<p>Your partner's 2D bid was a "sign-off" bid, because it mentioned your diamonds for a second time (between the two of you), without raising to 3D, thereby allowing you to pass. </p>

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2013-09-30T19:51:07.120Z
@Aryabhata: I just deleted the second sentence, since I confused myself and others. Will you reverse the downvote?
Tom Au
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2013-12-25T05:10:58.303Z
Ah. That was a carelessness on my side... somehow I remembered "keeps changing suits" instead of "keeps bidding unbid previously suits" - Thanks!
user5185
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Tom Au
<p>Your 2C was nonforcing; partner could have passed 2C but instead showed a preference for your first suit with 2D. This is to play. Depending on your responding style, partner could have as little as</p>

<pre><code>KTxxx
xxxx
xx
xx
</code></pre>

<p>or as much as</p>

<pre><code>KQxx
Qxx
Jxx
xxx
</code></pre>

<p>In any case, you don't have quite enough to take another bid and should pass. To bid again, you should have at least reversing strength (e.g.</p>

<pre><code>Kx
Kx
AQTxx
AQxx
</code></pre>

<p>which in my opinion is not quite enough to make a game-forcing jump-shift after partner responds).</p>

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2013-09-30T02:28:07.223Z
@woodchips That's a reasonable treatment, though not universal.
ruds
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@woodchips: FYI: An opening bid poll for this on bridgewinners: http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/bidding-problem-2690/ .You might need to register and vote to see the results. As of now 1D has 22, while 1NT has 12.
Aryabhata
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ruds
<p>I open 1D -- Partner 1S -- I bid 2C (my holding was xx-Kx-AQTxx-AQxx) -- Partner bids 2D --<br><br>
What do I bid, and why? (since I have to respond when partner keeps changing suit and no NT has been yet bid) </p>

<bridge><bidding>
What to bid in this situation (xx-Kx-AQTxx-AQxx, 1D-1S-2C-2D...)? (System: Simple SAYC)
user5185
# What to bid in this situation (xx-Kx-AQTxx-AQxx, 1D-1S-2C-2D...)? (System: Simple SAYC)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-09-28)

I open 1D -- Partner 1S -- I bid 2C (my holding was xx-Kx-AQTxx-AQxx) -- Partner bids 2D --  
  
What do I bid, and why? (since I have to respond when partner keeps changing suit and no NT has been yet bid)

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-09-29. Score: -1 | Accepted answer

Your partner's 2D bid was a "sign-off" bid, because it mentioned your diamonds for a second time (between the two of you), without raising to 3D, thereby allowing you to pass.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @username_3: I just deleted the second sentence, since I confused myself and others. Will you reverse the downvote?  
> **username_0**: Ah. That was a carelessness on my side... somehow I remembered "keeps changing suits" instead of "keeps bidding unbid previously suits" - Thanks!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-09-28. Score: 2

Your 2C was nonforcing; partner could have passed 2C but instead showed a preference for your first suit with 2D. This is to play. Depending on your responding style, partner could have as little as
KTxxx
xxxx
xx
xx

or as much as
KQxx
Qxx
Jxx
xxx

In any case, you don't have quite enough to take another bid and should pass. To bid again, you should have at least reversing strength (e.g.
Kx
Kx
AQTxx
AQxx

which in my opinion is not quite enough to make a game-forcing jump-shift after partner responds).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: @woodchips That's a reasonable treatment, though not universal.  
> **username_3**: @woodchips: FYI: An opening bid poll for this on bridgewinners: http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/bidding-problem-2690/ .You might need to register and vote to see the results. As of now 1D has 22, while 1NT has 12.  

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