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It seems like your choices are either 1 or 1NT. I prefer 1NT, because you have stopped, are in the 8-10 HCP range, and are not denying a 4 card major. Anyone who says 2 deserve to be in 4 down 1 or 2, as the diamond values are worthless.
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It seems like your choices are either 1 or 1NT.  I prefer 1NT, because you have stopped, are in the 8-10 HCP range, and are not denying a 4 card major.  Anyone who says 2 deserve to be in 4 down 1 or 2, as the diamond values are worthless.

Given that:

 

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would be good enough to bid 2, the wasted values in diamonds on the actual hand are not worrying me.

 

Rik

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2 100, 1N 80, P 50, 2 30, 1 10....my personal rankings.

 

We can sometimes get back to notrump after we bid spades..but we will almost never get back to spades if we bid notrump. As to hand valuation, it is silly to argue that our diamonds are wasted in spades....I once knew a partner who doubled 1 holding a diamond honour, and unless I am playing against David Berkowitz, who hates leading AK, that may be the lead if I declare spades.

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