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#21 User is offline   kenrexford 

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Posted 2008-July-06, 15:27

1eyedjack, on Jul 5 2008, 01:31 AM, said:

It would be nice for responder to be able to ask for the shortage after 1D-1H-3H. Most of the time you are going to have one.

Mathe shortness ask. 3♠ asks; 3NT=♠, 4minor=here; 4♥=none. Could invert 3NT and 4♥. Might (should?) make 3NT a spade cue if 3♠ is a shortness ask, unless you want to be able to offer 3NT as a viable possible strain.
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Posted 2008-July-07, 00:01

kenrexford, on Jul 6 2008, 04:27 PM, said:

1eyedjack, on Jul 5 2008, 01:31 AM, said:

It would be nice for responder to be able to ask for the shortage after 1D-1H-3H.  Most of the time you are going to have one.

Mathe shortness ask. 3♠ asks; 3NT=♠, 4minor=here; 4♥=none. Could invert 3NT and 4♥. Might (should?) make 3NT a spade cue if 3♠ is a shortness ask, unless you want to be able to offer 3NT as a viable possible strain.

Interesting, you can open 1D and then later show a stiff diamond! Might wanna rethink those steps.
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Posted 2008-July-07, 01:14

I wouldn't splinter, and I must say that the above posts by Roland and Fred are very good.
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Posted 2008-July-07, 04:59

Jlall, on Jul 7 2008, 01:01 AM, said:

kenrexford, on Jul 6 2008, 04:27 PM, said:

1eyedjack, on Jul 5 2008, 01:31 AM, said:

It would be nice for responder to be able to ask for the shortage after 1D-1H-3H.  Most of the time you are going to have one.

Mathe shortness ask. 3♠ asks; 3NT=♠, 4minor=here; 4♥=none. Could invert 3NT and 4♥. Might (should?) make 3NT a spade cue if 3♠ is a shortness ask, unless you want to be able to offer 3NT as a viable possible strain.

Interesting, you can open 1D and then later show a stiff diamond! Might wanna rethink those steps.

Duh!

Mathe is on if normal 1♦. If unbalanced 1♦, you can show min/MAX after a simple raise (1♦-1♥-2♥-2♠-bid shortness min; flag shortness MAX) or show stiff/void after a jump raise.
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