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    Adventures in Bridge

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    This Week in Bridge


    (292) Modified 2-Way Reverse Drury
    ©AiB Robert S. Todd
    Level: 6 [email protected]

    General
    The concept of having a conventional bid (Drury) available to show a limit raise in support of partner’s
    Major suit when we are a passed hand is a regular part of most partnership’s passed hand bidding
    structure. Given that making a 2/1 bid into a minor suit is not that attractive by a passed hand, it makes
    sense to allocate both 2♣ and 2♦ as artificial raises of Opener’s third seat (or fourth seat) Major suit
    opening bid. Many partnerships that play Drury play 2-Way Drury, using one bid to show a 3-card limit
    raise and the other a 4-card limit raise. But a more sophisticated structure can allow us to describe even
    more hand types in the same bidding space.

    Modified 2-Way Reverse Drury


    Let’s look at a better structure for using two conventional raises by a passed hand.

    Example 1
    P 1M
    __?
    • 2♣* 4-card raise (constructive, 7-9 points, or limit, 10-11 points)
    • 2♦* 3-card limit raise, 10-11 points
    • 2M 3-card constructive raise, 7-9 points
    • 3M 4-card weak raise (this should have some shape since Opener could have a 4-card
    Major)

    Note: With a 3-card weak raise we bid as if we have 2-card support (same way as a passed hand or
    unpassed hand) – limping our way into 2M by bidding 1NT first (semi-forcing) and later bidding 2M.

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    After a 2♣* 4-card raise, if we want to know partner’s strength, we make the cheapest bid (2♦) to ask.

    Example 2
    P 1♠
    2♣* 2♦*
    __?
    • 2♠ 4-card constructive raise (partner can continue using normal game try structure)
    • Other 4-card Limit raise, bidding location of cheapest collection of honors (place where we
    would accept a game try).

    Note: Playing this Modified 2-Way Drury we still play a Reverse style, meaning that bidding 2M (our suit)
    is the weakest action.

    This modification to Drury allows us to add a third hand type into our bidding structure (we add the 4-
    card constructive riase). By categorizing our raises based on the size of our fit (♣ = 4-card ♦ = 3-card) we
    are able to immediately let partner know about the size of our trump fit. This can be useful in allowing
    Opener to apply the Law of Total Tricks (LOTT), especially if the auction becomes competitive.

    Conclusion
    A 2-way Drury structure is a good use of the relatively unused 2-minor bids by a passed hand after
    partner’s 1M opening bid. But the traditional 2-way Reverse Drury does not incorporate as many hand
    types as it should. If you and your partner would like to improve upon the number of hand types you
    can show, consider this modification.

    TWiB (292) Modified 2-Way Reverse Drury 2

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