Re: Newbie Acol Bidding Explanation

Hans Georg Schaathun wrote
>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:05:50 +0100, David Stevenson
>  <bridge2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>:    wrote
>: >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?
>:
>:     The reason is that you bid both suits with 5-card one, but only one
>:  with 4-card ones.
>
>Very well explained.  Thank you.
>
>It is not clear to me if OP refers to opener or to responder.
>In the first system(s) I learnt, the rule also applies to opener.
>I understand that most Acol players would prefer to open hearts
>with 4-4, and spades if they don't have hearts.  Does anyone have
>an opinion of the chief pros and cons with each approach?

   Most is an overbid.

   In general, Acol players open 1H with 4-4 in the majors and a balanced 
hand, but have several different rules for any other decisions as to 
which four card suit to open.

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