Hilver Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 [hv=d=s&v=n&s=saj96haq8632d107ca]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Playing Precision, would You open 1 Club or 1 Heart?Please, also write down Your motivation.Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Depends. If opps like to bugger my auctions, 1♥. If they're solid, 1♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 1C, because my rebid after 1H-1NT is 2H. Make the hand AQxx-AKQxxx-xx-x (a better hand), and I open 1H, planning on 1H-1NT-3H or 1H-1S-3S. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hand strength is (barely) sufficient for a strong club opening, however, I'm opening 1♥. I am going to prepare for a competitive auction by starting with a natural opening. I plan to reverse in Spades and then show extra Heart length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 I don't see why you should ruin this hand by opening 1♣ and give opponents a free ride in the minors before you can show your hand. 1♥ is CLEARCUT to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 "I plan to reverse in Spades and then show extra Heart length." Richard: You don't play a reverse as showing 6-5? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hi everyone I open 1H and intend to show the spades next. Max. hand with 4S and 6(+) Hs.If you play the Kaplan inversion where 1H-1S*-1NT* shows 4 spades and 1H-1NT* shows 5 spades. Opening 1H is clearcut IMHO Reversing in Precision without a 6th heart just seemed wrong so my Big Club bidding reflects my current style. I do reverse with a strong 5431 with a 3 card 'fit' for partner. Good players try to confuse your big club auctions. If you have shape, the chances are improved that they have shaped hands. I rarely 'upgrade' a hand into a Big Club. I am currently trying an approach that uses 7HCP positives to a Big Club 'only' when Vul. You only need to make game 38+% of the time vul. This 0-6HCP range for 1C-1D also helps define my 1C-1D bidding. The Meckwell style that 'upgrades' seven card suits that include top honors does appear sensible to me. You are going to show your seven card suit even at a fairly high level. Regards, Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartA Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 1H and then 2S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 [hv=d=s&v=n&s=saj96haq8632d107ca]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Playing Precision, would You open 1 Club or 1 Heart?Please, also write down Your motivation.Thanks. 1♥, partially since I have a strong rebid with 2♠. The loser count of this hand isn't great, but the honor structure is a little weak, and this isn't a great hand unless I catch a fit. Sometimes opening 1♣ can get you in trouble, because the opponents may jam you. Also, 1♣ can preempt ourselves. Here, if I get a positive response in a minor, we might find our spade fit at too high a level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Also, 1♣ can preempt ourselves. Here, if I get a positive response in a minor, we might find our spade fit at too high a level. How is that? You bid 2H over partners minor, and he bids 2S if he has 4 spades. I would understand this concern more if we had 6 spades and 4 hearts. I would also open 1H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Easy 1♥ for me. (For me 1♦ showing hearts.) I would bid 2♥ over 1NT, as partner will have denied as many as 4 spades and 3 hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestar Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 1♥--not even close for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 1H and then 3H over anything except 1S There's no point in reversing, partner will never take me for 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 1C: must have a top (controls+losers) for 1M. This 5 loser 6 controls is too good. I want partner to know after 1M, his 3 controls is never a slam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 1H followed by 2S. The suit is not good enough for 3H over a 1NT response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhare Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 1♥ playing standard Precision. Richard et all, Playing Moscito should this hand be opened 1♦ (showing ♥)? Seems a little heavy, but might be the practical bid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 1♥. Opening 1♣ leaves to rebid issues if either opps starts bidding minors to the hilt. The controls are right, but you can show this hand far easier naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 1♥ playing standard Precision. Richard et all, Playing Moscito should this hand be opened 1♦ (showing ♥)? Seems a little heavy, but might be the practical bid... MOSCITO uses 1♣ as 15+HCP, and I don't see any reason to downgrade because you have lots of AKQ points. Just respect your HCP ranges as good as possible, so open 1♣ in MOSCITO. This hand may be one of those where it goes wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 As Free notes, MOSCITO's strong club opening is a bit lighter than Precision's. Also, MOSCITO's auction termination system makes it much more problematic to open 1♥. Assume for the moment, that partner has a good hand and start's a relay sequence. RR will (eventually) bid 3♥ to show a 4-6-2-1 shape shape. Now look waht happens if Relay Asker bids 3♠ asking for slam points: Base slam points is 5 (because of the 6-4 shape). You have 10 slam points you'll zoom all the way up to 4NT before you even start placing controls. I'd open this with a strong club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverC Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hi All, Fairly obvious 1♥ Opener this, in my view. This kind of does not handle very easily if you open 1♣ whereas opening a Heart and reversing into Spades describes it adequately enough. Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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