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QUERY 48: 16 April, from Carol Grunder, Jhb

 
My partner opens 1C (better minor)
My RHO overcalls 2NT (D  + H)
I bid 3H now (forcing spade bid)
  
We play that a bid of opps' lowest suit is a cue-bid raise 
in partners suit, a bid of opps' higher suit is forcing 
in the unbid suit, and a bid of the unbid suit is 
non-forcing - is there perhaps a better method?

How many spades can partner expect me to have for my 3H bid?

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QUERY 49: 9 May, from Ice Peenz, Pretoria

 
 Sitting N/S and playing Benjamin 2’s in a duplicate game the bidding went as follows: 

   North  East    South      West
   2D      2S      Pass       3D
   Dbl*   Pass     Pass       Pass       
   
   *shows 22-23 pts balanced  (3NT would show 26 pts)

3Dx was made for a very bad score. What could we have done?

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