Re: Another day, another reverse, another catastrophe

On Aug 30, 3:53 pm, "Richard Pavlicek" <rich...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Henry Sun asked about this auction:

Opener Responder
1C 1S
2H 3H
3S 4C

First, it is important to have a partnership rule as to when
a bid is natural or control-showing. I recommend this:

: After a raise (including implied raises like splinters) next
: bid is natural if a suit previously shown by your side.

Hence, a control-showing auction can begin only by bidding an
unbid suit (or enemy suit) after a raise. Once a control-showing
auction has begun, only previously raised suits are natural.

By this rule, all the above bids are natural.

What is responder's basic shape?

Unclear. Natural bidding is sometimes based on concentrated
strength, e.g., I would bid that way with Axxx KQx xxxx Kx,
assuming 3H is game-forcing.

I am curious why. You could bid a forcing 3C or 3D on the above hand.
3C or 3D allows pard to cheaply show 5-6 shape if he has it, and
allows you to reserve 3H for hands with 4-card support. What is the
counter argument?


Andrew

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