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Posted 2025-January-06, 11:39

Sud opener
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Posted 2025-January-06, 12:54

Playing reverse 'birthright'; maybe not for this forum, but I'd still start with 2
2-2
2-2
3 5 - 3 Puppet to 3N
3N - 4 3, ctrl
4 even KCs - 6 all KCs Q
7 looks OK with this shape and the ctrl bid
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Posted 2025-January-06, 13:09

I could see something like 1 - (P) - 1N - (3) - 4 - (4) - 5 - (P) - 6.
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Posted 2025-January-06, 13:10

1, there's no need to panic yet.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
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Posted 2025-January-06, 13:44

 jillybean, on 2025-January-06, 13:10, said:

1, there's no need to panic yet.

I believe the actual quote is
Don't Panic

Or

Time is just an illusion.
Lunchtime, doubly so
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Posted 2025-January-06, 15:24

 smerriman, on 2025-January-06, 13:09, said:

I could see something like 1 - (P) - 1N - (3) - 4 - (4) - 5 - (P) - 6.


It should start something like that and I would be pleased if our N/B arrived at more hearts than the opponents bid spades.

At Advanced level on both sides I would hope for something like
1 (P) - 1N (3)
4 (P) - 4 (P)
4N(even kc) (P) - 5 (P)
6 (P) - 7 (P)
P (P)

N can place S with at least - AKxxx Axxxxx AK
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Posted 2025-January-06, 16:04

View Postmw64ahw, on 2025-January-06, 12:54, said:

Playing reverse 'birthright'; maybe not for this forum, but I'd still start with 2
2-2
2-2
3 5 - 3 Puppet to 3N
3N - 4 3, ctrl
4 even KCs - 6 all KCs Q
7 looks OK with this shape and the ctrl bid


So what do you do over 2-P-2-3 ?
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Posted 2025-January-06, 16:33

View PostCyberyeti, on 2025-January-06, 16:04, said:

So what do you do over 2-P-2-3 ?

4 show 5 of my Major first.
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Posted 2025-January-06, 20:29

My most likely without intereference

2C - 3C
3H - 4D!
4NT - 5D!
5NT - 6D!
6H

If East intervenes with 3 or 4 Spades who knows where I end up

5 or 6 of something is possible - possibly clubs

I think over 3 spades I can continue with 4 hearts and hopefully find 6
Over 4 spades not so sure - are 3 or 4 spades seen as preempts. One would hope so
EW not vulnerable. Interesting equation
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Posted Today, 02:37

View Postmw64ahw, on 2025-January-06, 16:33, said:

4 show 5 of my Major first.

I thought I'd expand on this one after further thinking given the hands I exclude from the 2 opening which are hands with primary or those with both minors. I play MAFIA so while are longer than I always aim to show the first.This leaves

Pass Balanced hands without a stopper
X Balanced hands/Spades
3N or (4441)
4 6
.. 4 4-card minor?
4 4+5
4 4+5
So in fact my bid would be 4
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