S and showing minor cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 2c no problem yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 As a junior I played a double in this auction as showing a 1♦ response and everything else normal, a Stolen Bid Double if you like. It worked fine and is still (imho) a good method for starting out. Even better is the more modern approach of transfers, where X shows 4+ spades and 1♠ can then be bid with a range of hands of which a weak-ish hand with diamonds is one. Playing the much more popular approach where X shows precisely 4 spades and 1♠ shows 5 or more, you are pretty much stuck between pass and 2♣, with the latter the better choice for the usual minor suit opening rules. If you were to play 1♣ "could be short" in combination wth both X and 1♠ showing spades, well I think you are only left with pass as an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just a comment. I think the approach 1♠ = 4+ spadesdbl = denies 4 spades is probably the best here. I used to play it and was happy with the results. The only downside is that it's not mnemonic with the usual lore of "take-out dbl is major-suit oriented". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 If double or indeed 1S denies 4 or more spades, that is clearly best. But if OP was playing that he would've said so. Therefore I bid 2C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 unless you explicitly agreed, that X denies 4 spades, ... given that youhave a natural 1S bid av., X is out. So either pass or bid 2C, in general it is a good idea to treat the 1C openingas 4+ in competitive sequences. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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