mr1303 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Pairs, love all. ♠ KQJ9♥ AKQ32♦ J7♣ AJ RHO deals and passes. What do you open? A good hand for a change. Partner doesn't need much opposite this hand to make a game, but what is the best way of getting there? Either opening 1H intending on reversing into spades (but may of course leave you in 1H with a game cold) or deciding the hand is balanced and opening 2NT, which is about right on strength but may lead to missing a superior major suit game/slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 I'll open one heartToo hard to show this hand witha Puppet Stayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Clear 1♥ in my view. I have an easy rebid and I'm not worried at all about it going all pass and missing something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Expect unanimous vote. 1H Same theme as hand 5. You open low and bid slow.You only open 2c or something if you are afraid your partnership will get confused if you reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 One heart. If we were in first seat we could reasonably expect partner to hold enough to respond, and RHO's pass makes it even likelier. Were we to start with 2♣, our imminent spade bid on the third round would crush the auction. Opening with 2NT is a fringe possibility that doesn't look attractive when we could be blown away in either of the minor suits. If we are left here in 1♥, game will be a heavy underdog at best. After partner's expected response of 1NT, we have a forcing reverse readily available to move the action along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 I always open 1M if its an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 1H. Playing a forcing NT, which I thinkis part of BBO Advanced, makes thisbid less risky than playing a non forcing1NT response, because partner willbid with a fit with +3/4HCP. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 1♥ should be unanimous, even when not forcing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Not sure what the point of this hand was: my response was: 1♥; wtp? Seriously, do you expect any (expert) votes for anything else? This should be (close to) unanimous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 1♥, still unanimous, as it honestly should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 1♥. Non-problem for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 1H... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Well, it may be unanimous now, but it wasn't unanimous when I did the poll. This hand was actually from a simultaneous pairs, and the expert analysis, if I recall correctly, advocated a 2NT opening. Anyway, my personal feeling was that 1H was superior, and so gave it 100. The marks: 1H = 1002NT = 502C = 201S = 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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