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Week 0171 : 2nd October 2023

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LEAPING MICHAELS

A conventional way of showing a two- suited hand after a weak opposing bid. A jump in a minor that shows the minor bid and the unbid major.

For example:

West’s 4♣ shows at least five clubs and at least five spades. East usually corrects to 4♠ or raises to 5♣. West might hold:

Playing Leaping Michaels, a cue bid of the suit opened (3 in this example) would ask for a stopper rather than denote a two-suited hand.

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