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Posted 2010-October-18, 14:01



I just never know what to do with these big 4-4-4-1's. You open 2♣, P responds 2♦, which is GF but denies a 5 card suit headed by 2 of top 3 honors. Now what?

I'm inclined to think that if the stiff in any suit is A or K, that argues for a 2nt rebid, which is what I did. It worked out, but any advice or comments? thx, :rolleyes:
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Posted 2010-October-18, 14:49

2NT (Bal 22-24) seems to be the least lie and may be the easiest rebid for responder to field. Stiff K is certainly better than a small stiff club. Try to make partner-friendly bids and rebids when possible.
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Posted 2010-October-18, 14:53

try rebidding 2NT
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Posted 2010-October-18, 15:03

Either treat it as balanced or just open 1♦. I would never open 2♣ with a 4441 and treat it as unbalanced. With a singleton king, 2♣ then 2NT is fine. With a small singleton I'd open one of a suit even with as much as 23 or 24 HCP.
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Posted 2010-October-18, 15:49

yes, what you did is best with K or Ace, even with the queen it often works best.

3 suiters are hard to bid on many systems, if you start with 2♣ you better bid the hand as balanced and pray. Otherwise all will get messy

you can also start with 1♦ if you wanna bid the 3 suits
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