han Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Not very long ago I jump-overcalled 2H on AQJ10 and out, white against red. My passed hand partner raised on xxx, the opponents doubled and I went for a big big number. Judging from their reactions my teammates (BBO team game) were not pleased. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexlogan Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I was misled by the title into thinking you were considering 3♥ at this vulnerability. 2♥ is a semi-constructive call, not a preempt to my way of thinking; such a bid in first or second seat would never occur to me. I'd THINK about 3♥, then pass, hopefully in tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill1157 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Not very long ago I jump-overcalled 2H on AQJ10 and out, white against red. My passed hand partner raised on xxx, the opponents doubled and I went for a big big number. Judging from their reactions my teammates (BBO team game) were not pleased. :) I guess to have any likelyhood of success with weak 2's on 4 card suits, you would need to have the agreement that you could do that. Then your partner would only raise with Hxx plus a ruffing value. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I've done it on KQJTxxxxxxxxx pass pass 2♠ :) It looks to me like opening 2S on this hand would be an antipercentage action. Would you do it on the last hand of a big event that you were leading?Anyway, I would be interested to hear how this type of opening actually worked out. Bill I wouldn't do it on the last hand of a big event that I was leading (if only...) but that doesn't make it antipercentage, it just makes it high variance. Anyway, I make 4-card pre-empts/weak jump extremely rarely and they have had mixed success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Would I do it on a big event when I'm leading? In the system I'm playing these days, opps are 100% cold for a game and pard knows better to raise me on 3 cards. So, yeah I would. What happened at table on that hand? Don't remember exactly, but opps overcalled and ended up in 3NT +1 or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 While we are on the subject of extreme weak-2's, how do people feel about opening a weak 2 with a 5 card suit? What criteria would you have for this action? Bill extreme? What's extreme about a 5-card suit? favourable vulnerability, third seat P P ? xxAQJxxxxxxxx We've all done it, but I'm content opening 1 on these hands. This surely implies that you're getting old, Mr. Clayton ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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