Zoe171 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 I would be interested to know how to handle 3 level preempts by opps in 2nd seat (who usually have 6 bad cards in their suit). Does opener just aggressively reopen with a X without perfect shape (after partner passes) then scramble? We run into this problem of partner wanting to X for penalty but cannot due to system agreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 A long time ago I read a simple rule that can help you a lot. The rule is: opener bids like he has 7HCP less, responder bids like he has 7HCP more, and both bid like the overcaller opened. Suppose opener has 18HCP and responder has 6HCP. Opener will bid like he has 11HCP, and responder will bid like he has 13HCP. If responder has good shape, he'll just Dbl for takeout. If he has a penalty pass, he'll just pass. Responder with his 11HCP and perfect shape can reopen light. It's simple and it works ok. No need to reinvent complicated rules after preempts if you already have such a system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe171 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 A long time ago I read a simple rule that can help you a lot. The rule is: opener bids like he has 7HCP less, responder bids like he has 7HCP more, and both bid like the overcaller opened. Suppose opener has 18HCP and responder has 6HCP. Opener will bid like he has 11HCP, and responder will bid like he has 13HCP. If responder has good shape, he'll just Dbl for takeout. If he has a penalty pass, he'll just pass. Responder with his 11HCP and perfect shape can reopen light. It's simple and it works ok. No need to reinvent complicated rules after preempts if you already have such a system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe171 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 Thank you for that. I had a feeling that we should just reopen with a double freely even with the wrong shape when partner passes with a stack in the preempt suit, but partner needs to know we might be in scramble I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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