Phil Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Practicing with Gnome last night he had this nightmare: 2/1 with a few gadgets that don't really apply here AQxxx void xxx AJ9xx 1♠ - 2♥2♠ - 3♥? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 3N, what else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 3NT because that is what I wanna play. 4♥ and even pass are the alternatives IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 3NT because that is what I wanna play. 4♥ and even pass are the alternatives IMO. I guess 4H is possible, but PASS?!?! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 3NT, I guess, though 4♥ might have some merit. Entirely foreseeable...I'm not sure it takes a genius to open 1♣. Having said that, I'd say that at the table, it's about 10% I'd have opened 1♣ and 90% I'd have been sitting there thinking about my third bid saying to myself, "Geez, I should have opened 1♣." Yeah, 2/1 auctions are nice, but partner has ways to set game forces and show his hand after 1m, too. 1♣-1♥1♠-2♦*2♠ is a smooth start. Arguably, we're in the same boat if partner's third bid is 3♥, but at least he knows we have a fistfull of clubs, too, and that might help him do something intelligent either instead of or after 3♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 3NT, I guess, though 4♥ might have some merit. Entirely foreseeable...I'm not sure it takes a genius to open 1♣. Having said that, I'd say that at the table, it's about 10% I'd have opened 1♣ and 90% I'd have been sitting there thinking about my third bid saying to myself, "Geez, I should have opened 1♣." Yeah, 2/1 auctions are nice, but partner has ways to set game forces and show his hand after 1m, too. 1♣-1♥1♠-2♦*2♠ is a smooth start. Arguably, we're in the same boat if partner's third bid is 3♥, but at least he knows we have a fistfull of clubs, too, and that might help him do something intelligent either instead of or after 3♥. No reasonable expert would argue that if the opps are going to pass throughout then you should open 1C (assuming that rebidding spades twice could show 5-5 in your system). However, almost all reasonable experts will open 1S with this hand. There is a reason for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 3NT wtp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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