mr1303 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=sqthqtdakqj63c853]133|100[/hv] What say you? 1st seat NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 1♦ + 3♦ rebid. Prefer this to 1NT because if pard transfers, I lack entries to be able to enjoy the diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Really dislike 1♦, then 3♦ with a balanced hand and a 7 LTC. In the old days, we could break a transfer or Stayman with 2NT after opening 1NT to show a solid 6-card minor (no primes outside). But today, such action would throw a monkey wrench in the NT structure; so either open 1NT and behave, or open 1D and under-rebid 2D. Probably just opening 1NT (15-17) would be our choice of least bad actions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 1D followed by 2D at imps. A 15-17 1Nt at MP. I agree that 1D-3D is a poor bid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 1nt again rather deal with issues/prblems over 1nt.-- prefer to open 1nt offshape very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Easy 1nt for me (assuming a strong 15-17 nt, if a weak nt I'd bid 1♦ planning to rebid 1nt obv). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 A trick source and two major suit tenaces crying to be protected? 1N! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 1D followed by 2D at imps. A 15-17 1Nt at MP. I agree that 1D-3D is a poor bid I don't understand this, you're rebidding 2♦ at the form of scoring where bidding games matters a lot? I open 1NT at both forms of scoring, but if someone twisted my arm into opening 1♦ I'd have a tough time not rebidding 2NT or 3♦ on this hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mich-b Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 1NT , especially NV.Vul I might open 1♦ , since 1NT can easily be down 3 or down 4.Having opened 1D , I would rebid 2♦ , not 3♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 At any form of scoring I want my partner declaring all notrump contracts. 1♦ followed by 2♦ seems like enough since pard knows the value of getting to an imp game too. If pard annoys me by bidding both majors, I might trot out 3♣ in an effort to endplay her into bidding 3nt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxhong Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 This is not a good 14, so 1D is quite normal. You need quite a lot from partner to make 3NT, like AKxx Jxxx x QJxx, so it really doesn't hurt to open 1D and rebid 2D here. [hv=pc=n&s=sqthqtdakqj63c853]133|100[/hv] What say you? 1st seat NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 At any form of scoring I want my partner declaring all notrump contracts. Do you really want your QT doubletons led through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VM1973 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'll bid 1♦ and see how it goes. For sure if my LHO bids 1♥ or 1♠ I'm going to take a dim view of the value of the holdings in that suit. On the other hand, if it goes 1♦-P-1♠-P I would probably bid 3♦. I don't believe in opening 1NT 14-18 because of subjective non-quantifiable feel-of-the-hand considerations. At any rate, if anything this hand should be downgraded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Start thinking about what hands partner needs to make game (or better) good, and it's not easy to come up with hands on which he'd pass 1♦ then 2♦. I don't mind upgrading, and I don't mind, in principle, the odd 6 card minor 1N, but I'd like to have at least one side stopper, and here I have merely 2 half-stoppers.I'd also like to have the defence 1N suggests, and the ability to stop more than one suit should partner pass. Yes, by opening 1N I may...not will....increase the chances that we are right-siding the contract, but using that as the deciding factor strikes me as an attempt to justify our desire to grab dummy. I can see 1N as more plausible in a mp field, especially a weak one where I need to score a big game to win...the weaker the field, the higher the score one needs, so one has to take chances on zeros in order to accumulate tops. And if the hand doesn't belong to us in game, I suspect that: 1) we'll want a diamond lead if LHO is on play2) we'll want to compete in diamonds on many hands where they bid a major. While we can do that ourselves, after 1N, it is more of a guessing game, and easier for the opps to go right if they know we're balanced.3) we're going to hate playing this hand in 1N when they run one suit then another, and we hope we can stop the 3rd suit :rolleyes: So put me down for the stodgy 1♦ (the thought of rebidding 3♦ makes me ill) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'd open 1NT, partly to protect my queens, partly for preemptive reasons, and partly because I just like opening 1NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 (the thought of rebidding 3♦ makes me ill) Here. This will help: :P http://www.diabetesuffolk.com/Drugs/images/AspirinCartoon.GIF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'd open 1NT, partly to protect my queens, partly for preemptive reasons, and partly because I just like opening 1NT. If you're going to hide the real reason, i.e. you want to hog the hand, you might as well use the textbook political quote I open 1♦ "for safety reasons" :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I don't understand this, you're rebidding 2♦ at the form of scoring where bidding games matters a lot? Ive tried to find a a good game that i would reach after opening 1Nt but fail to reach after opening 1D but there is not too many of them. Something like AJTxJxxxxQJxxx However i can see plenty of hands where a 2D rebid will send you into a better contract. Rebidding 3D or 2Nt is a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Here's your joke-r. Sorry, couldn't find one holding a 3♦ bidding card :) http://a.rgbimg.com/cache1nwseM/users/f/fl/florinf/300/mfptrQs.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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