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Roughly what hand do you expect on this bidding?

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Posted 2014-January-17, 15:19

Weak and 4, with few system agreements, you have this auction:

P P 1C X
P 2D X P
2H P 2S...

Roughly what hand would you expect to find opener with?
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Posted 2014-January-17, 15:50

View PostJinksy, on 2014-January-17, 15:19, said:

Weak and 4, with few system agreements, you have this auction:

P P 1C X
P 2D X P
2H P 2S...

Roughly what hand would you expect to find opener with?

4=3=1=5 huge

4=2=1=6 huge is also possible

Variants with heart shortage seem unlikely. Variants with 5 card spade suits: impossible...should bid spades over 2♦.
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Posted 2014-January-17, 15:52

AKxx KQx x AKxxx or so
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Posted 2014-January-17, 15:53

How how is huge? What would you consider a minimum?
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Posted 2014-January-18, 06:23

Well you know that your partner couldn't make a move over 1♣ and you're still trying for game so I guess 4.5-5 losers would be the minimum hand - where a good fit and a cover card (the most you can expect) might produce game. Against the example hand I gave, xxx J10xxx xx Qxx makes 4H a laydown.
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Posted 2014-January-18, 09:41

oops double post
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Posted 2014-January-18, 09:44

View Postmikeh, on 2014-January-17, 15:50, said:

4=3=1=5 huge

4=2=1=6 huge is also possible

Variants with heart shortage seem unlikely. Variants with 5 card spade suits: impossible...should bid spades over 2♦.


Mike, That was my initial thought, but I am second guessing myself now. What would partner do with:

AKxx xx xx AKQxx

Or some such 4-5 in the blacks (or even 4-6?) that is good enough to compete but doesn't want to bid game opposite a hand that couldn't bid over X...
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