how to bid these hands in KSU

[chuck and teril swart]

Imps EW vul, South dealer, NS pass throughout

West                                East

AK                                   QJ5432

QJ8                                  94

QT7432                            J6

KQ                                  J73

[Sansing, Richard C.]

1D-1S

1NT-2S

Pass

 

Richard Sansing

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[Steve Willner]

The West hand is 14.75 C4 points, justifying Richard's auction. I
confess that without the calculator I'd have devalued it but only to 16
at the first rebid. When East rebids 2S, though, the minor honors are
junk, and pass is clear.

On 1/14/22 6:13 AM, Sansing, Richard C. wrote:
> 1D-1S
> 1NT-2S
> Pass

[David Morgan]

Opener's hand is seriously flawed: not one but two HH-doubletons which
will make communication very difficult.  On the other hand DAKx makes 3N
cold unless D are 4-0 offside.  I can easily imagine going down in 1N
while there are eight or nine tricks in diamonds. I did wonder about
opening 1D and rebidding 2C but opener just isn't strong enough to take
a third bid and has too many high cards, no matter how poorly placed, to
open 1D and rebid 2D.  So, I too would bid as Richard did.

David

[Christopher Monsour]

Yup.  1D-1S-1N-2S looks like the right auction.

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[Christopher Monsour]

By the way, this is a good hand for weak NT.  Playing strong NT, if you elect not to open 1N, you might be tempted to rebid 2N after 1D-1S.

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[Fred.]

I can't imagine rebidding 2NT, and hope I'd have the foresight to open1NT (15-17),

because none of the other rebids appeal.  Switch the diamonds and hearts and 

the hand probably should still open 1NT, treating the hearts as a 5-card suit, but

it is harder to do.  

But, the hand has its problems at weak NT too.   I'm fine with Richard's auction,

but  after 1D-2D, or 1D-2C, I can't find a rebid as comfortable as 1NT was after

the 1S response.

Fred.