Adam Beneschan wrote:
> > "regis" <rrregis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > news:1137789195.194834.143120@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Last weekend I played with someone I never met before. We had a few
> > > minutes to talk about out agreements before playing. Anyway, my
> > > partner opened a strong 2C when I had the following 0-point hand:
> > >
> > > S: xx
> > > H: xx
> > > D: xx
> > > C: T9xxxxx
> > >
> > > Our bidding (opponents passing): 2C - 2D - 2N - 3C - 3D - pass
> > >
> > > After partner opened 2C, I bid 2D, waiting, and partner bid 2N. I
> > > assumed this denied a 4-card major, so I bid 3C, natural. My
partner
> > > bid 2D, thinking 3C was Stayman, and so I passed. Oops. My
question:
> > > how do you bid this hand the "Standard American" way, so that
playing
> > > with strangers is easy?
>
> Well, you might apply one of Jeff Goldsmith's "Imperious Rules of
> Bridge" here and bid 3NT. The theory is that if clubs run, you'll make
> 3NT, and if they don't, you won't make 2NT. However, a random online
> pickup partner may not understand this theory.
>
> I think that the "Standard American" way here is just to pass 2NT.
>
> -- Adam
If you could lock away the solid red colored bidding cards from the
opponents Goldsmith might be on to something.
I play with my partners that a direct 5C bid is an out and out gamble.
I am in no way interested in partner bidding 6C.
With a hand in which I would not mind partner bidding 6C, I would go
through Stayman first and then jump to 5C.
Eric Leong
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