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Posted 2011-October-24, 03:24

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RHO opens in 1st seat with 2♥ Muiderberg, showing a weak hand with 5♥ and 4+m (minor unknown). How do you get this type of hand across?

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Posted 2011-October-24, 04:15

I guess you could bid 2♠ which is forcing and then try to KC. But partner may not have 3 spades, he might just name his minor and then we might KC over that.

We can also bid 2NT to ask about the nature of partner's hand and be very pessimistic in case partner shows the weakest hand and stop at 4♠ and get to 6♠ if partner shows a better hand.

Finally we might just blast to 6♠ which I think is the best choice, given that there's no way to find out about all the things we need. I mean, if we could set spades as trumps and start cue-bids it would be wonderful, but I see no way to do that.

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Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2011-October-24, 05:02

Hanoi, I believe you confused "RHO" with "partner". :P
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Posted 2011-October-24, 05:17

View PostFree, on 2011-October-24, 05:02, said:

Hanoi, I believe you confused "RHO" with "partner". :P


I most certainly did. I'd double and then bid ♠ in that case.

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Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2011-October-24, 14:51

X and then ♠. I am too strong for a direct overcall.
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Posted 2011-October-24, 15:29

For me the question isn't "2S or x then S?". I think that doubling and then bidding S shows a good hand but a hand more flexible than an immediate 3S bid, which is similar in strength - at least, if this is not the case I don't know what the difference is! 3S immediately and x then 4S are the calls I will consider. Given that p is likely to have something and certainly won't raise 3S to 4 with KQ in a minor and out or two kings I'll probably x then bid 4S.
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