Request: Please discuss the 2 spade bid by south. We did not understand the bid. Can you also discuss when you can receive an explanation from the opponents?
Glenna:
I am so glad you asked about this and would like you to consider sharing it
with your Monday morning players as they will have this come up in open games!
Stan
used a convention called Michaels. He could NOT double because TOD’s promise at
least 3-card support for the other 3 suits and 13+ points. So when we can’t
double, most of us use a convention that allows us to show 2 5-card or longer
suits.
Michaels:: Shows 5 of the other Major and a 5-card minor. If I wanted to know
which minor, I would bid an artificial NT and he would show his minor.
Unusual 2NT: a 2 suited 5-5 hand: 1 ♥️ , 2NT—shows both minors
2NT: 1 ♦️ P. 1 ♠️, 2Nt - shows ♥️ and ♣️
2NT:
NEVER shows ♠️ so it’s the other two that
was not bid
Sometimes
this bid works and sometimes it helps the declarer more than partner. But,
that’s true of almost all conventions.
Any
time you want clarification click on the bid in BBO that you don’t understand and the
opponent will write an explanation. After you read the explanation, click on it
and it will disappear.
F2F, you’re not suppose to ask until it’s your turn to bid, and then you can
ask the opponent—the deal with this that many people don’t understand, ask if
it means you might be able to bid. IF you’re not planning to bid, but just
wonder what the meaning is, wait until the auction is over and ask about the
bids before you lead. If partner is on lead, when he asked if you have questions,
say yes. Ask your questions, BUT he cannot change his lead!
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