awm Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 ♠QJ98743 ♥KJ962 ♦- ♣9 First seat favorable at matchpoints. What's your opening bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm passing. We have the majors and favorable vulnerability, no need to do anything to preempt our auction just yet, and I don't have any descriptive constructive options at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 4S no problem yet... I am nonexpert and open lite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Agree with hduu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Urg, I'll pass. Maybe we bid and make 6♥. I'm feeling lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFormaini Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Pass. No second choice. Anything else is a distortion. Why would I want to make life any more difficult than it already is? This hand can be described MUCH better after the auction has progressed - as we have some idea of who has what and how the strength is divided (since we lack most of it). Al Roth was right about a great many things - and PASSING hands like this initially was one of them. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Ok, I change my vote to 4♠ in that case. Side question, was that a swing of 8 levels of bidding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFormaini Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Ok, I change my vote to 4♠ in that case. Now I'm 100% sure Al and I are right. I was only about 95% certain before. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 4S for me. "Why would I want to make life any more difficult than it already is?"I totally agree with this. Why should we make life difficult for our opponents. Let them open and limit their hands, then lets come in with a 2 suited bid and get doubled. They will thank us for being so nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 4S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm glad noone's voted for 2/3♠ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I have a 2♦ opening for weak with both majors, but not gonna use it anyway. pass and 4♠ are reasonable, the better the opponents are the more I'd want to bid 4♠. Against lol's its a clear pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Hi, Pass. I wont open 1S, but I can understand 4S. Best would be something like 3NT to show 6-5 in the majors. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 1 ♠ strong enough. 4 ♠ throwns a bomb but this will often hit ourselves with a 5 card major aside, so I take the low road. I won't pass partners penalty double before we reach 5 diamond- nad maybe not even then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Pass, Michaels, Spades (if necessary) seems like a reasonable way to describe this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 4S, I just like the odds of it going double-all pass too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 4S for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm glad noone's voted for 2/3♠ lol Opening 2S with the hand is also an option, ... as long as you are willingto bid your 2nd suit at the appropriate level. My reg. p likes to open weak two suiters with 2M, but will show his 2ndsuit at any level, which comes along.The style was adv. by Roth, and if I remeber correctly, Zia and Rosenbergalso played asimilar weak two style. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 ♠QJ98743 ♥KJ962 ♦- ♣9 First seat favorable at matchpoints. What's your opening bid? pass or 4♠ nothing in between stirs interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Pass followed by a LOT of bidding. I'm not worried about them competing in the minors with the bad splits they will face and the level I can force them up to. If the hand belongs to us, the sky is the limit IF we play in the right strain. Much less chance that the hand belongs to them in a minor at a very high level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegill Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 My first thought was definitely 4♠. I think it matters how good your opponents are to some degree. I feel like better opponents tend to double you more and take their money, so against good opponents I'd be very likely to open 4♠. Against lesser players (especially aggressive ones) I might go the pass - Michaels route since if they bid 5m over my 4♠ I will feel like I haven't done my hand justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 4♠ for me as this aceless 7-5-1 7 count looks preemptive to me. Who knows who can make what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straube Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 3S. I hope/plan to bid hearts next. If I pass, I may have a hard time showing 7/5 before the auction gets very high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 ♠QJ98743 ♥KJ962 ♦- ♣9 First seat favorable at matchpoints. What's your opening bid? 4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 4♠. Hate passing as it gives them a free round of bidding. I think this pressure bid outweighs the gain of attempting a constructive auction of slowly describing my shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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