pre-emptive responses

[Carl WEISMAN]

This isn’t particular to KS. Discussion of pre-emptive responses always assumes opener is dealer. But things are different when they are not. Often way different.

After 1m - (P) - ? there is a live chance that the best hand at the table is on your left. If so, you want to make their life difficult.

After (P) - 1m - (P) - ? the best hand at the table is certainly not on your left, and pre-empting with a 2-trick overbid has the serious risk of turning a plus to a minus.

And after P - (P) - 1m - (P) - ? it’s even worse.

What to do about it? I have no idea.

Carl

[Christopher Monsour]

You respond 1N a lot more!

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[Christopher Monsour]

And with very weak hands, you pass more.   For example, if partner opens 1D at favorable, I'm bidding 3D with x xxx Kxxx xxxxx if he was dealer, but passing otherwise.

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[Adam Wildavsky]

I don't use weak jump shifts by a passed hand. I prefer to play them as fit-showing. If I held a hand suitable for a preempt I'd have opened on the first round.

One could vary this if using a 2♦ or 2M opening as something other than a weak 2, but I do not.

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[Christopher Monsour]

I thought KSU used strong jump shifts by unpassed hands.   I hate WJS in uncontested auctions, but fully endorse FSJ by passed hands, except for keeping 3C as natural, non-fit, if playing Drury.

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[Adam Wildavsky]

When playing Drury I do as Chris suggests and retain 3♣ as a natural invite. I use 2N to show a club fit. This avoids wrong-siding 3N when opener accepts the club invite.

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[Christopher Monsour]

I do the same

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