Two Clubs. Two Diamonds. Too bad.

Have you ever wondered why anyone would play a “Waiting”  Two Diamonds over a game forcing Two Clubs?

Ever wonder why you play it?

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Your hand:

A___♥KQT8753___♦AK9___♣K9

What do you want to know with this monster?  You want to know if your partner has an ace.  Or, two.

But when you open with your strong bid -2
Clubs- and your partner responds 2 Diamonds you know nothing more than you did when you picked up the hand.  It’s a waste of space.  And time, in the sense that there is time in bridge.

In essence, your partner is sitting over there saying:  “Tell me more.” Hands such as these don’t want to tell anybody anything.  They want to be told.

They want to be told:   “I have an ace.”  Or, “I don’t.”

The waiting bid can screw up a two car funeral.

So why?

The same reason tails wag dogs.

In the Modest Club, the big bid is 2 Diamonds.  It doesn’t tell.  It asks.  “How many controls do

You have, partner?”  With hands like this, nothing else matter much.