I open 1♣ and partner replies 2♦. The Express Full-Disclosure card says this shows 4+♦ and 17+points. When/why would you do this with only 4 diamonds?
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Strong Jump Shift
#2
Posted 2010-December-18, 15:51
I wouldn't, your partner was either a bot or an expert?
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#4
Posted 2010-December-20, 10:03
Soloway jump shifts (don't know if this is what this CC is playing) are in three cases:
- single suited (diamonds), strong, basically willing to play opposite a singleton
- two suited, yours and partner's (C+D, here)
- hand too strong for immediate NT
but not "two-suiter not including opener's suit".
In cases 2 and 3, I can see a 4-card suit being bid; if you don't raise, partner will pattern out (NT with big balanced, anything else control bid with opener's suit).
- single suited (diamonds), strong, basically willing to play opposite a singleton
- two suited, yours and partner's (C+D, here)
- hand too strong for immediate NT
but not "two-suiter not including opener's suit".
In cases 2 and 3, I can see a 4-card suit being bid; if you don't raise, partner will pattern out (NT with big balanced, anything else control bid with opener's suit).
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#6
Posted 2011-March-09, 10:33
Bbradley62, on 2010-December-20, 13:29, said:
So, 3343 and (23)44 hands with 17+ bid strong 2♦ instead of forcing 1♦? What is the advantage?
Not quite. Those hands are balanced, so they use a jump shift only if they are 18-19 hcp. 1C-2D shows either 18-19 bal, a strong hand with diamonds, or a strong hand with diamonds and clubs.
Why do we do this? So we can immediately start thinking about slam, without needing to jump later on. 1C-2D, now you know to evaluate your hand for slam. 18-19 balanced is relatively rare, so probably evaluate your hand based on a club or diamond slam.
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