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Your opening bid would be?  

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  1. 1. Your opening bid would be?

    • 1 Diamond
      25
    • 2 Clubs (Strong G/F)
      2
    • Acol 2 opening for Diamonds
      0
    • 1 Club (16+)
      5
    • 2NT
      4
    • Other
      1


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OOps, I voted 1 diamond in a standard 5 card major system, but I had not noticed that a strong club option was available.

 

 

I open 1

 

However, in standard, after opening 1D, I plan to rebid 2NT if pard bids hearts, 3 clubs if he bids spades.

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However, in standard, after opening 1D, I plan to rebid 2NT if pard bids hearts, 3 clubs if he bids spades.

Sry, but I don't understand that ! :(

 

In standard, if you rebid 2NT this is 18-19 and you have 21 ?? :)

 

Why not open in NT then ?

 

Alain

 

I have 20 hcp that I downgrade slightly because of the stiff K

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No problem with 1. Our system defines that as 12+ HCP, the upper limit being either 3 losers or 20 balanced HCP.

 

If 1 is passed, out, it's probably a good thing because there will hardly be any entry to partner's hand :(

 

I know that I might miss a lucky game or three if partner responds with 1 and passes my 3 response - but I'm prepared to live with it...

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I open 1, and should partner bid 1, I will rebid 2 which I play as "new minor forcing by opener". If partner rebids 2 over this, he shows a hand that wants to play in 2 opposite a 17-18 bal with 3 card support, or 17-19 bal without 3 card support. I will then rebid 2, showing 3-1-5-4 or 3-0-6-4 specifically
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I open 1, and should partner bid 1, I will rebid 2 which I play as "new minor forcing by opener". If partner rebids 2 over this, he shows a hand that wants to play in 2 opposite a 17-18 bal with 3 card support, or 17-19 bal without 3 card support. I will then rebid 2, showing 3-1-5-4 or 3-0-6-4 specifically

This sounds interesting, do you open 2 suiters at the 2 level?

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However, in standard, after opening 1D, I plan to rebid 2NT if pard bids hearts, 3 clubs if he bids spades.

That's exactly the opposite of what I would do B)

Same here...

 

Looks like a pretty clear 1 opening playing "standard"...

Easy rebids over 1 or 1

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I open 1, and should partner bid 1, I will rebid 2 which I play as "new minor forcing by opener". If partner rebids 2 over this, he shows a hand that wants to play in 2 opposite a 17-18 bal with 3 card support, or 17-19 bal without 3 card support.  I will then rebid 2, showing 3-1-5-4 or 3-0-6-4 specifically

This sounds interesting, do you open 2 suiters at the 2 level?

Well, of course, my strong two suiters go through the misiry transfers starting at two notrump or higher. My weak minor two suiters (5-5 or better) start 1D followed by a non-forcing 3C or off beat 1NT rebid (depends on side suits). Any hand with strong four card support for the major my partner bid over my 1D bid go through a jump to 2NT (Jacoby 2NT by opener!), so the 2C rebid here shows a number of hands...

  • Strong reverse type hand (this is the anti-reverse starting with diamonds) with 5-4 in the two suits.
  • Strong balanced hands, 17 upwards
  • A strong one suited diamond hand with 8 to 9 tricks (we have an acol 2D bid available with 9.5 tricks)

This bid comes up surprizing frequently, because we use a 14-16 1NT and there are alot of 17 point balanced hands floating around.

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Playing standard: Still 1 but it's more problematic now, planning to rebid 3. If it's passed out I"m not that sad, anyway.

1D, With this hand opposite a 4 hcp mess, i won't mind sitting in 1D but I would expect some H bidding by the opps so I could get my C suit in cheaply.....any sign of life in pard gets 3C from me

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This is a pretty easy 1 opening playing a strong or prepared club system. That's not to say the continuations will be easy after 1-negative, but at least for the first round of bidding you have an obvious call.

 

Playing more standard methods, I'd tend to prefer a 1 opening. Certainly this could lead to missing a game, but it's not clear where that game's going to be if partner would respond very light with a five-card major. If partner dredges up a call, the subsequent auction should be relatively easy (I'll jump to 3 to force game, then try rebidding spades or notrump if partner preferences to diamonds depending on whether partner's first bid was in spades, notrump, or hearts).

 

Playing a transfer-based system, this is an easy 1 bid (5+). The subsequent bidding depends a lot on partner's response and the choice of methods.

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