Fit Jumps Opener 18-19 Balanced 171220 Hand 3

Board 3 North Deals None Vul	♠ K 7 4 ♥ A K Q 10 ♦ A 7 3 ♣ Q 3 2
♠ 9 8 ♥ 7 6 3 2 ♦ Q 10 6 ♣ J 10 8 6	N W E S	♠ Q 6 3 ♥ J 9 4 ♦ K J 9 5 4 ♣ 9 7
18 3    7 12	♠ A J 10 5 2 ♥ 8 5 ♦ 8 2 ♣ A K 5 4

	North	South
	1 ♣	2 ♥
	2 ♠	4 ♠
	4 NT	5 ♥
	6 ♠	Pass

6 ♠ by North

Lead: ♦ 5

Made 6 — NS +980

Opener's rebid of 2 ♠ simply denies four clubs.

The system after this is still a work in progress. Responder has clear bids with balanced hands and with a shortage. With 5=2=2=4 responder can bid 3 ♠ with extra values and 4 ♠ with no slam interest unless opener is 18-19. The problem is differentiating a good hand with 5=2=2=4 like this hand with excellent cards and a less useful hand for slam purposes.

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