Is this a pre-empt?

[whereagles]

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Something we could definitely live without. No need to revive the dark days of witch-hunting.

[jh51]

After preempting you should not bid again. But if you were going to pick a time to do so, a hand with great defense (for a preempt) and pretty bad offense when the opps have bid a partial is not the right time.

 

Partner can compete if it's right. And indeed, partner with 4 diamonds, a good hand, and a stiff heart will surely compete (or just bid 4D the first time).

 

Justin, perhaps one of us misread the OP. I thought the 2nd poll question was asking what West (partner, in your terms) should do with his hand. But then your next sentence answered that. Or maybe I was reading something into your response that is not there.

[blackshoe]

Not playing "standard" methods (in which a cue-bid would be Michaels), I would bid 2♣ playing Top and Bottom cue-bids a la Hardy. West can then comfortably jump to 4♦, as he will expect East to have 6 diamonds.

 

Playing "standard" methods, I'd start with 2♦, expect West to bid 3 over 2♥, and would pass over 3♥. Let partner decide whether to defend.

[matmat]

And indeed, I open on the W-hand: 1♦....♥♥♥

 

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whether to open 4144 1♣ or 1♦ depends on partnership agreement

[jmcw]

1♦ is fine in my book, I have decent values and a good suit. I don't see much upside in pre-empting when holding the ♠ suit.

If indeed a ♠ fit exists it will be much more difficult to locate if I bid 2♦ at my first turn. Another reason to forego the pre-empt is defensive potential with 6 points outside ♦.

IMO there are just too many flaws to bid 2♦.

I would open the West hand in 1st seat 1♦.