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I think I like 2♥ here to be doubleton, no ♦. With three, a jump to 3♥ does seem in order, with a dobuleton and a diamond stopper, 2NT seems right. With three fair diamonds, a raise to 3♦ is ok. Unfortunately, the entire free world plays this 2♥ rebid as showing 3 card support (of course they are wrong... you should raise with three card support... :-) ).
Phil was 2♥ the winner in the poll with this distribution? How about 3♣ rebid? Did anyone trott out 2NT (did poll include the diamond JACK which turned out to be not helpful)?
Ben
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Posted 2005-February-23, 12:41
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Posted 2005-February-23, 18:03
I haven't seen the poll, but I would rate the bids from low to high, i.e. 2H best (given that you have discussed this), then 2S, then 2NT (yuck!), then 3C (ouch, that hurts!).
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2005-February-24, 22:53
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By the way, I was kibitzing the poster with the most posts (I won't say who it is ) last night. He picked up AQJx xx Jxx K10xx and opened 1C (Free reminded me that you add one point for spades, so this is indeed a ZAR-opener)
In Zar Points, ♠AQJx ♥xx ♦Jxx ♣K10xx is worth 25 Zar Points (10 Distribution Zar Points + 11 High Card Points + 3 Controls + 1 Spade Suit Bonus Point). So he is more than a Zar-opener!
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Once and again,
I looked for her in vain;
When all of a sudden turned my head,
I found her where lights were dimly shed.
signed by Terence Gao
Once and again,
I looked for her in vain;
When all of a sudden turned my head,
I found her where lights were dimly shed.
signed by Terence Gao