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At Team Game, we bid like this:
1S 2H
2S 3H
3S 4H
5H
What is 5H? We play 2/1 GF.
In our method:
1S 2H; 3S is solid 6+ suit with 16+, set trump.
1S 2H; 2S is catch all
1S 2H; 2N is balanced 14-16 HCP, likely 5-2-3-3
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What is 1S 2H;2S 3H; 3S 4H; 5H?
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Posted 2011-April-15, 12:32
Asking heart quality. Opener presumably has the nuts on the outside. This is a good example of a spot keycard would not help that much in since the jack and ten are so important.
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Posted 2011-April-17, 15:15
Yes, asking for good trumps. Opener won't have more than a singleton heart at most.
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Posted 2011-April-18, 04:50
For us this would be a general slam try.
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Posted 2011-April-18, 05:25
I'm with the heart-quality crowd all the way.
But I'd like to ask another question about the sequence:
What is 5♣ and 5♦?
Slam-try in hearts seems obvious, but what else?
Is it a cuebid or strength-showing?
And how do we unearth the number of aces?
But I'd like to ask another question about the sequence:
What is 5♣ and 5♦?
Slam-try in hearts seems obvious, but what else?
Is it a cuebid or strength-showing?
And how do we unearth the number of aces?
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
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Posted 2011-April-18, 05:29
I think that "general try" and "trump quality ask" are the same when you realize that opener has short hearts.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2011-April-18, 05:53
I agree with han on this one.
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Posted 2011-May-03, 00:20
I bid 5H with AKJxxxx Ax xx xx,
Seems that I cannot bid 5H to slam try as most player play it trump strength asking. What shall I bid?
Partner had x KQJT9x AQJx xx, he raised to 6H and going one down quickly.
Seems that I cannot bid 5H to slam try as most player play it trump strength asking. What shall I bid?
Partner had x KQJT9x AQJx xx, he raised to 6H and going one down quickly.
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Posted 2011-May-03, 09:40
cccheung, on 2011-May-03, 00:20, said:
I bid 5H with AKJxxxx Ax xx xx,
Seems that I cannot bid 5H to slam try as most player play it trump strength asking. What shall I bid?
Partner had x KQJT9x AQJx xx, he raised to 6H and going one down quickly.
Seems that I cannot bid 5H to slam try as most player play it trump strength asking. What shall I bid?
Partner had x KQJT9x AQJx xx, he raised to 6H and going one down quickly.
I would bid 4♥ over 3♥. Even though we have a source of tricks, we don't have good enough controls to entertain more, especially as partner rates to have a singleton spade on this auction, and we don't have an entry to our long suit outside of trump, which seriously draws into question whether your side suit is even viable as a source of tricks.
Chris Gibson
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