Here is your hand:
♠3
♥KQT5
♦K75
♣KQ652
Playing matchpoints and your side is NOT vulnerable. The Opponents are silent during the auction.
You are Dealer and open the bidding 1♣. Partner says 1♠. You choose to rebid 1NT. Partner says 2♠. What is your call now?
Show Answer
PASS!
You did NOT have a good rebid originally. After Partner responds 1♠ you had three options:
1NT to show a balanced hand with less than 15 HCP. (After all with a balanced 15 HCP hand you would open 1NT.) But you are not balanced. You have a singleton.
2♥. However this is something called a REVERSE and shows a MUCH stronger hand than what you have. Partner went by that ♥ suit remember? For you to suggest a suit Partner did not want to tell you about shows a strong hand. About 17 or more HCP. It also shows an unbalanced hand. You have the unbalanced hand -- just not the values.
2♣ shows a hand that does not want to play in NT for some reason (usually because you are unbalanced) and shows at least five ♣. (Sometimes to repeat a minor you need six but not on this auction.)
Anyhow you chose to bid 1NT. (I might have rebid 2♣ but I don't blame you for rebidding 1NT.) Partner bid 2♠ TO PLAY. You have to respect Partner's wishes.
If you bid 2NT on this hand guess what? If you are lucky Partner bids 3♠. You still get to play in ♠ but now you are a whole level higher.
If you are unlucky Partner "Passes" 2NT and you go down. You have no way to get to Partner's ♠ even if you do manage to set them up.
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