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3C seems obvious.Broken 7 card suit or solid 6 carder with extra HCP on the side. Not enough to GF. Its exactly what i have. The risk of going down in 3C are way way lower then the risk of missing game after a 2C underbid. For slam purpose my hand is right on target for 3C. Edited i think south is missing a little something for 3Nt but i find 3nt reasonnable.

At MP-bam partner will make some risky X and expect me to do the same. There is a good chance game is good but game will probably never be great. I dont mind missing a 65% game if on the other side there is hands where 4S has no play wich might be the case if partner X with many 8-10 counts. I dont open 1m light in 3seat so i expect partner to be quick with these Xs. I also expect partner to bid 4S with 5S and big club fit. So under these condition i think pass is reasonnable otherwise i bid 4S.

Agree i like to play 4C as keycard or at least kickback of some sort asking for Keyc for minors at 4Nt is pretty bad imo. 3D should be reserved for hand with 5H or when stopper are lacking or at least advance cue-bids. You have controls in every suit & a trump suit. Cue-bidding bidding 3D will not give you any interesting information. Keycard and asking for extra values will do the trick. Stiff K into your AQxx is still good so you want to know about overall values (and keycard of course)

Sorry missed the But i can assure you that the gain you get by a setup similar to mine vs plain Kaplan inversion is beyond comparaison Vs the risk of the free X. My approximative guess is we get 8-12 good boards (better partscore or better slam bidding) for each board where we lose because of 1H----(P)-----1S (relay)-----X & at the other table it went 1H----(P)-----1Nt etc One thing im sure is that if you play that 1H---1S----1nt as not forcing. Then it should show 15-17 balanced. These are more frequent and bring more trouble then the flannery hands. Maybe something like 1H---1S ??? 1Nt = 15-17 bal 2C = D or flannery 2D = 6H 2H = H+C Or way better imho 1Nt---15-17 or H+C (not 64) non-forcing 2C= D 2D= 6H (maybe with 4C since with ?6?4 you dont want to play 1Nt) 2H = flannery weak 2S = H+S INV etc The inconvienent of sometimes having to play 1nt instead of 2C(or 2H in 52 or 2S in 43) is nothing compared to having plenty of JS available. Your are going to play contract from the other side quite often by the way and sometimes you will be able to pick the declarer of your choice. This free up 1H---1Nt for whatever you want (5S or GF relay or both minors or misfits hands etc) If you want more details i can send you my followed up after 1H----1Nt

Agree that doubling with flat 16 is rare. X should show a borderline hand to X and bid 2H. 1 you have maximum pts with a suit not long/strong enough to stand rebidding 2H after partner respond 1S over the take-out X (1C)---X---(P)-----1S (P)----??? suit not good enough for 2H but maximum pts 2--Rare but good long suit but lacking prime values to make 4H a good bet vs a random 4 count. KJx KQJTxx Kx Kx close to X and 2H but its an 1H overcall. 2C is 100% natural

4C-----4S followed by 5C will show AK of Clubs D control H control nothing better i can do. agree, easy 13imps

It make sense to show 4H as having 3S like 37?? with 17?? you should preempt or namyats and rarely open 1H IMHO.

Surely the perfect hand in favor of 1m----1H-----1S forcing. Otherwise there is np with 2S and 4D (showing shortness of course). Partner will assume a H fit unless you correct to 4S over 4H

