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Standard American. Four card suits up the line. No Walsh. We do not bypass a four card suit we can bid at the one level.
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Posted Yesterday, 20:26
Standard American. Four card suits up the line. No Walsh. We do not bypass a four card suit we can bid at the one level.
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Posted Yesterday, 20:59
Partner has uncovered a couple of aces,
Sorry, the auction makes no sense
Sorry, the auction makes no sense
"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
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
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Posted Yesterday, 21:39
3NT=Minimum balanced hand
1S gf
Why?
Even in SA you can't bid one spade here with 6HCP
Yes even in SA you can bypass diamonds and not call it Walsh
Call 1S 4Sf to game if you prefer
1S gf
Why?
Even in SA you can't bid one spade here with 6HCP
Yes even in SA you can bypass diamonds and not call it Walsh
Call 1S 4Sf to game if you prefer
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Posted Today, 00:04
AFAIK this sequence is not covered in SA you can call it what you like but it's not Standard anything
"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
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
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Posted Today, 03:35
blackshoe, on 2026-May-03, 20:26, said:
Standard American. Four card suits up the line. No Walsh. We do not bypass a four card suit we can bid at the one level.
Is the "partner" of the title North or South?
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Posted Today, 07:57
I'm guessing South, it's North's bid
"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
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
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Posted Today, 08:49
Hi,
The q not answered is, is 1H forcing, i.e. after responder made the 1D call,
is responder forced to bid again over 1H.
Personally I think, if you can answer 1D, you can also bid again over 1H.
Assuming 1H was forcing, I think the 3NT bid is similar to 3NT in the auction
1C - 1S
3NT
I am assuming 1S is natural in your seq.
3NT is commonly played as unbal., spade shortage, every other suit covered.
Given that responder has bid 2-suits my take is, that opener has a diamond shortage,
diamonds rates to be longer, even if you bid diamonds with 44, which I dont, and I
also dont play Walsh, and that he is something like 2?-4-1?-6.
It is an interesting question, what opener should do with 3 spades to discover a
possible 53 in spades.
With kind regards
Marlowe
The q not answered is, is 1H forcing, i.e. after responder made the 1D call,
is responder forced to bid again over 1H.
Personally I think, if you can answer 1D, you can also bid again over 1H.
Assuming 1H was forcing, I think the 3NT bid is similar to 3NT in the auction
1C - 1S
3NT
I am assuming 1S is natural in your seq.
3NT is commonly played as unbal., spade shortage, every other suit covered.
Given that responder has bid 2-suits my take is, that opener has a diamond shortage,
diamonds rates to be longer, even if you bid diamonds with 44, which I dont, and I
also dont play Walsh, and that he is something like 2?-4-1?-6.
It is an interesting question, what opener should do with 3 spades to discover a
possible 53 in spades.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted Today, 10:21
What is 1♠ ?
Do you bypass a major to rebid 2N if in range and balanced ?
If 1♠ is natural, or not GF I suspect a balanced 19.
Do you bypass a major to rebid 2N if in range and balanced ?
If 1♠ is natural, or not GF I suspect a balanced 19.
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Posted Today, 14:41
blackshoe, on 2026-May-03, 20:26, said:
Four card suits up the line. No Walsh. We do not bypass a four card suit we can bid at the one level.
And clubs are clubs. I was taught a similar kindergarten bridge
It means 1♠ is the only forcing bid remaining and therefore forces to game or some near level, asking Opener to continue to describe.
3NT now is nonsense.
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