gwnn Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Surely you realize Gonzalo that 1♣-3♥-p-5♥is about 25 times less frequent an auction than1♠-3♥-3♠-5♥which is 15 times less frequent than1♠-4♥-p-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I open 1♣ on 5-6 hands even when my hand is a POS where bidding spades later gives the wrong impression. So I'm definitely opening 1♣ here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Surely you realize Gonzalo that 1♣-3♥-p-5♥is about 25 times less frequent an auction than1♠-3♥-3♠-5♥which is 15 times less frequent than1♠-4♥-p-p If I open 1♠, it might go 1♠-2♦-4♦-5♦which is easy. But, if I open 1♣, it might go1♣-7♦-X-P-?which is hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Surely you realize Gonzalo that 1♣-3♥-p-5♥is about 25 times less frequent an auction than1♠-3♥-3♠-5♥which is 15 times less frequent than1♠-4♥-p-p If I open 1♠, it might go 1♠-2♦-4♦-5♦which is easy. But, if I open 1♣, it might go1♣-7♦-X-P-?which is hard. LOL, nice one Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 To say opening 1S is wrong is a big call. Many experts play this style, eg the Washington Standard acolytes. The Poles play it as well, as well as all the other Polish C. players. (Granted they do it for systemic reasons.) Obviously Fluffy plays it this way too. I certainly would not bid 4S on the hand had I opened 1C and 4H came back to me opposite a pd who passes. I think thats asking for trouble. No argument I have read here so far has persauded me that 1S is wrong. Both openings have their advs and disadvs, I feel that the 1S opening has fewer disadvantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Surely you realize Gonzalo that 1♣-3♥-p-5♥is about 25 times less frequent an auction than1♠-3♥-3♠-5♥which is 15 times less frequent than1♠-4♥-p-p If I open 1♠, it might go 1♠-2♦-4♦-5♦which is easy. But, if I open 1♣, it might go1♣-7♦-X-P-?which is hard. My point was about the fact that anyone can invent any convention and then invent a bidding sequence where it works, and it probes nothing. But Ken will always be the best inventing I guess :D One of the things I love from those who open 1♣ is that they will then have obvious rebids of 3/4♠, but it doesn't matter if they have 6 losers or only 2, they have their call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Abstain, opening 1♠ on that hand is mad. Please tell me that whomever held this hand in real life accidently put a club in with the spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Abstain, opening 1♠ on that hand is mad. That 1♠ opening is prefectly correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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