11th November – Board 9: E/W Vul. Dealer North.
The theory behind reversing is undoubtedly a puzzle for most people. But think of it this way: A lot of the time when opener bids two suits their partner will give preference to the first on the grounds that the opener will probably have more of the first suit bid than the second but in any event will certainly not have less. So that if the responder has made a minimum response in a new suit with about six or seven points only, and they are subsequently forced to give preference to opener’s first suit at the three level, then it makes sense that the opener should be about a trick better than a minimum opener – say sixteen points or more. A corollary to this is that if responder is strong enough to bid his suit at the two level and opener reverses then game must ultimately be reached. The hand above should really be bid as follows:
West
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North
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East
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South
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No
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1S
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No
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2D
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No
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2S
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No
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2NT
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End
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If East reverses by rebidding 3C, then the auction will continue onwards and upwards and subsequently get too high with insufficient values.
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