andy_h Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 AQ95 A9 QJ K8532 1st seat nil (playing walsh style if that matters)1♣ or 1NT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 1C. I have an easy rebid of 1S on this hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 1N ldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 1nt but I bid 1nt on many many off shape hands in the range. I need to define the hands somehow....and 1nt is a one good way. I Need to restrict my 1x=1y=1s hands somehow so I try and pull out as many bal or semibal hands out of that auction as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I like 1NT better because the five-card suit is ratty and I have questionable soft values in diam. If the clubs were better and my diamonds Kx instead of QJ, then 1C probably better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 the easy 1s rebid is a illusion. Yes it is easy, but I have done nothing to describe my size and shape, yet. A 1NT opening is not a thing of beauty, either, but that is what I start with. Maybe I will be declarer, and pard will never notice. And, it certainly wins the race to 1NT if the opponents belong there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 It is so borderline that I would not care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 the easy 1s rebid is a illusion. Yes it is easy, but I have done nothing to describe my size and shape, yet. A 1NT opening is not a thing of beauty, either, but that is what I start with. Maybe I will be declarer, and pard will never notice. And, it certainly wins the race to 1NT if the opponents belong there. If you open 1C followed by bidding 1S, you will have shown 5 clubs and 4spades, asuming the 1S rebid denies a bal. hand, which is a common treatment if youhappen to play Walsh. So after the rebid you have shown your shape. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Good case for 1NT here.. strong doubletons, weakish 5 card suit... I'll try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I have an easy 1♠ rebid but an uneasy pass at my third turn when p bids 1NT (or 2♣ assuming that we don't play XYZ here). Maybe due to Walsh, 1♣-1♦-1♠-1NT is 8-10 so this is worth an invite, but if p starts with 1♥, 1NT is probably 6-10 so this hand becomes awkward. I think I open 1NT but I don't have a strong opinion about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 QJ is not a holding where you wanna get the lead Ax is neutral, those arguments lean towards 1♣, but they are not enough IMO, I'll just bid 1NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 AQ95 A9 QJ K8532 1st seat nil (playing walsh style if that matters)1♣ or 1NT? my choice is to make life easy for me and my partner. 1NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 16 is the magic number, gotta open 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 The easy 1♠ rebid is a red herring because when partner bids 1NT or 2♣ or 2♠ or rebids his suit over that you have an impossible 3rd bid where you are right in between raising and passing. Also your opponents have an easy overcall. And what's the gain, to get my Kxxxx of a minor in? 1NT WTP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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