What to bid

[catch22]

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P-(1C)-?

 

Would you bid differently had if RHO was dealer and opened 1C?

[rogerclee]

1♥. This is a non-problem. I don't see how partner's status as a PH affects my decision in any way.

[Guest Jlall]

1H. Surprised Michaels is not on the poll :)

[gnasher]

I don't see how partner's status as a PH affects my decision in any way.

It means that you'll probably be making only one bid on this hand, and you probably won't be exploring game possibilities. If partner hadn't passed, you'd have more expectation of a constructive auction.

 

I think that either double or 2♣ with this hand would require a specific agreement, rather than being just a matter of judgement. I'd certainly like to be able to show both majors: it may mean that you find a spade fit that would get lost otherwise, and it may get you the right lead against 3NT. I think that the modern takeout double is already somewhat overloaded, but the cue bid isn't, so I'd like to be able to bid 2♣. Without that agreement I'd bid 1♥.

[andy_h]

I'd bid 1H too. I have no experience in Michaels-ing with 5-4+, so I'm not sure about that (?). It just feels like competitive bidding may get a bit hard if it's not 5-5. Having said that, I do somehow recall on vugraph a while ago that, maybe it was an italian pair but i could be completely off the charts here, that (1m)--P--(1NT)--2m (don't remember what minor was opened)

was majors, at least 5-4.

[nige1]

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P-(1C)-?

Would you bid differently had if RHO was dealer and opened (1♣) ??[/hv]

IMO 1♥ = 10, 1♠ = 9, _X = 8, 2♣ = 5

Perhaps what Catch22 is getting at, is that you'd often prefer a ♠ lead to a ♥ lead?

[Apollo81]

1♥, although I don't think it's a non problem.

[pclayton]

1♥. Roman Jumps are useful for hands like this.