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#1 User is offline   dickiegera 

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Posted 2012-April-03, 07:48

How many pts does opener show?


#1 1♣-1♥-P-P
1NT

#2 1♣-1♥-X-2♥
2NT

#3 1♣-1♥-P-2♥
2NT

#4 1♣-1♥-X-2♥
3♠

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Posted 2012-April-03, 07:57

18-19 on the first two. I would think that the 3rd is a minor-oriented takeout.\

edit to add that agreements surely vary from partnership to partnership -- some people would not play #2 as natural either
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Posted 2012-April-03, 09:16

1--18-19 balanced.
2--a lot of clubs, not a lot of points (good/bad, by agreement)
3--typically 4-6 in the minors with enough playing strength to do it opposite a silent pard.
4--A hand which would have raised a 1S response to 3, since that is what we are doing.

3 and 4 are hard to answer in terms of points.
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Posted 2012-April-03, 09:23

1 is 18-19, i dont play 2 or three as natural, and four should be about 15-17.
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Posted 2012-April-03, 09:42

I, unlike many, play the first three as natural showing 18-19, or equivalent. The fourth hand can be relatively weak in points (14+) as it is a distributional raise.
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Posted 2012-April-03, 13:24

1.) 18-19 Balanced (of course with ♥ stopped)
2.) 18-19 Balanced (of course with ♥ stopped), and 2 or 3 ♠'s.
3.) 18-19 Balanced (of course with ♥ stopped)
4.) 15-17(ish) with 4 ♠'s. (A little wiggle room allowed since it is possibly based on distribution)

Must say I like Aqua's alternatives. So may look into them. B-)
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