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Posted 2007-May-16, 11:46

Hannie, on May 12 2007, 10:28 PM, said:

A friend asked me about this hand:

Qxx
xx
KJ10xxx
Kx

none vul, IMPs

(1H)-2H-(p)-2S
(3H)-3S-(4H)-??

You play that Michaels shows either a good or a bad hand. Do you agree with 2!s? What's your call now?

I would have bid 3♠ over 2H. My hand could be a lot worse and I do have a good fit for either minor (diamonds excellent, club Kx is good in spades).

This serves several purposes, it lets partner know that we can sac over 4H, lets him know that 4S is ok if he is maximum, and it takes away a level of bidding space from LHO. A simple 2♠ bid allows LHO to much flexibility to further describe his hand.

However, in the context of good/bad micaels, I agree that this hand is outside of either range and that 2H was a poor choice of calls.
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Posted 2007-May-16, 14:13

2S seems amazing with this hand, it's way too good. I guess "bad" michaels is really bad. 4S is clear.
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