10 HCP

[Jlall]

While I was far from convinced that PASS was best, I am a bit surprised by the near unanimity of 1NT.

 

Depending on the style of overcalls a 1NT response could easily have two flaws:

 

1. Insufficient values

 

2. No stopper

 

This could easily be one flaw too many.

I respectfully do not understand how 10 HCP could be considered too few to advance with 1N in this auction.

[Cascade]

While I was far from convinced that PASS was best, I am a bit surprised by the near unanimity of 1NT.

 

Depending on the style of overcalls a 1NT response could easily have two flaws:

 

1. Insufficient values

 

2. No stopper

 

This could easily be one flaw too many.

I respectfully do not understand how 10 HCP could be considered too few to advance with 1N in this auction.

How light do you bid 1♠ with a five-card suit? (in a fairly balanced hand)

[OleBerg]

While I was far from convinced that PASS was best, I am a bit surprised by the near unanimity of 1NT.

 

Depending on the style of overcalls a 1NT response could easily have two flaws:

 

1. Insufficient values

 

2. No stopper

 

This could easily be one flaw too many.

I respectfully do not understand how 10 HCP could be considered too few to advance with 1N in this auction.

How light do you bid 1♠ with a five-card suit? (in a fairly balanced hand)

I do not consider pass outrageous. My partners freely overcall on 9 HCP and a semi decent suit, so the opponents might hold the balance. Still they might also do that when I reply 1NT on 6 HCP, and my partner holds 11. So I would definately bid 1NT. Remove the jacks and intermidiates, and pass would be a LA.

 

When partner bids 2♠, I fully concur with 3♦, and will respect a signoff in 3♠.

[hanp]

While I was far from convinced that PASS was best, I am a bit surprised by the near unanimity of 1NT.

 

Depending on the style of overcalls a 1NT response could easily have two flaws:

 

1. Insufficient values

 

2. No stopper

 

This could easily be one flaw too many.

I respectfully do not understand how 10 HCP could be considered too few to advance with 1N in this auction.

How light do you bid 1♠ with a five-card suit? (in a fairly balanced hand)

How heavy do you bid 1NT? (as a passed hand)

[655321]

While I was far from convinced that PASS was best, I am a bit surprised by the near unanimity of 1NT.

 

Depending on the style of overcalls a 1NT response could easily have two flaws:

 

1. Insufficient values

 

2. No stopper

 

This could easily be one flaw too many.

I respectfully do not understand how 10 HCP could be considered too few to advance with 1N in this auction.

How light do you bid 1♠ with a five-card suit? (in a fairly balanced hand)

What is your maximum for a 1♠ overcall with a five-card suit? (in a fairly balanced hand)

[andy_h]

With the added note of (not really great but) 1♦ was opened in 3rd seat. But there are many many decent hands where game is cold if partner has an opening hand with say 54 majors or 6♠ or 5-5 in the blacks or maybe 1NT actually turns out to be a better partial.

[jdonn]

While I was far from convinced that PASS was best, I am a bit surprised by the near unanimity of 1NT.

 

Depending on the style of overcalls a 1NT response could easily have two flaws:

 

1. Insufficient values

 

2. No stopper

 

This could easily be one flaw too many.

I respectfully do not understand how 10 HCP could be considered too few to advance with 1N in this auction.

I wonder the same thing. I could imagine an agreement (even though I would consider it inferior) that 10 was too good for 1NT, but not too bad for 1NT. Who would have guessed?

[dake50]

I've already opened 1H so rebid 1N.

[Cascade]

My intention was not to suggest that 10 HCP was under strength for a 1NT bid but that in combination with light overcalls the combined strength of this hand and partner's might be insufficient for a successful 1NT contract. And that this combined with not having a stopper in the opponent's suit is too many flaws.

 

I am fully aware that PASS risks over problems when partner is maximum for the overcall.

[hanp]

While it is true that partner might have a 7-count or sometimes even less, when RHO passes it is usually not the case that partner is very light. It could be, but I think the upsides of bidding (reaching game, and putting partner in a better competitive position by describing our hand) considerably outweigh the downsides.