With either side weak, associate opened one spade in second seat.
After the intervening opponent doubled (takeout) I jumped in a minor (golf equipment) with ♠ K3 ♡93 ♢This fall ♣ KJ87632. We’re enjoying 2 over 1 (sport forcing), so this hand is just too weak for 2 golf equipment. We’re additionally enjoying inverted minors so three of a minor after one of many identical minor means 6-9 factors and a six card or longer go well with (associate might have solely two golf equipment for a one membership bid). I’d have opened three golf equipment if first to talk besides in fourth place.
Give me a 3rd spade and I’d elevate spades. Exchange the king of spades with a spot card and I’d undoubtedly bid three golf equipment. Take away the queen of diamonds as a substitute, and I’d most likely bid three golf equipment. In any occasion, I felt I used to be bidding a single objective hand that could not play in both crimson go well with, and will play effectively reverse a singleton spot membership (which she had). It might make sport in spades, however provided that associate had heavy “extras,” say 17 factors with a great 5 card go well with, or 15 factors with a six bagger. It may additionally make sport in no trumps if associate had stoppers within the crimson fits AND “transportation” to my hand.
I felt I used to be too robust to cross, however too weak to make an encouraging bid. I had a “standalone” hand that might make 4 or 5 methods by itself however provided that golf equipment had been trump, and 9 methods if associate got here by the with 4 or so methods promised by a gap hand. Alternatively, I felt that my lengthy however weak golf equipment had been ineffective reverse associate’s presumed singleton and that my 5 excessive card factors and two trumps (outdoors my golf equipment) didn’t represent sufficient help to lift to 2 spades.
Given our bidding parameters described within the second and third paragraphs above, was mine a great response or was there a greater bid, maybe 1NT, that may have been much less descriptive however imposed fewer limitations on associate?
