<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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