On 2 May, 17:07, vspo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 2, 5:46 am, Rob Morris <rm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Histriadogsilver wrote:
> > > On May 2, 11:30 am, Andr=E9 Steffens <andre.steff...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:=
> > >> 4S is only down one, so bidding 5H is the winning action. However,
> > >> who beteween North and South is the one that should bid it?
>
> > > However if anyone is to bid something except pass is the 2H opener,
> > > he has a maximum hand and a singleton spade and if this is the
> > > partner****p's agreement he should be doubling here, the penalty
> > > double is made only by the guy raising semi-preemptively and
> > > obviously when he is stronger and opener p*****.
>
> > The problem is, responder leapt straight to 4H, which could already be
a=
> > stretch - opener's double could commit the partner****p to scores like
> > 5HX-4 and 4SXX+1.
>
> > Perhaps there's more chance of playing the hand or doubling if
responder=
> > had instead tried a strong enquiry (though the next hand would
probably
> > still have bid 4S).
>
> > --
> > Rob Morris
> > arr emm four four five (at) cam dot ac dot uk
>
> Yes, try 2NT before going to 4H. =A0Now South knows 4H was bid to make.
As Rob says, this runs into the difficulty that you could have the
sequence:
2H* - (P) -2NT* - (4S)
How do you show extras here? How do you show the singleton spade?
Opener has no way of knowing whether responder was looking for 4H, 5m,
3NT or what.
|
