[MickyB]

Scoring: XIMP

1♣-(1♥)-1NT-(3♥)

Your opening showed 13+with ♣ or 14-19 bal (could have 4-5 ♦); 1NT showed 5+♣, invitational+. Where next?

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[adhoc3]

4C, forward ball to pard.

[Free]

Depends on agreements of Dbl, pass and 3♠ imo. Otherwise just 4♣ since I don't have a shortness. We might have 2♥ losers off top and we will probably lose something else later.

[Gerben42]

Wow what's this system called?

Anyway, I bid 5♣.

[pbleighton]

4C. If I had a singleton heart, it would be 5C.

Sounds like we play similar systems

Peter

[david_c]

MickyB, on Jan 27 2006, 04:13 AM, said:

1NT showed 5+♣, invitational+.

Oops. Partner has misbid. Never mind, it's still an interesting problem.

[temp3600]

3S or X. I would like to stay below 3NT, in case partner has Kx or Ax in hearts.

[easy]

interesting system.

I dont like 3s that sounds like offering to play a 4-3 spade game (me having the 4). Since i can count 7 tricks (6c +1s)i guess i will try for game in nt and bid 3h (looking for h stopper not partial) give pard a/kh and ks we are gin for 3n.in addition there are many other holdings where game in nt will make but 4c may be the limit in a suit contract.


adenda it would help if i had noted the 3h bid by opponents. but if they let me make the insufficient q-bid all will be well. else .. i guess im going to vote for 3s....still aiming at 3n and pulling 4s to 5c

[MickyB]

Woo, interest in my system

It is known as "Siege", and despite this 1♣ opener it isn't a Fantunes variant. It uses a short club, 14-16 NT except 1st NV when it is 10-13, minor two-suiters always open 1♦, and there are lots of transfers both in contested and uncontested auctions. I've just started entering it into a blog, I'll post the link here shortly.

[whereagles]

I feel like bidding 3NT, so that's what I'm going to do.

[han]

Those red suits look bad so 4♣ seems enough. I take it that "invitational" is in the context of this sound opening style, and even though the clubs are huge we really don't have much extra.

[joshs]

5C, advance save. I don't think I am making it but its really hard for them to x me.

Josh

[mauro_1946]

With such a good hand and partner 5/+♣ inviting/+ , i dont think about advance save. My problem is to find the right contract or help my partner to do that. Since i play Garozzo agreement (double= ♥ shortness), my bidding is 3♠ which is descriptive and leave room for my partner:
- if he has xx♥ and only inviting hand, knowing to loose 2 ♥ tricks, he will bid 4♣
- if he has x♥, 5♣ is for sure a playble contract
- if he has Ax or Kx♥ ( i cant exclude that), 3nt is our contract

[MickyB]

I just bid 4♣ and sold out to 4♥, which worked well - partner has overbid with x Txx KJ8x QTxxx, 4♥ and 5♣ are both 1 off, 4♠ by them would make. I'm still not sure if I prefer 4♣ or 5♣.

[HeartA]

whereagles, on Jan 27 2006, 01:02 PM, said:

I feel like bidding 3NT, so that's what I'm going to do.

ditto.

[HeartA]

MickyB, on Jan 28 2006, 08:15 AM, said:

I just bid 4♣ and sold out to 4♥, which worked well - partner has overbid with x Txx KJ8x QTxxx, 4♥ and 5♣ are both 1 off, 4♠ by them would make. I'm still not sure if I prefer 4♣ or 5♣.

To bid 1NT with 3 small H is not my type, and I will play with this kind of partner either. with the actual holding, 3C would be my choice.