With neither side vulnerable, the bidding
begins:
West |
North |
East |
South |
|
1 |
Dble |
? |
East's double is for takeout. What call
would you make with each of the following
South hands?
1.
AJ765
76
Q65 432
2.
KJ10976
7 862
J54
3.
KQJ6
8
AJ76 K1087
4.
K6
AJ6
76543 K106
5.
K52
Q6
A9876 1076
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With neither side vulnerable, the bidding
begins:
West |
North |
East |
South |
|
1 |
Dble |
? |
East's double is for takeout. What call
would you make with each of the following
South hands?
1.
AJ765
76
Q65 432
2.
KJ10976
7 862
J54
3.
KQJ6
8
AJ76 K1087
4.
K6
AJ6
76543 K106
5.
K52
Q6
A9876 1076
Solutions:
1. 1.
It is usually a good idea to bid a decent
five-card suit at the one-level, while the
price is right. Although you may redouble to
show strength, it does not follow that a
suit takeout denies such strength. The
modern style is to treat a new suit at the
one-level as forcing for one round, as it
would be if East had not doubled.
2. 2.
The most popular current treatment of a
single jump in a new suit is to describe a
good six-card suit with little else,
something like a marginal weak 2opening.
1is
not wrong but partner will place you with a
hand inappropriate for this weak jump
response.
3. Redouble. Again, 1would
not be incorrect, but your opponents will
often be in deep trouble. Start with this
value-showing (10+ HCP) bid, and double the
opponents in their escape suit. Alas,
partner will often have a weak one- or two-suited
hand when the auction starts this way and
you are strong; he will take action before
you can get at the bad guys. In that case,
you will probably finish in 3NT.
4.
Redouble. First, send a message about
strength, then, support hearts cheaply.
Partner will place you with three-card
support and roughly an average hand. A new
suit at the two-level is nonforcing in
standard practice, suggesting a good suit,
so 2, is entirely inappropriate. Most
tournament players use a jump to 2NT as a
limit raise (or better) in support of hearts,
but it is best to reserve that special
treatment for hands with four-card support.
5. 1NT. Your weak club holding should not
steer you away from your natural bid. Your
hand is not quite good enough for redouble
but strong enough to compete. A direct raise
to 2
requires at least three-card support. Over
the double, it has become fashionable to
raise only with weak hands. With a normal
sound raise to 2,
some of these pairs incorporate an
artificial raise, such as 2. It's a good
idea, but it's not for everyone.
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