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How do you play this
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Posted 2011-September-16, 15:59
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
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Posted 2011-September-16, 16:21
The same as (1♦)-2♦. I.e. if I play Michaels I also play it here. However, it can be substantially weaker than a direct-seat Michaels, for these reasons:
- We can't bid 1M with a hand too weak for Michaels so we should be allowed to bid Michaels with any 5-5 hand that is worth bidding
- Responder has show some values so our prospects of game are smaller
- Responder has denied a four-card major so our chance of a fit is bigger
- As it happens we are a passed hand but even if we were not, the three above still apply.
- We can't bid 1M with a hand too weak for Michaels so we should be allowed to bid Michaels with any 5-5 hand that is worth bidding
- Responder has show some values so our prospects of game are smaller
- Responder has denied a four-card major so our chance of a fit is bigger
- As it happens we are a passed hand but even if we were not, the three above still apply.
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Posted 2011-September-16, 16:41
Thanks Helene, how about this auction?
(P) P (1♦) P
(1N) P (P) 2♦
(P) P (1♦) P
(1N) P (P) 2♦
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
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Posted 2011-September-16, 21:13
The first surely shows the Majors, the second one I'm not so sure as there was a previous chance to show the Majors before. Anyway it could be 4-4 in the Majors or something like that. It might also be a weak hand with diamonds, which might go along fine with X being 'I have diamonds'.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win
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Posted 2011-September-17, 02:21
The second one shows diamonds.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2011-September-17, 02:56
han, on 2011-September-17, 02:21, said:
The second one shows diamonds.
agreed. The first shows the majors, with all of helene's descriptions.
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