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 have no idea what the current "ACOL" standard is, but as I have 
explained elsewhere there is no longer any standard in Acol [sic] except 
for 4432, both majors, when 1H is opened.

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