Stefan_O Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Bidding starts: 1♣ - (2♣) - 3♦ 1♣ opening is 2+♣ (5card majors & 4card diam openings). 2♣ overcall is natural showing 6+clubs. With no particular agreements on this, how would you interpret pd's jump to 3♦?Diamonds obviously... but what strength? Forcing or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jogs Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Undiscussed, another bad bid. It better be a fit jump and forcing by an unpassed hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinksy Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Are you confident that 2♦ would have been forcing? Some people I know would prob bid this naturally, worried that 2♦ could be passed. With more experienced players, I'd assume fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_O Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Fit jump?Note that LHO is showing 6+clubs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alok c Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 If undiscussed,forcing.Imo either strong hand with ♦ or more likely solid ♦ suit & asking partner to bid 3nt with ♣ stopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Strange, I seem to be in a quorum of one in thinking this ought to be preemptive. The FJ makes little sense with partner showing 2 and RHO showing 6, while strong is a fairly ridiculous waste of bidding space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 yes weak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 2♦ is natural and forcing, a fit jump with 6 clubs in front of you makes no sense... Must be weak, not only non forcing but drop dead without an exceptional opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Preemptive is the only thing that makes sense in context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 well it cannot be fitted if LHO is showing the suit. That would be absurd. If 2♦ is forcing, then 3♦ is weak. If 2♦ is NF (I actually play this way), 3♦ in my preferred method shows a good hand with hearts, since 3♣ shows diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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