Re: 4cM vs. 5(or something)cm

On Jul 31, 5:56 am, Mika Sandström <ptm...@xxxxxx> wrote:
In article <1185882084.509691.229...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
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On Jul 31, 6:59 pm, Mika Sandstrom <ptm...@xxxxxx> wrote:
Hi!

I played (natural, RKCB) for the very first time with this guy and this
came up. He had KQ86, AJ9, AQ632, 7 and I had A732, 4, J95, AQT84. MPs,
non-vul, opponents silent, bidding (not the most scientific one) went

1D - 2C
2S - 4NT
5C - 6S
6NT

Down four.

Me: "Hmm...?"
He: "I thought you might have only 3 spades since your first round bid
wasn't spades."

Might I?

Mika

Well, if what you are looking for is confirmation that partner is a
dingbat, then you have it.

I'm not looking for any such thing. No way.

What is all this guessing about?

Ok, sorry, my bad. I didn't phrase my main interest clear enough. One
Finnish expert said that I should bid 1S while the other said 2C. So,
should I bid 1S or 2C? Why?

Mika- Hide quoted text -

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I have 2 comments to offer. 1) If you judge your hand worth a game
force, 2C is the call of choice because it allows you to bid it as a 3
suiter, supporting diamonds at the 3 level lastly. If you do not
judge your hand a game force, then 1S would be my choice. 2) Once,
having decided your hand was a game force, you called 2C, pver
partner's 2S rebid, your call should be 4H. You are *NOT* in a
position to make a judgment about slam. 2C is a slight overbid, and,
after making that start, you should describe your hand and allow
partner to take control of the auction. Showing the stiff heart, part
of your original values for the game raise, is enought for this hand,
if not already another overbid. If partner has no interest over that
call, there is no slam.

Where there may be a question is what was promised with the 2S re-
bid. Some play this as a strong action, I, in my partnerships, do
not. But this is a style issue. If partner has shown extra values
with 2S, he was wrong to ever convert to 6NT. However, if 2S was
merely shape showing, then there is an argument that too much of his
hand was left un-bid, and that you must have much more for 4NT than
your 11 count, making the conversion to 6NT reasonable from his side.
If 2S is a strong bid in your style, 4H is now very reasonable and
correct, where it is pushy over a weaker 2S rebid.

Sandy Barnes
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