MPs, playing Acol weak NT with an inexperienced partner I picked up this hand:
♠Q
♥2
♦AKT82
♣AKQT76
I opened 1♣, partner responded 1♥, I bid 2♦, partner did a panic pass because she didn't know what to do and hadn't appreciated a reverse is forcing.
Partner held:
♠KJ73
♥QJ94
♦973
♣95
I can understand partner's lack of enthusiasm with a minimal response and none of the HCP in my suits, and when I cashed the two top diamonds and led the spade queen, South ducked so I emerged with 11 tricks. 3NT is cold and was the popular contract.
Assuming the absence of Lebensohl, would you say 2NT is a reasonable second bid opposite the reverse?
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How should West proceed?
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Posted 2022-July-08, 15:02
No real experience in Acol, but 2♠ looks more reasonable than 2NT, excluding some agreement where the latter is appropriate (no experience of Lebensohl over reverse or Ingbermann, I wouldn't use 2NT Moderateur here).
In any case all roads lead to 3NT.
Not recognising forcing bids is a serious problem and sometimes an excuse for masterminding.
In any case all roads lead to 3NT.
Not recognising forcing bids is a serious problem and sometimes an excuse for masterminding.
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