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Bridge Basics : 5/5 bid question
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From: gipp  (Original Message)Sent: 3/24/2003 3:46 AM
 North
East deals     S J106
NS vul         H AK1096
               D 1095
               C Q4
West                          East
S AQ853                       S K2
H QJ                          H 32
D AK876                       D QJ2
C 5                           C AJ10762
               South
               S 974
               H 8754
               D 43
               C K983
   West     North      East     South   
 
                       Pass      Pass   
   1D        Pass      2C        Pass   
   2S        Pass      3C        Pass   
   3S        Pass      4D        Pass   
   5D        Pass      6D        Pass   
   Pass      Pass   

 
I took this biding to mean  6 D's  5 spades.    When I  said it shows 6 /5  pard said  how do I show 5/5  then?   and I say bid  the major first then minor  2 times   
Pard says but I have 16 points!     I dont know how to explain this so I   am  posting it here  to get answers.   
I know  with  5/5 in the black suits and  weak hand  you open  the  clubs first
 Is  there a way to make this clear?   
I know   I was wrong  to go 6   I  was wrong all day so.........and maybe  wrong on bidding the  major first here  too


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     re: 5/5 bid question   MSN NicknamePriorKnowledge  3/24/2003 5:31 PM
     re: 5/5 bid question   Gord  3/25/2003 1:18 AM
     re: 5/5 bid question   MSN Nicknamehamada47  4/12/2003 9:32 AM
     re: 5/5 bid question   bruceboje  5/22/2003 2:33 PM