Re: S:JT H:KT63 D:A72 C:9764, ok, what happens next...?

On Apr 28, 10:33 am, Histriadogsilver <andjelka.rich...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> West   North   East   South
>  ------      1H       p        2H ( constructive raise otherwise 1N F1
> with subsequent 2H rebid)
>    p        2S!!      p         ?
>
> The bid of 2S!! is showing a shortness somewhere. What do you do now?
>
> A.) You ask with 2N since you are interested in knowing in which suit
> the shortness is
> B.) You deny the invitation with 3H since your hand has minimum values
> for the shown raise
> C.) You just blast to game
>
> I'll show you partner's hand later.
>
> Boris

I am glad I bid 2H instead of making partner guess by using a Bergen
3C. Now I ask for the shortness. If opener has a minor suit singleton,
I have an obvious game bid. If opener has shortness in spades, I will
sign off in 3H.

The key to the hand is the short suit total (total of length in the
partner****p's two shortest suits). If partner has a minor suit
singleton, then the short suit total is 3. With a short suit total of
3, I will require only 20 working HCP to make game (of which I can
provide 7 or 8 working HCP).

If instead partner has a stiff spade, then the short suit total is
probably 4 (since my doubleton spade is wasted and the partner****p's
next shortest suit is probably 3). With a short suit total of 4, the
partner****p will require an extra working king to make game. Since I
have only 7 working HCP, opener will need approximately 16 HCP outside
of spades and 16 HCP plus a stiff is a game bid, not an invite.


Andrew