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

On Apr 29, 12:57 pm, Andrew <agump...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 29, 3:06 am, Histriadogsilver <andjelka.rich...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 29, 7:22 am, Charles Brenner <cbren...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 28, 12:50 pm, Andrew <agump...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > On Apr 28, 10:33 am, Histriadogsilver
<andjelka.rich...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > wrote:
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> > > > > West   North   East   South
> > > > >  ------      1H       p        2H ( constructive raise otherwise
1N F1
> > > > > with subsequent 2H rebid)
> > > > >    p        2S!!      p         ?
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> > > > > The bid of 2S!! is showing a shortness somewhere. What do you do
now?
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> > > > > 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
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> > > > > I'll show you partner's hand later.
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> > > > > Boris
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > 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).
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > Andrew
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> > > Intriguing notion, "short suit total", and new to me. Can you expand
> > > -- e.g. the bidding rules, the origin of this idea, and the
> > > justification for the stated thresholds? Google got me nothing so
I'm
> > > stuck.
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> > > Charles
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> > I suspect Andrew was describing a concept well described in the link
> > below:
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> >http://www.newbridgelaw.com/
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> > Cheers
> > Boris
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> I was. Here is another link about it:
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> http://www.bridgetoday.com/news/news_fought_law2.php

Thanks. I had read this a while back but not studied it and
consequently forgot the ideas. Bad priorities I guess.

Charles