matmat Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 playing fairly normal 2/1 you pick up: T5 AQJT8 KQ AKQ3 imps, first seat, all white. what's your plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 1H, will rebid 3C. Seems straight forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 1♥ (planning to bid 3♣). It is too likely that this hand plays better in hearts than NT to go the 2♣->2N route, and this hand is short a little to go 2♣->2♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 If I knew for sure that I would be able to bid 2C.. 2H.. 3C then I would do that. Since I don't I will open 1H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I'm loaded for bear in the roundeds, why wouldn't I open 1♥ planning to JS? I don't think this is quite good enough for a Kokish sequence and 2N is a distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 What does Kokish have to do with it? IS 2C..2H..3C stronger when playing Kokish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Kokish if allowed. If partner shows a negative with 2♥, tough decision, whether pass or 2NT, but pass seems right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 1♥ followed by a jump shift to 3♣. This hand is not so strong that I would think we are missing a game if 1♥ is passed out, so there is no need to open 2♣ and possibly have problems thereafter. Is it possible to miss a good game by opening 1♥? Yes, but it is not likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 1♥ followed by Gazzilli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 The 2♣...2♥ course seems okay to me. Suppose partner has ♥Kx(x) and nothing else. If partner has four clubs, you probably have ten tricks in hearts (5♥, 1♦, 4♣). If partner has two clubs you probably have ten tricks in hearts (ruff the small club in dummy). If partner has three clubs you still have chances (clubs could break 3-3, partner could have ♣J, the long clubs could be with the longer hearts, etc). I don't think partner would bid over 1♥ on the likes of xxxx Kxx xxxx xx or xxxx Kx xxxx Jxx or xxx Kx xxxx xxxx. And it's not just the heart king; any ace gives you pretty good play for game. The spade king will put game on a finesse if partner has a few hearts. So if partner will routinely bid over 1♥ with three points and three hearts, or with an ace and two hearts then 1♥ followed by 3♣ seems fine. But if partner typically passes 1♥ with such hands, then opening 2♣ seems like a good idea to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 1♥ then 3♣ It is not impossible that 1♥ generates all pass on a hand where we have game, but the odds are very much against it... we are missing a lot of points and a lot of spades, including all the big ones. Real opps rarely pass these out. If partner is the type who needs 6 hcp to respond, explain that he or she needs to get with the modern game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 If I knew for sure that I would be able to bid 2C.. 2H.. 3C then I would do that. Since I don't I will open 1H. Even if I knew this I wouldn't do it, I think that calling this a strong 2 in hearts is an overbid. This hand is not really that great imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifee Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 1♥ then rebid 3♣. This hand is not worth a 2♣ opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 This is a good hand, but a tad shy of what I need to open 2♣ so 1♥ then jump shift 3♣ for me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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