Fourth Seat Decision

[joker_gib]

Who plays weak 2s in 4th seat?

I play it as about 10-12, never ever heard of anybody playing 2H as 8 tricks but then, I haven't met most people yet.

Same here. I hate my honor dispersion but the hand fits the description otherwise.

 

I know Meyerson opens 2♥ here. C'mon dude, STEP UP.

I also play it like this and would probably open 2♥

[Guest Jlall]

I don't play 4th seat weak 2s as strong but I would pass this hand, my expectation on opening just seems hugely negative. We have such a crappy hand it seems like either they can make something or 2H will go set.

[han]

As I stated most, (in fact nearly all), the people I know would play a 2 level opening in pass out seat as at least an intermediate hand, in the range of 14-16, or about 8 playing tricks.

Ah ok, I can't dispute this fact because I don't know anybody you know. Your previous statement was much bolder.

[Finch]

Playing weak twos in fourth, I agree that opening 2H should be the weakest action, and the evaluation is simply whether your expected score is postive from bidding or not. In earlier seats you partly open a weak two for pre-emptive effect, in fourth seat there is no-one to pre-empt, you need to go positive to open.

 

On this hand, I would pass in a strong field and open 2H in a weak field.

 

By the way, in one partnership I play 2H as an 'Acol 2' in fourth seat (combined with 2D a 9-13 multi) but it's a stronger hand than "14-16", something such as

 

Kxx

AKQxxx

AKx

x

 

would be more typical

[skjaeran]

I play 2♥ in 4th seat as 12-15(16). Sure I'd open some 11-counts too.

 

This hand isn't close IMO.