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Would You Treat These Almost Twin Auctions Differently?
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Posted 2026-July-14, 10:22
Intermediate readers, what is the difference?
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Posted 2026-July-14, 10:56
The big Q is, if you play supp XX.
the first auction denies 3H with opener, the 2nd has opener shown 3 card heart support,
Due to this I dont think the given hand should not bid 2H in the 2nd auction, it should Pass.
Even if you dont play supp XX Pass in the 2nd auction is better than 2H, let them sweat.
the first auction denies 3H with opener, the 2nd has opener shown 3 card heart support,
Due to this I dont think the given hand should not bid 2H in the 2nd auction, it should Pass.
Even if you dont play supp XX Pass in the 2nd auction is better than 2H, let them sweat.
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Posted 2026-July-14, 12:19
Most players have support X's checked on their card 
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Posted Yesterday, 09:36
Support X is standard for club players here, and apparently, one of the most often forgotten treatments.
No intermediates willing to answer, or the question is too simple.
No intermediates willing to answer, or the question is too simple.
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Posted Yesterday, 15:55
I think for a lot of people the answer is obvious: the double is a support redouble, so the first sequence shows (at most) 2 hearts while the second one shows exactly 3.
Absent that agreement I think the situation is murky at best. If redouble is not support it must be some generic hand without a good bid. Normally this would indicate doubt about strain, so it is surprising that opener is correcting hearts to NT. If we were unwilling to play in hearts, which strains were we considering? Not spades, we could have bid 1♠. Probably clubs and NT are in the picture - maybe a 3=1=3=6 too strong for any other call?
Being blunt for a moment: I would strongly emphasise bidding shape and hand type. This means that, absent a clear agreement to the contrary, I would prioritise bidding 2NT on balanced hands - especially if they cannot support hearts. So redouble-then-2NT implies not holding a balanced hand. Failing to bid spades means not holding spades. With this strength, a clubs-diamonds reverse could have been bid naturally. That leaves single-suited clubs. However, frankly, I think players following this logic will also have clear agreements about the redouble, be it support or otherwise. I think it's more likely that we are in uncharted waters.
Absent that agreement I think the situation is murky at best. If redouble is not support it must be some generic hand without a good bid. Normally this would indicate doubt about strain, so it is surprising that opener is correcting hearts to NT. If we were unwilling to play in hearts, which strains were we considering? Not spades, we could have bid 1♠. Probably clubs and NT are in the picture - maybe a 3=1=3=6 too strong for any other call?
Being blunt for a moment: I would strongly emphasise bidding shape and hand type. This means that, absent a clear agreement to the contrary, I would prioritise bidding 2NT on balanced hands - especially if they cannot support hearts. So redouble-then-2NT implies not holding a balanced hand. Failing to bid spades means not holding spades. With this strength, a clubs-diamonds reverse could have been bid naturally. That leaves single-suited clubs. However, frankly, I think players following this logic will also have clear agreements about the redouble, be it support or otherwise. I think it's more likely that we are in uncharted waters.
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