Lobowolf Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I'd, personally, rather have 4432 in the 1♣ because then I know the 1♦ is 4+ and the 2 card club suit since the clubs are always suspect. In that small percentage of hands in which the 1♦ opener is 4=4=3=2, the auction often clarifies immediately by not supporting responder's major, e.g.: 1♦-1♠;1NT Opener doesn't have 4 spades, so he's got at least 4 diamonds. 1♣ isn't 100% pure, but a 1♣ opener promising 3 usually has 4 clubs, and has 5 clubs more often than it has 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 doesn't work as well when responder bids diamonds, though. Or 1D-(2S)-"can I raise diamonds with 4 random?" (the answer to that is yes, of course, and play the Moysian the rare times it happens. Really, it's rarer that "you" are worrying about). I guess I shouldn't worry about playing Majors 5, Diamonds 4, because the same rare time partner could have two. But you do have to think, even discounting that, when it goes 1C-(2S)-"can I raise..."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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