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Posted 2013-July-19, 00:04
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
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Posted 2013-July-19, 00:32
5/5 ms with less than an opening.
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Posted 2013-July-19, 01:23
I'd say that
If M is ♥, then 2NT is 5-5m's
If M is ♠, then 2NT shows any 5-5
If M is ♥, then 2NT is 5-5m's
If M is ♠, then 2NT shows any 5-5
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Posted 2013-July-19, 04:52
If only someone could come up with a catchy name for making an unusual NT bid in competition. Who knows, maybe the idea could catch on in other auctions too.
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Posted 2013-July-19, 07:39
Zelandakh, on 2013-July-19, 04:52, said:
If only someone could come up with a catchy name for making an unusual NT bid in competition. Who knows, maybe the idea could catch on in other auctions too.
Cute, this type of response reminds why I don't use sarcasm online.
I have seen 2N/2M by a passed hand as 55m, 55any, as yunling suggests and just recently as showing an almost opening hand with stoppers in the M.
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Posted 2013-July-19, 08:19
I used to think it was natural, but now I think natural is a suicide.
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Posted 2013-July-19, 09:05
yunling, on 2013-July-19, 01:23, said:
I'd say that
If M is ♥, then 2NT is 5-5m's
If M is ♠, then 2NT shows any 5-5
If M is ♥, then 2NT is 5-5m's
If M is ♠, then 2NT shows any 5-5
Some people have opening bids for 5-5 in the mninors, others have opening bids for 5♥5m, depends which if any of these you have what 2N means.
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Posted 2013-July-19, 14:12
a two-suited take-out of the major. If the major is spades, can include hearts. If the major is hearts, then minors.
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Posted 2013-July-19, 15:40
a bit tame to require 55 imo. 45 minors is especially unproblematical because with equal length p chooses clubs.
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Posted 2013-July-19, 16:13
I'm with the 55 any camp but I have an extra restriction. I will do this only with
hands that I would not x with because they have too little defense I also admit
that if the M is hearts I would tend to overcall 2s rather than use 2n. Hands like
xx x QJxxx QJTxx or x QJxxx x QJxxxx. With these weaker and very distributional
hands there is a strong probability p is waiting for an x and we cannot afford to
x with such defensive bereft hands.
Being a passed hand it is much easier to use equal level conversion after an x
(if p does not leave it in). xx x Axxxx AJxxx starts with x since the 2 defensive
tricks are great if p wishes to convert to penalty
hands that I would not x with because they have too little defense I also admit
that if the M is hearts I would tend to overcall 2s rather than use 2n. Hands like
xx x QJxxx QJTxx or x QJxxx x QJxxxx. With these weaker and very distributional
hands there is a strong probability p is waiting for an x and we cannot afford to
x with such defensive bereft hands.
Being a passed hand it is much easier to use equal level conversion after an x
(if p does not leave it in). xx x Axxxx AJxxx starts with x since the 2 defensive
tricks are great if p wishes to convert to penalty
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