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I think we had another topic similar to this in the past. On that topic double jump in a major suit over take out double by pd was asked.

 

It is pretty common among players to play it as;

 

a-preemptive

b-invitational with 5 cards

 

I like preemptive and kinda like a picture bid, 6 card suit very weak hand. So I would bid 3 with this.

I would not do it with a pick up pd though.

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I might agree with the WJS idea but, since there is a pretty

good chance the hearts are not splitting favorably, I would

prefer a bit more internal solidity to my suit to make that

bid. Here it seems the safer bet is a nice simple

 

1H

 

which maintains a great deal of flexibility and if we can later

compete to show our length p will know we have a somewhat porous

suit since we failed to do a WJS right away.

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In my regular partnerships, 2 would be fit showing (even over a 1 opening)

 

Something like

 

873

AQT92

7

KJT3

 

would be prototypical

 

This forces me to bid 1 with this hand.

 

(Even if I wasn't playing fit jumps I'd still bid 1)

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In my regular partnerships, 2 would be fit showing (even over a 1 opening)

 

Something like

 

873

AQT92

7

KJT3

 

would be prototypical

 

This forces me to bid 1 with this hand.

 

(Even if I wasn't playing fit jumps I'd still bid 1)

 

Richard, pd did not open 1, he doubled.

 

 

 

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I am one of those who play the 3!H bid as weak with 6 hearts. I see it described as preemptive, but I don't think of it that way: I think of it as descriptive, since I am expecting a fit and I am really helping partner to count winners. If he has, for example, AKx in hearts, he can expect 6 winners in trump and looks to see if his hand offers a play for 4 more, without expecting any help from me.

 

This hand is close, but I would prefer to bid 1, I think because of my spade holding, altho this is more a 'gut' reaction than a reasoned one.

 

Were partner to rebid 1N, I would bid 4. We would have at least 23 hcp, and the great bulk of the cards are sitting over the defensive strength, and just inviting game seems too weak.

 

Over 1, I invite via 3.

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This was East's hand

so after 1 he'll bid 1N (I can't imagine bidding 1) and I bid 4...which I think has decent play on the auction....how does it do?

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