whereagles Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=sq965hat752da5c94&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p]133|200[/hv] Both majors and a ZAR opener. Will you join the Dark Side? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 No, I don't open balanced 10-counts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Pass. This and #7 are style driven. If I were playing a strong club, both of these would be openers, but I'm not. Ergo, they are both lousy problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 pass on second position, might be tempted to open on first and would open in third Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayin801 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 1♥, maybe part of my strong club influences, but we also have 2 bullets, a couple of neat intermediates in the long suits to chunk it up, and both majors. How forcing is 1NT here by BBF Standard rules? Can I pass with a minimum with no good rebid? I admit I didn't think of that when I bid 1♥ because a forcing 1NT lends itself to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Pass. Given we have both majors and our suits aren't very good, what is the rush to get into the auction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Easy pass unless we're strong clubbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Easy pass, and I don't play F*! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=sq965hat752da5c94&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p]133|200|Both majors and a ZAR opener. Will you join the Dark Side? :rolleyes:[/hv]IMO 1♥ = 10, _P = 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Why do people only refer to ZAR for opening bids? 4321 is more accurate for NT contracts and ZAR is more accurate for suit contracts. But when opening the bidding you generally don't know which it will be. You certainly don't on this hand. If you start off using 4321 and find a major fit you can switch to ZAR or whatever and catch up. If you open based on ZAR and find partner with a misfitting 12 or 13 you can never stop. Otherwise use a hybrid method like 11-7-4-2-1 (which rates this a 10.8 so still a pass). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 1h I try and open almost all ten point hands nv in first and second seat with 4s that are not 4333. Here I got both majors. of course pard needs to know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Full hand: [hv=pc=n&s=sq965hat752da5c94&w=s87hqdjt72caqj853&n=sa4hj864dq9643ckt&e=skjt32hk93dk8c762&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p]399|300[/hv] We all know that light openers can be quite effective at matchpoints, even if your style is that of sounder opening bids. The question is whether you're bold enough to fire the first shot and stand up for your choice or to wait for a better opportunity. Opening 1♥ gives you a good shot at competing and preempts minors, whereas pass has the redeeming feature of being able to later show your hand at a convenient level, given you have the majors. In practice, if you pass it may very well be your final move on this board and that won't score well (not many players opened the West hand at these colors), as 8-9 tricks are available in hearts. Regardless of our beliefs, opening 1♥ here would have worked better than pass and it gets thus the better score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 What sort of auction are you expecting where we get shut out after not opening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 You don't get shut out. Just that pard might decide not to open in 4th seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 edited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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