Rodney26 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 All Vul, MP; dealer; club level of play (i.e. weakish field, opps unknown): KJAAKT7T86532 Your plan is (assuming partner bids 1M and silent opps): A. 1C followed by 2CB. 1C followed by 3CC. 1D followed by 2CD. 1C followed by 2DE. Some other plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 1C then 2C, not remotely close to anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Lemme guess...you opened 1N? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Out of your 4 choices, I think D is the standout. That's not to say I am particularly happy about it. But opening 1NT is too rich for my blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 All Vul, MP; dealer; club level of play (i.e. weakish field, opps unknown): KJAAKT7T86532 Your plan is (assuming partner bids 1M and silent opps): A. 1C followed by 2CB. 1C followed by 3CC. 1D followed by 2CD. 1C followed by 2DE. Some other plan option A I can really understand opening up 1nt if your style is to open up alot of offshape 14-16 no trump deals. If I cant open 1nt these 14-16 hcp hands are a real headache for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 You have to 1♣ then 2♣. It's unfortunate that it's very possible that could work out badly but the alternatives are definitely worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 This seems to be a pure Hobson's Choice problem. You don't like 1♣...2♣, and you do technically have options, but you kind of end up with the obvious, like it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Clear 1C opening, followed by 2C. Don't like 1NT.With 4/5 ms would open 1D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcw Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 A or A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Option A by a mile. 1♣ followed by 2♦ is a massive overbid-this is nowhere near good enough for a reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hi, 1C followed by 2C. If you play, that you open hands with 5 clubs and 4 diamondswith 1D, than you may want to treat the club suit as a 5 carder, I would say, this would be reasonable, but be sure, that p knowes,that you open 1D with 5 clubs and 4 diamonds.Playing with a pickup p, the needed assumption is clearly not fullfilled. Anything else is just ... With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I know I like my openings a little lighter than most (and my responses correspondingly better - no random 4-counts!) but I didn't expect to be quite this alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I know I like my openings a little lighter than most (and my responses correspondingly better - no random 4-counts!) but I didn't expect to be quite this alone. I think you are misevaluating this hand. Or you are playing very light reverses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I know I like my openings a little lighter than most (and my responses correspondingly better - no random 4-counts!) Off on a tangent here, but this word 'correspondingly' makes no sense to me. Having a light opening style by no means implies that you need full values to respond. Indeed, playing a conservative style by responder can undo a lot of the benefits you have gained by getting into the auction early. FWIW I don't hate the reverse on the actual hand here (and if the honors were in our long suits I would prefer it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 (and if the honors were in our long suits I would prefer it). Small difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 What exactly does "It's not a lie if you believe it" mean? That seems to be a lie to me, and I don't believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 All Vul, MP; dealer; club level of play (i.e. weakish field, opps unknown): KJAAKT7T86532 Your plan is (assuming partner bids 1M and silent opps): A. 1C followed by 2CB. 1C followed by 3CC. 1D followed by 2CD. 1C followed by 2DE. Some other plan depends on your mood if you want to complicate your life then anything but A :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 What exactly does "It's not a lie if you believe it" mean? That seems to be a lie to me, and I don't believe it. Off topic: It's a good songtitle. Something like the line: "that seems to be a lie to me, and I don't believe it" must also be in that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I vote for "if you haven't seen it it's new to you." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 It means that a beginner's mistake is not a psyche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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