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Saying 4♥ shows "2+ H" is pretty optimistic, I think it almost always shows exactly 2♥. Anyway, this is not the kind of heart suit I wanted GIB to pass 4♥ with! GIB should prefer 5♣.
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Posted 2011-August-16, 11:39
Saying 4♥ shows "2+ H" is pretty optimistic, I think it almost always shows exactly 2♥. Anyway, this is not the kind of heart suit I wanted GIB to pass 4♥ with! GIB should prefer 5♣.
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Posted 2011-August-16, 12:24
Wouldn't be 3♦ better rebid then 3♣?
That would respectively explain your hand as: 5+ ♣; 4+ ♦; 14+ total points; forcing to 3N
The coming bid by North might be again 4♣, denying stopper/values in ♠, but you could take better decision what to do at that moment.
Even if North had 6 hearts, the singleton spade will force North to ruff with ♥AK.
But as North sees its hand, based on what conclusion contract should be corrected to 5♣.
Rebiddable should be taken as 5+, you didn't guaranteed 6+ with 3♣. So your hand could be still 2335 or 3235.
That would respectively explain your hand as: 5+ ♣; 4+ ♦; 14+ total points; forcing to 3N
The coming bid by North might be again 4♣, denying stopper/values in ♠, but you could take better decision what to do at that moment.
Even if North had 6 hearts, the singleton spade will force North to ruff with ♥AK.
But as North sees its hand, based on what conclusion contract should be corrected to 5♣.
Rebiddable should be taken as 5+, you didn't guaranteed 6+ with 3♣. So your hand could be still 2335 or 3235.
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Posted 2011-August-16, 13:26
georgi, on 2011-August-16, 12:24, said:
Rebiddable should be taken as 5+, you didn't guaranteed 6+ with 3♣. So your hand could be still 2335 or 3235.
I would certainly bid 3♥ with 2335 and would very likely bid 2NT with 3235.
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Posted 2011-August-16, 20:14
mgoetze, on 2011-August-16, 13:26, said:
I would certainly bid 3♥ with 2335 and would very likely bid 2NT with 3235.
Agreed. Does GIB not bid 2N over 2♣ because his spades are too weak?
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Posted 2011-August-16, 23:23
Bbradley62, on 2011-August-16, 20:14, said:
Agreed. Does GIB not bid 2N over 2♣ because his spades are too weak?
GIB seems to avoid rebidding 2NT in 2/1 auctions, even when it does have a stopper in both unbid suits. It almost always rebids its suit. Does it play that 2NT shows extra?
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