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Pass or bid? Not sure if it is a reverse

#1 User is offline   pablo2110 

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Posted 2013-February-18, 07:19



I opened

1- Pass- 1-2-?

What do you think? I bid 2 showing control and my partner closed the bidding with 3NT (not a bad contract at the end)

Was it a reverse? Was 2 a better move? Pass? My partner guarantees only 6 points

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Posted 2013-February-18, 07:41

Double. A negative double.

You don't want them to play 2 and you want partner to be part of the decision. You can play in any strain.

Also, some people play the double here to show 3-heart support. That's a convention called support-double.

Finally, 2 would be a reverse. It would be even better to pass for our hand is minimum in HCP's. But I recommend double for those few HCP's are very well placed and we want to compete.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2013-February-19, 03:56

View Postpablo2110, on 2013-February-18, 07:19, said:



I opened

1- Pass- 1-2-?

What do you think? I bid 2 showing control and my partner closed the bidding with 3NT (not a bad contract at the end)

Was it a reverse? Was 2 a better move? Pass? My partner guarantees only 6 points

Thanks


Double, showing 3crd support. Not playing support doubles, I would bid 2 with this hand.
A balanced 12-14 hand can pass the rest of the time. A 2 bid should definitely show an unbalanced hand.

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Posted 2013-February-19, 06:58

When you hold 12-14(15) balanced your default second bid is PASS. Only excepton of this is having 4 card support for partner's suit where you want to act again.

Only when you are forced to act (partner responses, and RHO passes) you normally rebid 1NT.
If you play a convention called support double, you double to show 3 card support instead of passing.


2 is a reverse, definition of reverse: a voluntary call that forces partner to bid at the 3 level if your only fit is in the first suit shown (clubs).
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Posted 2013-February-19, 07:13

View Postlowerline, on 2013-February-19, 03:56, said:

Double, showing 3crd support. Not playing support doubles, I would bid 2 with this hand.

Sometimes when forced, the best you can do is raise with three card support. But IMO to bid 2 freely here would absolutely promise four cards. I would pass: I am not forced and have nothing else important to say.
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Posted 2013-February-19, 07:19

View PostFluffy, on 2013-February-19, 06:58, said:

definition of reverse: a voluntary call that forces partner to bid at the 3 level if your only fit is in the first suit shown (clubs).[/size]


This is the best definition of a reverse I have seen.
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Posted 2013-February-19, 07:20

Not playing support doubles, I would bid 2. A three-card raise is not the worst thing in the world, and you have a very nice three-card raise.

Playing support doubles, this is a clear support double.
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Posted 2013-February-19, 07:29

Thanks for the great answers. Now I understand much better
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