1D is unbalanced at least 4D 12-22 (could be 5C+4D or 4441,4144,1444) 1D---1H relay (GF or 4H or semi-balanced hand with D tolerance) ??? 1S= clubs (5D+4C & 5C+4D without 4M) 1Nt- 6D (without 4M) 2C--4S 2D 4H (12-14) 2H 4H (15-17) 2S 3451 GF 2Nt 2452 GF 3C 1453 GF 3D ?46? no void GF 3H S void GF 3S C void GF 1D---1H 1S---??? 1Nt (weak to signoff in 2 something) 2C GF 2D INV 2H INV 2S bal INV but non-postionnal S holding 2Nt bal inv with positionnal S holding 3C inv 1D---1H 1Nt---??? 2C---weak to sign off in 2D or 2H 2D GF 2H inv 2S bal inv but non stopper in S 2Nt bal inv with positionnal S stopp 3C inv (natural with 6-7 clubs) 3D inv 1D---1H 2C---??? 2D weakish sign off (to play 3D or 2H or 2S) 2H GF 2S INV 2Nt bal inv 3C INV 3D INV 3H INV 1D---1H 2D----??? pass i have D (and probably 4S) 2H to play 2S GF 2Nt inv 3C inv 3D inv 1D---1H 2H----??? pass 2S GF 2Nt Gf but i want to protect my holdings 3D to play -------------------------------------------------------- 1D-----1S (show at least 5S) 1D-----1Nt (show 6+clubs) 1D-----2C C+M 5-5 (5-8) 1D-----2D both M 5-5 (5-8) pts 1D-----2H preempt 1D-----2S preempt 1D-----2Nt preempt 4-5 trumps some value 1D-----3C preempt 1D-----3D preempt 4-5 trumps

This should be playable in your setup if you are willing to rebid 1Nt with 15-17 bal or hands with clubs. The relay i played have no problems with 5H+4S. 1H---1S (relay) 1Nt= clubs (clubs or bal 15-17 in your case) 2C= diamonds 2D= 6 hearts 2H= 5H+4S 12-14 (12-17 in your case) 2S= 6H--4S GF no void 2Nt= 4522 GF 3C=4513 GF 3D=4531 GF 3H= D void 4s+5H or better 3S= C void 4S & 5H or better 3Nt+ extreme shapes with voids our 15-17 bal are opened 1C so our 1H opening is always unbalanced.(12-14 or 18-22) This setup will allow opener 3 natural bids at a cheap level. 1H----1S (relay) 2D(6h+)----2S (GF) 2Nt====balanced hand with 6H 1H-----1S ? 1Nt----2D ? GF ??? 2S===3514 2Nt===2524 3C===?5?5 no void 3D===1534 3H ===?6?4 no void 3S=== S void 3Nt=== D void

X---(pass)---3Nt X--(P)---3S--(P)----4H Neg X at the 3 level (even at the 2 and 1 level) TEND to show 4 in the other M but its not a sure thing. X and raising partner then to show a semi-fit with an alternative strain like (3Nt or 5C in case 2)

ODR for preempt is a concept that is overrated imho. Clear 2H for me. Not saying i like it but i think passing is worse.

Playing a strong club. white 1C! ---1D----1Nt = 15-18 2D=19-20 2H=21-22 2S=23-24 red 1C---1D----1Nt=16-19 2D=20-21 2H=22-23 2S-24-25 I think its better to play a wider rebid range/nt range then to have 3 notrump range under 19 pts. I really hate to open 2Nt 20-21 , and to think that some are even playing a strong club & 19-21 2Nt (like Meckwell) is something i cant understand.

Those who expect to play 1Ntx are daydreaming. Ive almost never seens opps pass in 1nt X and ive got a 7carder. Passing will make sense if they play 1Nt but if they endup in 2D or 2S my 2H/3H will be balancing bid. So I think 2H is the best bid to expect a plus and a big plus when game is there.

Comparaisons between what i play and MC for the opening structure. 2D---weak so we have no way for 4414. 2C same thing except we prefer 11-15 instead of 10(11)--14 1Nt--- we play 10-14/12-15 instead of 12-14 1M we have 12-14+ 18-22 always unbalanced vs 12-22 1D--- at least 4D unbalanced 1C--- 15+ balanced, 15+ clubs, 15-17 with 5M unbalanced. All GF hands The frequency of our 1C opening is lower then in precision but higher then in MC. The key is that the 5M hand are splitted into 4. weak or 18--22 its 1M , 15-17 or Gf its 1C. So we have a part precision with natural D. Our system might have legality issues since some 5M are upgraded into 1C withouth having their full 15 HCP

Meant perfect as im happy my random bid fall on 3C i should have said "lucky" or "Bingo"

