Grommet1 Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 We play that 1NT shows a 4 card major and 5 card minor. What would you do with this hand after a 1♠ opening on your right?[hv=d=e&v=n&s=st963h6dakqjcakt6]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Kovacs Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Well, you could fudge a bit and bid 1NT anyway. Your ♦ suit is certainly good enough for that. But partner will undoubtedly believe your major is hearts, not spades. That is obviously bad. A Takeout Double is out as well for the same reasons. Bidding 2♦ looks attractive. Sure, it's not a 5 card suit, but 4 card suits get no better. Plus, you have the strength and distribution to introduce the clubs at the three level. Unless a 2♦ overcall means something else in Polish Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 I don't get in the auction, I have to pass this time and see what comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 What's wrong with PASS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Pass looks good to me even if 1NT would be natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 When I play the Canadian "Polish NT overcall", if I bid 1NT over 1S, I have "4 hearts and a longer minor". Partly, that's to ensure that it's ACBL GCC legal, but mostly, it makes no sense to play it any other way. Pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Polish bidding boxes don't have any pass cards in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Yes, they do - that's how they show their *good* opening hands (13+ :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Well, you cannot bid a Polish 1NT with this, because it shows Hearts over a S opening. You have 2 choices - pass and 1NT. I rate them in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I admit 2♦ is tempting. But I do pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Hi, 1NT is out, 1NT over a 1M opening, showes 4 card in the OTHER major (*)and a 5 card minor, and lots of players limit the call to 9-15HCP. Your options are Pass, Pass, .... lets think, Pass. There will be a 2nd round of bidding, and than you may be able to bid2NT, a delayed 2NT can be 4-4 in the minors.We play a direct 2NT at this vulnerability as 5-4, but most req. 5-5, andit does not matter, you have 4-4 anyway. With kind regardsMarlowe PS: (*) Just read some comment, that seems to imply, that 1NT could show4 cards in the bid major, assuming this makes sense, if they have shown 5cards in the suit, which is highly unlikely (mildly speaking), do I really want tointroduce this 4 card suit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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