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Advancing a TO Double

#1 User is offline   BillPatch 

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Posted 2013-July-11, 12:14



I have a good hand. What do I bid?
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Posted 2013-July-11, 12:24

4♥ seems obvious at this juncture.
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Posted 2013-July-11, 12:54

If your opponents are honest law abiding citizens, then, yes - 4♥ is fine. Partner should have the major suits and values. Slam is remote, as your opponents have values for their bidding.

If you have any suspicions about your opponents, then it would be a good idea to show partner that you are bidding on values and not on distribution. The most obvious cue bid here is 2♣ - opener's suit. Spades could be misconstrued as natural as partner implied spades by his double.

But any bid other than 4♥ could lead to trouble here. So the practical call is 4♥.
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Posted 2013-July-11, 12:55

View PostArtK78, on 2013-July-11, 12:54, said:

The most obvious cue bid here is 2♣ - opener's suit. Spades could be misconstrued as natural as partner implied spades by his double.


The most obvious cue is DIAMONDS.
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Posted 2013-July-11, 13:00

Agree with Phil. Club bids should be natural, showing a good hand and clubs. Which isn't really a misdescription other than burying the ♥/
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Posted 2013-July-11, 13:33

View PostPhilKing, on 2013-July-11, 12:55, said:

The most obvious cue is DIAMONDS.

Yes, of course diamonds is the obvious cue bid. I stand corrected.
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Posted 2013-July-11, 19:39

View PostBillPatch, on 2013-July-11, 12:14, said:



I have a good hand. What do I bid?
IMO 2♦ = 10, 2♣ = 9, 4♥ = 8. Advance down the yellow-brick road with the the obvious bid :)
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Posted 2013-July-12, 12:49

Clubs is a cue bid with us but only by reason of discussion after a disaster.

We may have slam here so 2♦ it is.
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