I think passing is gross. If you give me the choice between passing and closing my eyes and make a random bid from 2S- to 3nt i still dont consider pass a sensible alternative. 2S...not so bad better then pass for sure. 2Nt again not so bad better then pass for sure 3C perfect 3D better then pass imho 3H obvioulsy better then pass 3S ugh but not disastrous 3Nt ugh but not disastrous

2D because pard is a passed hand and we are white. Pass is a close 2nd (and red i would pass). These is exactly the hand where some players feel compelled to enter the auction like a mosquito follow light. But 2D will give very little profit over pass in a strong field. 1--This hand is unlikely to be yours 2-- you will on lead the majority of the time. 3- Doesnt take any bidding space and is as likely to help the opps in the bidding then to annoyed them. 4- In the play of the card strong opps will profit from your overcall more then your partner 5- its unlikely to find a cheap save. 6- even if you have some magical hands and game is there you might not bid it or reach the best game. On the good side its pretty much a risk free overcall. The only small risk is see is partner competing a little too hard with a 2353 shape(-300) or taking a -500 sac. X would never crossed my mind even if playing ELC. At least half of the value of this overcall is based on lead directing if LHO declared. Buying the hand in a H contract seems a bit slim.

KQTxxx on dummy and no sure entry East has to give count for sure. [hv=n=skqtxxx&w=sax&e=sxxx&s=sjx]399|300|[/hv] Not ducking the A will established the suit if declarer has the Jx [hv=n=skqtxxx&w=sax&e=sxxx&s=sjx]399|300|[/hv] Ducking the A might give the 9th trick. .

Yes your right riding the T work even if LHO have Q or J stiff. So riding the T is a much better play. Often we make a play that is better but we dont realized how good it is :P This is because when I see that what I get is better then the other way I double check just to make sure that the stiff 9 is working and that the stiff 9 on both ways is at least better the stiff Q+J in LHO if RHO showed lenght in other suits. I consider this 1 a very frequent combination. But like most card combination its better to calculate each time instead of learning them by heart.

Was expecting more action on this post :) Ax Kt876x every 3-2 break is 1 loser except QJ--xxx Running the T will work if east or west had the stiff 9. Ace followed by small to the T will work when Q or J is stiff. So these are equals except that by running the T you will lose a trick if qj--xxx So when East has showned more card (hes more likely to have a stiff) you should run the T. hoping for QJxx---9. When west has showned more card (more likely to have a stiff) you should play A hoping for H-----Hxxx. 9xx QTx If HJx---Hxx you are dead anyway. If xxx---AKJ you win no matter what you do. so only Hxx----HJx & Jxx---AKx matters Hxx--HJx is twice as likely then Jxx---AKx When LHO lead a low x...A RHO will probably play A with AKx to fool you. But you can counter this falsecard by one of your own. Falsecard with the T at trick 1. RHO will think twice before continuing low with AKx. If west can give count with is lead the falsecard might not work if RHO is quick on his feet. (this is from "falsecard" by Mike Lawrence) [hv=n=skqtxxx&w=sax&e=sj82&s=sxx]399|300|[/hv] Here when dummy play K east has to give the opposite count to induce partner to take the 1st trick. So 8 with standard and 2 playing UDCA.

I like to lead trump when its (preempt) ---bid----(raise). So I dont really want to play 5C.

You mean that you always pass 2H ? 1H---1Nt 2H---2Nt 1H---1Nt 2H---2S 1H---1Nt 2H----3H These dont exist in your system ? Im not saying that i expect to reach game often, but my chances are surely better then those who passed 1Nt.

Bidding 3C with these hands doesnt make any sense. Passed hand vs 3rd seat opening (wich may be lead directing in my void) Wich misfit hands are you willing have for a bid at the 3 level ?? . Bidding 2Nt & anything higher show a fit and a distributionnal values. 3C cannot be anything else then a very distributionnal game try for S. I have xx to show inv hands/with or without fit (hands that dont want to bypass 2M) new suit at the 2 level to play 2Nt to show huge fit limit raise So the only sensible thing possible for the 3 level is exactly the hand i have.

2H, a safe move while keeping game in the picture a bit. My hand will play well facing a singleton. 2D is a close 2nd. Too many losers for 2S.