[easy]

I noted in the topic "What to bid" that many people entertained the notion of doubling with the following hand:

Scoring: IMP

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after a 1S opening bid.Some stated that they play equal level conversion thus in their partnership x followed by 2d (over a 2c response and probably over a 1nt response) does not show any extras.

I'd like to know how "equal level conversion" handles big hands.And in this specific instance a big hand with diamonds. For instance

Scoring: IMP

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i'm aware of the general principal of equal level conversion but it has never been made clear to me how to differentiate between the good hand and the "bad" hand. This treatment seems to have a lot of merit but........

Thanks

Fred (easy)

[inquiry]

You were going to bid 3♦ over 2♥ to show the big hand, so you simply jump to 3♦ over 2♣ to show the big hand when you play equal level conversion. (That is you were prepared to bid 3♦ to show a big hand, so you do it anyway)

So...

(1S)-X-(P)-2C-(P)-2D = equal level conversion
(1S)-X-(P)-2C-(P)-3D = gosh
(1S)-X-(P)-1N-(P)-2D = equal level conversion
(1S)-X-(P)-1N-(P)-3D = gosh
(1S)-X-(P)-2H-(P)-3D = gosh


Ben

[mr1303]

For the idiots among us, including myself, what does GOSH mean?

[MickyB]

It is what partner says when he realises how good your hand is. At least, that's what I thought at first. I then realised/remembered it probably stood for Good One Suited Hand.

[inquiry]

mr1303, on Jan 14 2005, 01:02 PM, said:

For the idiots among us, including myself, what does GOSH mean?

Good one suited hand...