steve2005 Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Encountered this: we opened 1♣ opps overcalled 3♣ natural 6+♣ 11-15We did not fair well and couldn't figure out what bids and double should mean (especially without discussion). Any suggestions? Mega-agreements?Opps missed their heart fit so I don't think this a great method. Any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 X - neg., showing some values, if opener wants, he can pass.new suit forcing to game. We play 2C as natural, 5+ (most of the time 6+) and 10+HCP.It does come up, although I am not a big fan.In short I dont think, it is a great idea to show this hand at the 3 level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 X - neg., showing some values, if opener wants, he can pass.new suit forcing to game. Absolutely - simple and common sense. We play 2C as natural, 5+ (most of the time 6+) and 10+HCP.It does come up, although I am not a big fan. This is fairly common over a short club AFAIK, along with 2D = 5+5+ MM (Michaels). ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 <snip>This is fairly common over a short club AFAIK, along with 2D = 5+5+ MM (Michaels).<snip>Yes, we play this.Usually we play the cue of a natural opened suit as Michaels, the exception being a natural 1C (showing 2+/3+/4+).In this case the jump to 2D is Michaels, ... I dont like exceptions, that is all, but since partner wants to playthat way ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Yes, we play this.Usually we play the cue of a natural opened suit as Michaels, the exception being a natural 1C (showing 2+/3+/4+).In this case the jump to 2D is Michaels, ... I dont like exceptions, that is all, but since partner wants to playthat way ... I avoid this with as many partners as possible because it's not only an exception but futile too: it's more than likely that the opening clubs are 4+ and so we either wasted a weak jump in diamonds or took a silly risk in clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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