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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2012-February-09, 07:21

1NT-2-p-2
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what is this? 2 was both majors. 2NT in direct seat would be a signoff in a minor.
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Posted 2012-February-09, 07:23

Both minors - shapely and/or weakish.
Double here is t/o , but a more balanced hand which is ok with pd passing.
2 is natural.
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Posted 2012-February-09, 07:30

both minors. doesn't have to be weakish necessarily
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Posted 2012-February-09, 07:44

View Postjjbrr, on 2012-February-09, 07:30, said:

both minors. doesn't have to be weakish necessarily

If you play "systems on" over 2C interference, wouldn't you have a bid for the minors immediately ? ( It may be 2S! ).
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Posted 2012-February-09, 07:48

View PostTWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-February-09, 07:44, said:

If you play "systems on" over 2C interference, wouldn't you have a bid for the minors immediately ? ( It may be 2S! ).


"Systems on" over a 2 showing majors, does not seem optimal. For example a natural 2 bid , is surely more important to have than a transfer to hearts.
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Posted 2012-February-09, 07:55

View PostTWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-February-09, 07:44, said:

If you play "systems on" over 2C interference, wouldn't you have a bid for the minors immediately ? ( It may be 2S! ).


i'm not necessarily convinced you need a bid to show weak with both minors immediately.
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Posted 2012-February-09, 08:50

View PostTWO4BRIDGE, on 2012-February-09, 07:44, said:

If you play "systems on" over 2C interference, wouldn't you have a bid for the minors immediately ? ( It may be 2S! ).


I agree with mich-b in that even though I play "systems on" over 2 interference, I play systems off when 2 is the majors.

As for the original question, I too would expect it to be for the minors.
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Posted 2012-February-09, 10:35

Yes, minors.

I also think 2 is four good spades and a minor, and double is takeout, but tends to be sort of balanced by default.
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Posted 2012-February-09, 10:36

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Posted 2012-February-09, 10:39

I would assume this was MPs and to play
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Posted 2012-February-10, 09:19

View Postpooltuna, on 2012-February-09, 10:39, said:

I would assume this was MPs and to play

you should play with my partner more often :) this is the 'right answer', at least in this particular board.

granted, I misplayed 3 in a 4-3 fit quite badly for -100 instead of -50 (which you also get for 2NT).

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xx AQJ Axxx A8xx, his hand Axxx xx T9xx Kxx. Ruffing spades would have been a clever way to play it but I discarded one on a heart. dom.
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Posted 2012-February-10, 09:36

Interesting sequence for theoretical reasons.

First, I cannot imagine why, if you have a means of showing both minors without interference, you would not have similar methods moreso if 2 shows the majors. This would be backwards, IMO. If anything, I could imagine playing flags (unusual versus unusual), or something similar, to have more minor description options.

So, let us assume a rational set of agreements where most minor-oriented hands can be shown immediately. If so, then a delayed 2NT as minors has somewhat less utility. You could still play that way, but it seems somewhat anti-percentage.

One question, though, is what a double of 2 means, systemically. If stating a desire to defend some major (or both), then 2NT is further tailored and perhaps back to minors, perhaps 4-4. If there is no double as penalty option, then perhaps 2NT should show "takeout of hearts," strangely, with at least invitational values. You would have hit 2, but now you find yourself somewhat stuck.
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Posted 2012-February-10, 09:42

I would expect most people wanting to play it as minors but I am not sure if just natural to play isn't better option, especially at matchpoints.
The more I think about such situations the more I want to get rid of lebensohls, good/bad's 2NT or t/o for minors and just play 2NT natural in as many auctions as possible.
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