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Bridge Basics : 5/5 in the black suits
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From: MSN NicknameTWOferBRIDGE  in response to Message 2Sent: 5/1/2003 5:46 PM
This is one of my favorite special treatments © ( 5-5 vs 5-6 in the Blacks) and I reserve using 1C open for the minimum or sub-minimum opening with 5-5 ( even  a sub-minimum 5-6).
After a 1C open if partner has a game force hand,  he will most ALWAYS use the 4th suit game force (4SGF) rebid to show this.    Then your rebid of 2S ( similar to Hamada) would show the min or sub-min 5-5 opener( even a sub-min 5-6), whereas a JUMP to 3S would show a FULL 5-6 opener ( ie a hand worthy of a reverse ).
 
Example 1:
7/26/01 Thursday Room                        
Hand # 1.2
North                                     South    
  S K 9 x x                              S A 10 x x x
  H A K J 10 x x                       H Q
  D A x                                    D x x
  C x                                        C K Q J 10 x
 
  - -                                          1C
 1H                                          1S
 2D ( 4SGF )                           2S ( hcp-wise not full opener 5-5 ;
                                                       also, no 3cd H support )
 4C ( splinter for S as trump;    
        3C would be forcing)         4S
4NT etc to 6S
 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
Or after the  2S bid, North knows no losers in the red suits ( because South is 5-5 in blacks ),
perhaps just go gonzo-4NT asking keycards.... and bid 6 after 1 Key card....
and the slam should still have a very good chance even if South's H was a  worthless stiff.
  --          1C
 1H         1S
 2D         2S
4NT        5D ( 1 4)
6S
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
 
Example 2.
Pairs Room, 11/15/02
IMPs
Hand # 3.3
 West                                     East     
  S Q J x                                 S A K 10 x x
  H Q J x x x                            H x
  D K x                                    D J
  C K J x                                 C A Q 9 x x x
 
   - -                                        1C
 1H                                         1S
 2D ( 4SF )                            3S-jump ( good 5-6 )
 4S ( no Ace to cue)                pass