Defending against Michaels’ cue-bids
The opponents make a two-suited overcall, and the auction quickly becomes competitive. How can we still show a fit accurately? And how do we bid a long suit in the only remaining suit? This month, we’ll explore those questions.
You have support for partner’s opening suit
This is one of the most important situations to understand. When you have a fit, the opponents are likely to have one as well, making it more likely that the auction will climb to a high level.
That often leads to a 5-level decision: double, bid on, or pass? To make the right choice, opener must judge the hand based on partner’s strength and distribution. That is why it is so important for responder to describe their support as precisely as possible. After:
it is no good raising indiscriminately to 4♠ with these three hands:
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