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What
is your call?
With
the proliferation of weak two-bids these days, it pays to
have a bid in your arsenal to show shortness in the opponent's
suit.
Many
play "System On" after partner overcalls with a
natural 1NT or 2NT. This means that you use the same system
after the overcall as you would after an opening 1NT or 2NT.
One
addition to "System On" is a transfer to their long
suit. This shows shortness, to be followed by your long suit.
Thus South's 3
was a transfer to hearts, showing short hearts. The subsequent
4
bid was natural. Opener, with golden cards, took two cuebids,
and South, with solid diamonds, bid the slam.
The
slam is made on a number of different lines of play: (1) a
dummy reversal, (2) a losing finesse in clubs followed by
a squeeze on West in hearts and clubs, or (3) simply playing
ace of clubs and 3 of clubs toward your hand.
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