Fluffy, on 2014-April-06, 02:41, said:
Inb my system 1♠ is 16-19 (1♥ showing 20+), and I think over that I would not raise with north's quaks, but it is close. When the range is 16-22 raising is obvious.
IMO you should rethink about raising vs 16-19, and i believe it is a HUGE mistake not to.
I would raise with N hand even if 1
♠ was limited to 11-14. (Basically i would raise even if S forgot to open 1
♣ and opened 1
♠)
I think people are extremely underestimating how much a FIT, especially 4 card fit, can improve the other hand.
Axxxxx
x
AKxx
xx
Give me 4 card support and i wanna be in 4
♠. Even if you give me KQJx
♠ and more than doubleton diamonds, i still wanna be in 4
♠ since then they are
almost guaranteed to make 4
♥
The term "support with support" very rarely disappointed me, if any.
It is not only about finding games or slams. You can benefit from it in different ways, especially when your side has a fit in boss suit.