aguahombre Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 When partner holds the right 10 count, slam is laydown....... In 3rd chair, I think 4H would be almost unanimous.Unless there might be someone still concerned about partner holding the right 10 count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 This is awful ditto ....geeZ I thought i was going insane reading posts from otherwise really good. thoughtfull, forum players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 There is only one four hearts opener that I would call insane in this sample (H Weinstein) and even this one looks like it is the BBO operator just putting in the final contract rather than the auction. But I agree it is always interesting to see the different strategies of world-class players.Weinstein's hand is so powerful that 6♦ (possible with different partner's hand or better distribution of opponent's hands) or 6♠ could easily be the contract- its not insane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Weinstein's hand is so powerful that 6♦ (possible with different partner's hand or better distribution of opponent's hands) or 6♠ could easily be the contract- its not insane.please read what you said.......... 1) that is not the contract2) THAT IS NOT.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 There is an old saying that a preempt that is known to be a weak is a blunt weapon. This seems to have gone out of fashion and I only found a single refence to it in the internet to it, in a book by Daniel Roth where he gave (inter alia) the example ♠-/♥-/♦AKQJT9654/♣A864 as a 6♦ opener. That said, the OP hand looks to be taking a good idea just too far. Yes 4♥ could work out well; that does not make it the best choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 It's not common practice in International play. Here are two examples of heavy or simply weird 4♥ openings from my pre-empt database (from USBC, World Championships and European Championship, 2000-). First the weird: 1) Angelini playing with Sementa in a European Championship opened Four Hearts first seat at game all with: ♠A5 ♥KT96532 ♦93 ♣AK. It went 4♠ on his left passed backed to him and he passed. That was two off for win nine versus Two Spades making four on soft defence. 2) Wolff opened Four Hearts on ♠32 ♥AKQJT542 ♦Q86 ♣- first in at love all in a USBC and missed a cold slam (which should have easily been bid in the other room after a One Heart opening (Larsen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Well, if Angelini did it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Well, if Angelini did it... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 I like how he punished them by passing Four Spades - I am presuming Sementa would never pull his double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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