mich-b Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 [hv=pc=n&n=sk4hj742dakj86caj&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1n2spp]133|200[/hv]2♠ = ♠ + minor Teams.Playing 2/1 with 15-17 NT , and no special agreements about upgrading :1. Would you open 1NT or 1♦ planning to rebid 2NT or 1♦ planning to reverse with 2♥?2. Having opened 1NT , would you balance now (with a Double or anything else)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGF_Flame Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 1. I like 1NT.2. For me its clear to double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank0 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 1NT or 1♦ then 2♥ X after this bidding sequence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank0 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 By accident I send the same reply twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_clown Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 1. 1NT2. I would double, planning to convert 3♣ to 3♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LH2650 Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 1N is fine. I would pass. If I held two small spades and 17 HCP, I would double. I would think about it with Ax in spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 1NT looks o.k. --better than a planned reverse with half my stuff in the short suits. Now I find half my stuff is under lefty's black suits (or lefty and I have a big diamond fit). Time to back off. KNR rates this hand at 17.75. We must disagree on the alleged value of Ace-Jack tight and Jack-7 fourth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 1♦ then 2NT looks best to me.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 I'd probably open 1♦. 1N looks like a good way to miss a 4-4 heart fit when partner passes. If partner responds 1♠, I will rebid 2♥. I expect a sequence like ...2♠, then 2N which describes this hand pretty well. If I'm playing reverse flannery, I will rebid 2N over 1♠. From a hand evaluation standpoint, 1N isn't terrible - the good suit is offset by a HH doubleton, and a mangy Jxxx. KNR goes bananas over a suit like AKJ8x, so its not surprising the valuation is so high. On the actual hand, I would reopen with a double, assuming 2N by partner is scrambling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 I'm with gwnn. I think this hand is just barely too good for 1N, plus 1N can cause us to miss a red suit fit. I wouldn't consider reversing.....Jxxx is just not a suit that I want to suggest as trump if partner doesn't show 4+ hearts himself. He'll never play me for Kx AJ in the blacks if I reverse, and the auction might time out badly for me to show these values. All told, I am far more comfortable with rebidding 2N should he respond 1♠...after all, that's how I would bid with 2=4=4=3 and values for 2N, so we won't miss our possible heart fit this way. I'd rather lie about my shape on this hand than my suit texture. I don't consider my planned action to be a distortion of high card strength....this hand is better than most 4432 17's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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