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All red, you hold:

 

J

3

AKQ97

Q97643

 

After two passes, how would you treat this hand? Would you open 1 or 1?

 

Let's say it goes:

Pa-Pa-1-1

1NT-2-???

 

What would you bid then?

 

Pa-Pa-1-1

1NT-2-3-3

X-Pa-???

 

How about then?

 

I understand you wouldn't get to any of these sequences but let's say you were sent to a table and the opponents refuse to redeal...

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The disparity of the suits, our overall weakness, and being opposite a passed hand are just enough to make me open 1.

 

Having opened 1, over 2 I'd bid 2NT, showing a two-suiter with one of the red suits.

 

I'm not answering the last question. If I had sat down part way through the auction and been presented with this auction, I would simply stand up again.

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I generally hate opening the 5 card suit rather than the 6 card suit but I think with 5-6 in the minors and a weak hand its mandatory, you cannot control the auction when you have the minors. I think with 5H and 6D it is also often right if the hearts are much better than the diamonds.

 

With AKQxx of diamonds and partner being a passed hand it seems like a no brainer to me, we get the right lead director in when they are extremely likely to play the hand. Getting to the wrong suit when partner is 2-2 or w/e is just not a concern at all, we won't be playing it unless he fits one minor really well.

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I think it's a clear 1 opening followed by bidding twice and at the four-level if necessary. The opponents can surely make 4 of a major whilst 5 of our minor is unlikely to be worse than -2.

 

The last scenario is exactly how the auction would've gone at my table and I would've ripped the double to 4. If the opponents bid 4 and partner doubles it, I'll pass as partner knows that I'm at least 6-5 in the minors but has still judged to double it.

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All red, you hold:

 

J

3

AKQ97

Q97643

 

After two passes, how would you treat this hand? Would you open 1 or 1?

 

Let's say it goes:

Pa-Pa-1-1

1NT-2-???

 

What would you bid then?

 

Pa-Pa-1-1

1NT-2-3-3

X-Pa-???

 

How about then?

 

I understand you wouldn't get to any of these sequences but let's say you were sent to a table and the opponents refuse to redeal...

1d

 

why? it is my strongest suit.....

 

\of course i may have problems but we know that ::)

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