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Posted 2011-August-03, 08:04

5-card-major-system
you have the following bidding:

1♣ - p - 1♠ - 1NT
2♣ - 2♥ - p - p
X

how do you understand this X, regardless of any hand shown?
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Posted 2011-August-03, 08:08

3 spades, 6+ clubs, do something partner. I suppose 1NT was sandwich, but even if it wasn't.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2011-August-03, 17:23

If you play support doubles, and 1NT was sandwich (showing the other 2 suits), I think he could have X'ed on the previous round to show 3 spades.

But I agree that it's DSIP, since no other meaning seems to be logical.

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Posted 2011-August-04, 02:14

Penalty double, both you and your partner's hand are limited.
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Posted 2011-August-05, 05:59

Takeout, probably some 3=1=4=5 or 3=0=4=6.
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Posted 2011-August-05, 08:02

View PostFree, on 2011-August-05, 05:59, said:

Takeout, probably some 3=1=4=5 or 3=0=4=6.


This, but I can see a 3=1=3=6 in there as well. If he chooses 3D, I'm expecting 5+.
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Posted 2011-August-05, 08:10

View Postwyman, on 2011-August-05, 08:02, said:

This, but I can see a 3=1=3=6 in there as well. If he chooses 3D, I'm expecting 5+.

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Posted 2011-August-05, 08:27

View PostFree, on 2011-August-05, 05:59, said:

Takeout, probably some 3=1=4=5 or 3=0=4=6.

I don't know that 3-1-4-5 would be within the possibility, as I would raise spades on that distribution. I suppose there could be an extreme case with xxx of spades and AKQTx of clubs where you might rebid 2♣, but normally I would raise spades.
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Posted 2011-August-05, 08:31

View Postbarmar, on 2011-August-03, 17:23, said:

If you play support doubles, and 1NT was sandwich (showing the other 2 suits), I think he could have X'ed on the previous round to show 3 spades.

But I agree that it's DSIP, since no other meaning seems to be logical.


I agree with this. I would expect a good 2-3-2-6 that didn't want to open 1N for whatever reason. Also, we have both limited our hands, so its not like we need maximum flexibility to investigate all strains.

If I held a 3-1-3-6, do I really want partner passing with four hearts? Why couldn't I just bid 2♠ with this?
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