Saturday, July 9, 2011

Stayman Doubled and Redoubled.



My username on BBO is abhirar and I was returning after a long absence. On the first hand of a tournament, playing with a new partner, having just decided on 2/1 with gadgets (whatever that might imply), I held the 54 in majors invitational hand when partner opened a 1NT (15-17). Deciding to trot out Smolen, two clubs stayman with a prepared invitational rebid in case of two diamond response of my 4 card major, I bid TWO CLUBS. When LHO X'd this, partner lost no time redoubling and I sat it to play 2CLUBS XX at IMP. The rewards were rich as I learnt that 2Cxx +3 was 1160.

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  1. UnknownDecember 30, 2012 at 10:12 PM

    I'm surprised that your LHO didn't escape to 2D, and his hand shouldn't have bid x on your Stayman

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