Aberlour10 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Both VUL, matchpoints, following hand in 2nd seat, what do you prefer to bid ... PASS-??? [hv=pc=n&n=st64hakq9432dcj83]133|100[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 3 ♥ -- 2nd seat preempts should more conservative because the opponents are less likely to have game with 1st seat passing. The hand is exactly what partner would picture it to be. So partner is unlikely to go wrong in any decisions he/she makes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 3 ♥ -- 2nd seat preempts should more conservative because the opponents are less likely to have game with 1st seat passing. The hand is exactly what partner would picture it to be. So partner is unlikely to go wrong in any decisions he/she makes. I see, but this void in diamonds seems to be worth for me to upgrade this preempt to 4 , anyway most would prefer 1H, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I like 1 or 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I like 1 or 4. I agree, but the above statement about second seat preempts being sounder is true. This hand just strikes me as good enough to open at the 1 level. I don't hate 4, but would bid 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mich-b Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Would open 4♥. For us this is a "prototype" 4♥ opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 3 ♥ -- 2nd seat preempts should more conservative because the opponents are less likely to have game with 1st seat passing. The hand is exactly what partner would picture it to be. So partner is unlikely to go wrong in any decisions he/she makes.Partner will picture at most the same heart suit in a 7222 shape. In practice, this hand will very often be a trick better than that because partner will have a stray queen or jack in a black suit that he doesn't consider very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statto Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Partner will picture at most the same heart suit in a 7222 shape. In practice, this hand will very often be a trick better than that because partner will have a stray queen or jack in a black suit that he doesn't consider very useful.That's fine, it gives us some extra chance of actually making [4♥]. With the same suit in a 7222 I might start with 1♥. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 3♥ at matchpoints; 1 or 4 at IMPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Surprised no one has yet mentioned 3NT yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Surprised no one has yet mentioned 3NT yet. I have one partner with which I play a gambling 3NT in any suit - this would be an ideal hand to use it on. Not playing that, I'd open 4H. ahydra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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