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- From: bs@fatima.mitre.org (Robert D. Silverman)
- Subject: Re: Some questions about 2 over 1.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.014140.13052@linus.mitre.org>
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- References: <1993Jan22.133457.26361@odin.diku.dk> <1993Jan22.150836.1582@linus.mitre.org> <23JAN93.13420138@nerus.pfc.mit.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 01:41:40 GMT
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- In article <23JAN93.13420138@nerus.pfc.mit.edu> mrl@nerus.pfc.mit.edu writes:
- :In a previous article, bs@gauss.mitre.org (Robert D. Silverman) wrote:
- :>In article <1993Jan22.133457.26361@odin.diku.dk> turin@diku.dk (S|ren Turin) writes:
- :>
- :>In reply I post what *I* usually play.
- :>
- :>>1S-2C-2D/H-2S
- :>>Is this merely a preference or does it show real spade support. If it
- :>>shows support, whats the difference between openers 3 and 4 spade
- :>
- :>The way I play it shows real support, but is limited to 3 cards.
- :>I use a jump to 3S to show 4 card support. It also shows EXTRAS.
- :>[as does 3S]. A jump to 4S shows a balanced minimum.
- :>
- :
- :Another way to play it is that 3s shows 3 card support with extras. If you had
- :4 card support with extras, you would have bid Jacoby NT, Inverted Trump Swiss,
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- Jacoby with a good biddable 5 card suit? Never. e.g.
-
- Kxxx
- Ax
- xx
- AKQxx
-
- Should ALWAYS bid 2C to show the suit, then support spades. This is much
- more descriptive of the hand.
- --
- Bob Silverman
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