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My vote is for 2♥ - though I would have opened it 4♥ in the first place.
At this form of scoring there is no need to push for close games.
My partner ALWAYS puts down
Jxx
x
xxxx
KQxxx
and even 2♥ is not proof against a 4-1 break.
Saying you want to be in 4♥ opposite xxx x AKQxx xxxx or Qxx x AKxx xxxxx
is plain silly because neither hand is a 1N response in any sensible version of Acol.
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Posted 2014-March-24, 05:36
5 loser? after 1nt,I know we should bid to game finally.
If 4♣ is available,I'd select 4♣ as a self-splinter,or else I will reverse 2♠ as a forcing bid.
If 4♣ is available,I'd select 4♣ as a self-splinter,or else I will reverse 2♠ as a forcing bid.
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Posted 2014-March-24, 14:20
wank, on 2014-March-21, 19:52, said:
9 is easier than 10. i want to play 3nt if partner has clubs covered, so i start with 2♠. 4♥ would also be acceptable.
partner's not going to know which cards are useful or not for game when you've got this shape so there's no point asking him (3♥)
as for checking to see if partner has akqxx diamonds (4♣), you can't do that in normal methods. if you autosplinter, and partner has a maximum with nothing in clubs and 2 or 3 hearts he'll take us past game.
however, considering the system you play (in case you didn't know yet, benji 2m openings are very poor and played nowhere above club level outside france), the autosplinter should probably be redefined to ask partner for a source of tricks, as you can't have a single suiter not strong enough for a 2m opener that's good enough for slam opposite something like qxx xx akxx xxxx in which case 4♣ would be more sensible. still, the 999 times out of 1000 when partner doesn't oblige with akqxx of diamonds you've massively helped the opponents in how to defend the hand in game so i'd never do it anyway.
partner's not going to know which cards are useful or not for game when you've got this shape so there's no point asking him (3♥)
as for checking to see if partner has akqxx diamonds (4♣), you can't do that in normal methods. if you autosplinter, and partner has a maximum with nothing in clubs and 2 or 3 hearts he'll take us past game.
however, considering the system you play (in case you didn't know yet, benji 2m openings are very poor and played nowhere above club level outside france), the autosplinter should probably be redefined to ask partner for a source of tricks, as you can't have a single suiter not strong enough for a 2m opener that's good enough for slam opposite something like qxx xx akxx xxxx in which case 4♣ would be more sensible. still, the 999 times out of 1000 when partner doesn't oblige with akqxx of diamonds you've massively helped the opponents in how to defend the hand in game so i'd never do it anyway.
Teacher plays benji and always puts up ridiculous hands where only benji would work
so everyone laps it up and it's just assumed as standard. It does baffle me a bit as teacher is a good player but whatever. I find it a bit shite but hard for me to overall the god like teacher lol 
And I take your point about how it could help the defence.
thanks,
Eagles
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2014-March-24, 14:54
"Teacher", without a "the" preceding is quite reverent. Much like CIA.
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