Hanoi5 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 MP's, after pass from the non-vulnerable opponent to your right you, being vulnerable, hold: ♠Kx♥7x♦J9xxx♣AKQ9 And... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 MP's, after pass from the non-vulnerable opponent to your right you, being vulnerable, hold: ♠Kx♥7x♦J9xxx♣AKQ9 And... And..... why anyone would ever open anything other than 1♦ is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 MP's, after pass from the non-vulnerable opponent to your right you, being vulnerable, hold: ♠Kx♥7x♦J9xxx♣AKQ9 And... And..... why anyone would ever open anything other than 1♦ is beyond me. and me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDluxe Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 1♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 And..... why anyone would ever open anything other than 1♦ is beyond me. If you are going to rebid 1NT anyway you might as well show where you live. Then again, I am not going to rebid notrumps if p doubles a heart bid by opps, so 1♦ for me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 I still open 1♦ with this. I'm beginning to wonder if this is a good idea, however, when holding 44 in the minors with suit disparity like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 1♦ wtp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 1♦, there is no reason to do anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 1♦, 1♣ can be the winner if the opponents end up playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Come on, if you open 1♣ you will have no rebid in competition if the opponents bid hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 1♦, there is no reason to improvise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 1D, wtp? I would even open 1D with 4-4 with xxxx in diamonds,in which case you can start talking to me, that 1C has to be better. As a matter of fact, this is a systemic thing.You either play better minor, in which case the suit qualitymay play a role in deciding which minor to open or you dont, and if you dont, dont do it, because otherwise you arerisking your partnership. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Even B/I wont have a problem with this 1♦ :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Even B/I wont have a problem with this 1♦ :) Unfortunately B/I know, that they are B/I.After a while they meet a A/E, who tells them otherwise and than they have a problem. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 This is an obvious 1♦ opening. However, this is the type of hand where someone comes up to you after a session, gives you this problem, and then announces that "I opened 1♣ and this was the only way to get partner off to the right lead against...." So, if you are after a brilliancy prize or want to be written up in the newspaper, by all means open 1♣. If you want to keep your current partner, I suggest opening 1♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Out of curiosity, does anybody's opinion change with: 7K94J9543AKQ7 ? I feel a deja vu here...I may have asked this before, and if so, I apologize... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Nope. 1♦ still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 If you cannot rebid 1NT any more it seems that opening 1♣ is completelly pointless and will stuck you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Out of curiosity, does anybody's opinion change with: 7K94J9543AKQ7 ? I feel a deja vu here...I may have asked this before, and if so, I apologize... If I were forced to open 1♦ on one hand, and 1♣ on the other, this would be the 1♦ hand, not the original, because 1) the singleton gives this hand a little bit more playing strength in a suit, so if the auction were at 2♥ before I saw it again, I'd rather have this hand to compete with 3♣ (assuming, for instance, that partner had made a negative double), and 2) The 1♣ bid is probably going to restrict us to only bidding one suit, so I'd rather have the semi-balanced first hand for my 1NT rebid. Having said that, I'd open 1♦ with either hand; just wanted to comment because this post suggested that the second hand might be "more" of a 1♣ opener, when I think if anything, it's the reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Out of curiosity, does anybody's opinion change with: 7K94J9543AKQ7 ? I feel a deja vu here...I may have asked this before, and if so, I apologize... No. This is even more obviously a 1D opening. The hand type that gets more discussion is when opener is 1=3=4=5 with good diamonds and bad clubs, when some people prefer to open 1D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I open a weak 1NT. With a stiff major I will open 1♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeac Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 i just skewed the poll. I misread the hand and clicked 1♣. I would bid 1♦ in reality though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcyk Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 All depends on your system. If I were playing Crimson Death, the hand is too weak to open 1S showing 15+ HCP and 4+ diamonds but would be opened 1NT, promising no 4-card major and perhaps 4-5 either way in the minors. Those playing Moscito would open the hand 1S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcyk Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Out of curiosity, does anybody's opinion change with: 7K94J9543AKQ7 ? I feel a deja vu here...I may have asked this before, and if so, I apologize... Crimson Death opens this hand 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 i just skewed the poll. I misread the hand and clicked 1♣. I would bid 1♦ in reality though. A misclick is the only explanation for a 1C bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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