Re: Newbie Acol Bidding Explanation

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> On Apr 28, 1:04 pm, admiral_vict...@[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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>
> Is this really the current ACOL standard? One opens a balanced hand
> with a 4M only when not holding a 4m?
>
> I would have thought that
>
> AKxx        or          AKxx
> QJx                       QJx
> KQxx                     KQxx
> xx                          Ax
>
> would be standard 1s opening bids in ACOL, as
>
> Qx            of           Ax
> KQxx                       KQxx
> Axx                          AJx
> KQxx                        KQxx
>
> would be standard 1h opening bids
>

You are correct.  The following may be better bid as 1D however:

xxxx
KQx
AKxx
Ax

since you will never miss the spade fit if there is one but will gain
often 
from partner leading a diamond if you lose the auction.

it also helps to avoid 6S with 2 trump losers.