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MENTOR vs MENTEE 4 What bidding method would you use?

Poll: NOTE this partnership plays 1n 2d 2h 2s as showing 55+ majors invitational (24 member(s) have cast votes)

partner opens 1n 15-17 IMPS vul vs not even match halfway through

  1. transfer to 2s and pass no matter what (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. transfer to 2s and bid 4s if opener bids 3s (1 votes [4.17%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

  3. transfer to 2h intending to pass no matter what (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. transfer to 2h and bid 4h if p super accepts (1 votes [4.17%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

  5. transfer to 2h and follow with 2s (unless p bids 3h) (13 votes [54.17%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 54.17%

  6. bid 2c and pass if p bids a major (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  7. bid 2c and invite if opener shows a major (3 votes [12.50%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  8. bid 2c and bid game if opener shows a major (5 votes [20.83%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 20.83%

  9. bid 2c and bid 2h if opener bids 2d (1 votes [4.17%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

  10. bid 2c and bid 2s if opener bids 2d (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  11. use texas transfer to either suit (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  12. after 1n 2c 2d use smolen at 3 level (suit?) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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Posted 2014-September-21, 16:04

View Posthrothgar, on 2014-September-21, 04:49, said:

I think that its likely that you have at least one 8 card fit, but hardly guaranteed.

For example, I suspect that most folks would open 1NT with the following

KT
KT
AQT6
K7632

That's right!!

"Highly likely" would have been better wording. The fraction of the time one opens 1 NT with 2 doubletons is not very high.

However, showing the shape of the hand may allow opener to bid game with even a minimum, say,

Ax
QJx
Axxx
Axxx
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Posted 2014-September-21, 20:59

View Postgszes, on 2014-September-09, 11:55, said:

Your hand is K 7 6 3 2 K 8 6 4 3 8 7 6
I realize that is a huge number of choices but every one of those choices came up in sessions over the last month so the topic seems worthy of discussion. This hand is from a session discussing assumed trump fit==ie is it a good idea to assume p will fit one of your 2 majors when you are 55 and therefore count short suit points right away. further system info that might be relevant
1. opener will strain to leave you in 2 of a major if (reasonably able with no game aspirations)
2. A rebid of 2n by opener after any of the above sequences shows no fit and near max
3. super accept is done ONLY with hands that reevaluate to (just short of 18) or better and the number of
trumps is not the only deciding factor.
Naturally I have my personal preference and have guided all mentees to that way of thinking but with so much diversity
of thought maybe the entire community can help with this concept.
IMO 2 then 2 is best if invitational (which is how gszes plays it).
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