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Sir,

Board 4,MP Pair

Sitting EAST one holds

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West deals and opens 1

12?

What is the most descriptive bid.? 3 is by agreement a GF.

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I would bid 3, showing a limit raise or better with exactly 3 spades. For some people this would be a mixed raise, and I presume those pairs would bid 2NT instead (which for me would show at least four spades).

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MsJennifer "What is the most descriptive bid.? 3 is by agreement a GF."

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Assuming 2/1, I rank

1. 3 = UCB Usually 3 card raise, at least invitational.

2. 4 = PRE Misdescription.

3. 3 = NAT F/G Might help partner to evaluate his hand.

4. 3 = NAT Underbid.

5. Double = NEG. Misdescription.

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If possible show the fit and inv.+ values.

The common approach is the cue.

 

If you regular open sound, given the hard values forcing to game is

not out of the world either, but I would go with

showing the fit, and let partner decide, if he is willing to march on.

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While many pairs use 3H and 2N to differentiate between raises (in one of my partnerships, 2N is usually gf and cuebid limit, while others use the distinction to differentiate between length of support), I would not assume that to be 'normal': I think most players use 2N as natural here, so the cuebid becomes limit or better, 3+ support.

 

Here, we have short, weak spades and an 11 count with no prospect of our heart Ace and length producing more than 1 trick. Unless playing an unfashionably sound opening style, I bid 3H. It does not pay to stretch to bid thin games at mps, so while this is definitely a maximum hand for the limit raise, it's what I'd do.

 

Imps, white, probably the same, but imps red I'd still cuebid (rather than bid diamonds) but I'd raise 3S to game.

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