Re: Newbie Acol Bidding Explanation

<admiral_victory@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> When my friends and I started playing Acol Bridge some time ago ( 4
> card majors , Weak NT (12-14 PTS) , we were told by our instructor to
> bid 4-card suits "up" and 5-card suits "down" , i.e bid 4D before
> showing 4S and bid 5S before 5C for instance.
>
> Now that we have been playing a bit longer , we have forgotten the
> reasoning behind this advice and one of us in particular wonders why
> the 5-card bidding advice was given this way.
>
> Can anyone remind me why this advice is given again?
>
> B.N.
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with 4 card suits you are going to rebid NT at some level (unless your
shape 
is 4441) so it does not matter much, however opening 4 card majors does
have 
some pre-emptive value so many will open the higher of 4 card suits as
well.

with 5 card suits you will find it impossible to describe your hand if you

open the lower suit as you need to bid the higher suit twice to show 5 and

that absolutely promises 6 in the lower suit.  Also it is very valuable to

bid a 5 card major early in case the oppo find a fit and pre-empt you. 
Finally if you open the higher suit you can then bid the lower suit twice
to 
show 5-5 shape and achieve that at a lower level than you would be if you 
start with the lower suit and bid the higher one twice - this helps 
constructive bidding thereafter.