[RichMor]

dbsboy, on Mar 15 2010, 01:49 AM, said:

Thank you for all the kind responses. I am weak at bidding (especially competitive), must learn from this since it seems to be a unanimous wtp.

I have a few follow up questions:

1) Assume we have the same auction, should opener bid 3♠ whenever he has 4 card ♠ support?

2) Is it in competition, one can stretch a bit more when a fit is found? (e.g. normal 2♠ in unobstructed bidding can bid 3♠, and 3♠ hand can bid 4♠ in compeition?)

3) If the bidding is uninterrupted, is my hand (XXXXX  QX  QXXX  QX) good enough to bid game over 1♦-1♠-3♠?

Feel free to answer, I am so eager to play better bridge!

1) Yes. The 'LAW' says opener should raise with 4-card support when responder shows a 5-card Spade suit.

2) Yes. In competition one should stretch. Also remember that opener has a raise 'between' 3♠ and 4♠, namely 3♥. That shows a power raise.

3) No. Responder should pass for the reasons above.

RichM

[P_Marlowe]

dbsboy, on Mar 15 2010, 01:49 AM, said:

Thank you for all the kind responses. I am weak at bidding (especially competitive), must learn from this since it seems to be a unanimous wtp.

I have a few follow up questions:

1) Assume we have the same auction, should opener bid 3♠ whenever he has 4 card ♠ support?

2) Is it in competition, one can stretch a bit more when a fit is found? (e.g. normal 2♠ in unobstructed bidding can bid 3♠, and 3♠ hand can bid 4♠ in compeition?)

3) If the bidding is uninterrupted, is my hand (XXXXX  QX  QXXX  QX) good enough to bid game over 1♦-1♠-3♠?

Feel free to answer, I am so eager to play better bridge!

#1 No
#2 Yes, it is upto you and your partner, how much you are going to stretch,
I would not have bid 3S with your original hand, and I would also not have
doubled 2S.
#3 No, although if your partner happens to open conservative,
4S begins to have some merrits, from this together with #3 followes, that
I would not have bid 4S either

With kind regards
Marlowe

PS: #2 - I did overlook the fact, that 1S showed a 5 carder, if this is the case,
3S becomes better, and 4S becomes worse, since you told basically everything
about your hand.