[frank0]

I don't find that much book introduce this auction, the auction goes like

1NT-X-any-?

1NT=weak
any=any bid that intend to escape from 1NTX

What's your treatment/general understanding on the bidding seqence?

[phil_20686]

frank0, on 2011-August-04, 02:34, said:

I don't find that much book introduce this auction, the auction goes like

1NT-X-any-?

1NT=weak
any=any bid that intend to escape from 1NTX

What's your treatment/general understanding on the bidding seqence?

Best by far is to play that the first dble=t/o. And just be prepared to dble a bit off shape (I.e with 3 cards in their suit) quite often. Subsequent dbles are then penalty. You have to make sure that your t/o doubles by advancer have at least a smattering of values,as you are expecting a pass from partner fairly often.

[Zelandakh]

If 'any' is pass then the usual rule is that bidding is very weak with some shape. Balanced hands and hands with values pass and await developments. If 'any' is an attempt to play in the suit then there are 2 common schemes. The basic is that a double is penalty and pass is typically forcing up to some (agreed) level. The alternative is for double to show shortage and pass to show some length. Generally bidding your own suit before partner has had a chance to suggest penalty in these sequences shows weakness and a lack of defence. Bidding your own suit in the pass-out seat is different and simply denies a hand that can penalise.

[helene_t]

if "any" is pass-forcing-opener-to-redouble then you can play a direct action as 1-suited and a delayed action as scrambling