jocdelevat Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 [hv=d=e&v=n&s=s5hq98653dkj82cat]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I think it is a style thing, and I lean towards 1♥. The opening that you should never ever be considering is 2♥. (Yes, I realize now that this makes me sound like a crotchety old man.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 1H for me but if you two prefer sounder openings then 2H is fine. I don't like pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Agree with Han. The opening that you should never ever be considering is 1♠. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Agree with Han, can see the suit quality would be an issue for 2♥ but I don't care so much about that, especially nonvul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Definitely 1H for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I would open it 1♥, but i think the majority of players on BBO would not. Those in this forum are aggressive.... so you are getting a selected population here i think. I believe weak 2♥ would be teh hands down favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 1♥ or 2♥ I don't care which but never pass!! I don't think there should be a gap between your 1♥ and 2♥ openings. Where you place the boundary is open to partnership agreement. The way I currently play this is 1♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Clearly good enough for 1♥ to me. It's true the majority of random bbo players seem to disagree, but that really means nothing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi, 1H. You have a 6-4 shape, most of the points are in your long suit, and no rebid problem, so 1H. If I cant open with 1H, than I would consider pass. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 1♥ for me. You can expect to have some good results from opening your hand, but there will also be some hands where you are overboard (if you have a misfit and partner forces to game on a minimum hand). I guess from your question that this might have happened, and then partner criticized you for opening with 1♥. A good tool to evaluate your hand for an opening bid is the Rule of 20. It applies to this hand because: * Most high cards are in your long suits, but more importantly no deductions from bad holdings like singleton honor, Q doubleton and Jack doubleton. * You have at least 10 HCP (hands with less than 10 HCP are very rarely opening hands, even if they satisfy the rule-of-20). To illustrate, I would never open 1♥ on: [hv=s=shq98653dk9852cat]133|100|[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 People at the club would open 2♥. I prefer 1♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Well, I hate everything else but 1♥ very strongly. I hate 1♥ only slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochinko Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Pass in 1/2 position, 2♥ in 3rd. The heart suit is not solid, and I don't have 2 defensive tricks. If opps end up in 3NT or 4♠ I'm not sure whether a ♥ lead from partner would be best. It's not about the points or even the distribution. I would open 1♥ with this distribution if my hand was xAQxxxxAxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I would open 2♥. I don't think this hand is strong enough to open 1♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I don't think there should be a gap between your 1♥ and 2♥ openings. I've always played them as being right up against each other, but it's nice to hear someone else say this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I don't think there should be a gap between your 1♥ and 2♥ openings. Agree. The borderline hands (as this one arguably is) are quite common and if you pass them, you are more likely to get stolen from than when you pass with a very weak hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocdelevat Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I didn't have this hand. I was the op. I posted because the final contract was 4s x by us(made it) and her pard asked why she opened 1h with 10 hcp and her answer was 6 loosers hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocdelevat Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 this was the full hand [hv=d=n&v=n&n=st964had64c986543&w=sj872hkj742dt73ck&e=s5hq98653dkj82cat&s=sakq3htdaq95cqj72]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] West North East South - Pass 1♥ Dbl 2♥ 2♠ 3♥ 3♠ 4♥ Pass Pass 4♠ Dbl Pass Pass Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 West's 2H bid was criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Strongly dislike 2♥. Too much outside defense. 1♥ or Pass, depending on vuln. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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