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Posted 2013-March-09, 20:23



How can these situations be clarified? How can North know south's jump to game is based on a great fit and not high cards? By passing? How can a forcing pass situation be set up?

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

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


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Posted 2013-March-09, 22:55

This is a normal opener shows, responder decides situation.

North doens't really have to make any more bids after 2♥, but if he decides his 2 aces are good enough to beat the contract double is not awful. Just that it doesn't have to work all the time.

Jumping to game is never creating FP situations.
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Posted 2013-March-09, 23:38

Agree w/Fluffy - jumps don't create FPs. Now, if South had bid 4♦ instead of 4♥...
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Posted 2013-March-10, 01:31

View PostFluffy, on 2013-March-09, 22:55, said:

This is a normal opener shows, responder decides situation.

North doens't really have to make any more bids after 2♥, but if he decides his 2 aces are good enough to beat the contract double is not awful. Just that it doesn't have to work all the time.

Jumping to game is never creating FP situations.

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Posted 2013-March-10, 14:37

There's no FP set up and you don't need one. So why would North Double? He doesn't have any extra's or anything else useful to mention.
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Posted 2013-March-10, 16:18

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How can these situations be clarified? How can North know south's jump to game is based on a great fit and not high cards? By passing? How can a forcing pass situation be set up?

Any jump to game in a competitive auction announces captaincy. When S bid 4♥, he told partner that he, South, was in charge. North had no rights over 5♦, unless he had an unexpected diamond holding, which would allow for a double, Otherwise, he must pass...note he CANNOT ever bid 5♥..

South could establish a gf by making any call above 3♥ and below 4♥. Such a call, given that hearts are agreed-upon, establishes a gf and is usually descriptive, but is not to be taken as a slam try. Say South had club length and short weakness in spades: say he was 1=6=2=4, with enough for game. He may anticipate a need to involve partner over a likely save by the opps: he can do this, with the right hand, by bidding 4♣ over 3♦. This tells partner that a double fit may exist, which is the sort of scenario where double game swings exist.
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