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Simple question on 2/1 GF

#21 User is offline   kenberg 

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Posted 2011-August-24, 11:22

I am pretty sure that when I learned(?) bridge by reading Goren in 1961 the auction was forcing. Charlie didn't mess around with a lot of gimmicks. But we all get dealt six spades with an 11 count, and six spades with a 14 count. The folks on this thread who play the auction as forcing all (I believe all) have another way to handle the 11 point situation.
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Posted 2011-August-24, 15:05

Yes, in Goren's day almost all jumps were strong. That was the time when 1S-3S was the game forcing raise.

Goren's bidding style is mostly irrelevant these days.

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Posted 2011-August-24, 17:06

I learned to play 3S as invitational from Modern American Bidding by Eric Kokish.

Would bid 2D=4SF with values for game.

Not saying that's standard.
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