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you have a 3315 hand, thats tricky to bid.

If it is 4315 I bid 2 Club

With 3415 I bid 2 Club

With 3325 I bid 1 NT

With 3316 I bid 2 Club.

 

So with good stoppers 16-18 HCPS and a belanced hand I bid 1 NT, else my longest suit. Yes, not funny, just boring.

1 NT would be my second choice with a lot of hand types, but my overcalls may have up to 18 HCPs and I am surely allowed to have max. from time to time.

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1NT.

 

Nothing else would seriously occur to me. Sure, 2 seems obvious as an alternative, but the major problem with 2 is that I have too many and too good quality spades -- partner is very unlikely to focus on notrump, and he is very unlikely to view his hand properly for notrump suitability.

 

I also like very much that third heart, for bidding 1NT.

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Sure, 2♣ seems obvious as an alternative

 

With a good 5 card suit and an unbalanced hand?

 

Wow, what a concept!

 

Peter

I agree with Ken that 2C seems obvious as an alternative but it is equally clear to reject it. 1NT will get you to the best game (almost certainly 3NT) or best partscore (1NT) far more often.

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I agree with Ken that 2C seems obvious as an alternative but it is equally clear to reject it. 1NT will get you to the best game (almost certainly 3NT) or best partscore (1NT) far more often.

 

I wasn't quarrelling with 1NT, and I wouldn't criticize a partner who bid it,but I think it's clear that it's *unclear* to reject the only bid that isn't a lie.

 

But perhaps I'm simple-minded :blink:

 

Peter

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I agree with Ken that 2C seems obvious as an alternative but it is equally clear to reject it. 1NT will get you to the best game (almost certainly 3NT) or best partscore (1NT) far more often.

 

I wasn't quarrelling with 1NT, and I wouldn't criticize a partner who bid it,but I think it's clear that it's *unclear* to reject the only bid that isn't a lie.

 

But perhaps I'm simple-minded :blink:

 

Peter

For the record, I personally never claimed that it was "clear" to reject 2. Rather, I claimed that 2 was an obvious alternative, offering reasons why I would reject the obvious alternative myself.

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How good are my opponents? Are they good enough to come popping out with a surprise diamond lead? Then I'll settle for 2, albeit a little heavy, planning to rebid 3NT over 2.

Otherwise, I'll go with 1NT.

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How good are my opponents? Are they good enough to come popping out with a surprise diamond lead?

No. These opponents are bad, they always make exactly the lead they hope you make. :rolleyes:

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