Re: What does 1D rebid 2C show?

On May 16, 4:12 am, CBFalconer <cbfalco...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hans Georg Schaathun wrote:
>
> ... snip ...
>
> > No.  With 4 clubs, 2C is the systemic bid.  The 0=4=5=4 hand is a
> > potential problem which easily can lose the 4-4 fit in hearts.
>
> No, because with 4H and 4S responder would bid 1H, not 1S.  If he
> has 5S he has another chance.  So a heart fit should not be missed.
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That will only be true if responder is strong enough to make a second
bid.

Consider these hands;

QTxxx
Kxxxx
x
xx

VOID
AQxx
Axxxx
Axxx

After the auction 1d 1s 2c, responder is nowhere near strong enough to
bid 2h.  One might argue that opener should rebid 2h instead of 2c,
but a weak first suit and a spade void would disincline opener from
making a strong rebid on a possible misfitting hand.

Or consider these hands:

KJxxx
Axxx
x
xxx

VOID
KQxx
AKxxx
xxxx

Here there is not chance for opener to bid 1d.2h, and that north hand
would be passed by many folks after 1d 1s 2c instead of iniating a
fourth suit forcng sequence.

Standard methods fail abominally when opener has a three suiter with
short spades and responder has both majors.  Weak 1nt methods fail
even worse, because the 1nt rebid with a minimum misfitting hand is
not available.

Henrysun909