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re:The right to get the correct systemic explanation
In category General
Written by Niele

During the Swedish summer nationals I encountered an interesting situation in our round of 32 match against Austria.

I was opener and the bidding went 1D-P-1S-D. 1D was 11-15 and a bal hand or an unbalanced with a 4 card M.

As opener I had something like 432-AQxx-K-AJxxx. Without the D 2H by would show all distributions with four spades, 1NT would show 13-15 balanced and 2S would show 43(51/60).

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re:Michaels w/ QT9854 AKJ986 Void X?
In category General
Written by Niele

All white, IMPs, RHO deals & opens 1C (nothing special -- your vanilla SAYC 1C opening). You hold a good old 6-6-0-one hand:
AKJ986
X

(1C) - ?

What would you bid? 2C would show a 2 siuted hand w/ generally 5-5 in the majors.

Would you:

a) Bid 2C showing both majors b) Start off w/ 1H entirely itnending to reverse into spades later c) Bid 1S and intending to bid heatrs later d) Pass and se

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re:You be the judge
In category General
Written by ravenclaw

North hand: J9xx, AQxx, xxx, Qx
South hand: 108x, x, AKQ, AK109xx

N/S vul, auction as follows:

E S W N
2H X 4H 4S
P 5S X All pass

Suffice it to tell 5 spades doubled wasn't a rousing success.
Who's more at fault here--what's the worst call?

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