Hanoi5 Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 All white, you dealt: ♠KJT643♥AK7♦A♣AJ8 1♠-1NT*? *Forcing Do you know what/where you want to play? What would 4♣/♦/♥ mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'd 3♣ it, then rebid spades at the cheapest level (unless partner bids 3♥, in which case I'm raising to 4). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I get to bid 2N GF, and then show a spade single suiter too strong for 3S rebid. Downside is it will be hard for partner to show me 5 clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'd 3♣ it, then rebid spades at the cheapest level (unless partner bids 3♥, in which case I'm cuebidding 4♦).FYP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'd 3♣ it, then rebid spades at the cheapest level (unless partner bids 3♥, in which case I'm raising to 4).Similar problem back in January of this year : http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/50566-only-one-hand-per-thread/page__p__603927__fromsearch__1#entry603927 1S - 1NT!3C! ( GF, ♣ suit may be artificial ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 2C opening for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 This is a 1♠ open for me, and I would not like to commit to spades as a contract, so will not rebid 3♠. I play a form of Gazzilli, so this is a 2♣ rebid (forcing artificial). Partner with up to a 7 hcp hand will bid a long suit, which I will happily raise to game in clubs or hearts, or convert to 2♠ or 2NT which I raise to game, . With a better hand he relays 2♦ and I clarify mine simply with 3♠. 4-level suits from him are then natural. We have no meaning for opener's 2nd bids of 4-new-suit, and have no idea what would be best for them. The initial partnership assumption would be exclusion ace asking with self-sufficient spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 lean towards 2c opening if for no other reason to avoid having to j/s into the 3 card suit of 3c but close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumcat Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Alternative opening to 1♠ or 2♣ is 2NT. You'd probably like at least three card support opposite before you played a slam in spades so there is no real harm in pretending you only have five. Opening either 1♠ or 2♣ could leave you with bidding problems later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Very good. I see no reason why pretending that KJTxxxAKxAAJx is KJTxxAKxAxAJx would lead to 'bidding problems.' Everyone knows that HCP is all that matters in bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Alternative opening to 1♠ or 2♣ is 2NT. You'd probably like at least three card support opposite before you played a slam in spades so there is no real harm in pretending you only have five. Opening either 1♠ or 2♣ could leave you with bidding problems later.Yes, the 2 NT openings are well known for solving all bidding problems.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I prefer a 3NT open. Partner is likely to not have a fit, and if he did he won't be able to ruff anything. Also the remaining high cards are most likely to be shared between all the other three, which means you have the values for game. You are going to end up in 3NT anyway, so bid it now and not only do you have no bidding problems at all, but it gives away no information whatsoever. You might even get a spade lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I prefer a 3NT open. Partner is likely to not have a fit, and if he did he won't be able to ruff anything. Also the remaining high cards are most likely to be shared between all the other three, which means you have the values for game. You are going to end up in 3NT anyway, so bid it now and not only do you have no bidding problems at all, but it gives away no information whatsoever. You might even get a spade lead. Maybe partner is not able to ruff, but you are- namely diamonds.There is no clue that the remaining honours are equaly divided between the other three players. Yes, if I hold 6 spades and a singleton diamond, I would expect a spade lead about... 1 % of all times. I prefer your first choice (1 ♠) over your second, but I still would open it 2 ♣, we do this with all ACOL twos and this is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromageGB Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Maybe partner is not able to ruff, but you are- namely diamonds.There is no clue that the remaining honours are equaly divided between the other three players. Yes, if I hold 6 spades and a singleton diamond, I would expect a spade lead about... 1 % of all times. I prefer your first choice (1 ♠) over your second, but I still would open it 2 ♣, we do this with all ACOL twos and this is one.Hey, no way was I serious ! Maybe I should have added a smiley :P It's a 1♠ for me, because I prefer my 2♣ to be a hand with a likelihood of missing game if partner passes a 1 open. This is not quite enough by that yardstick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellSpyder Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Very good. I see no reason why pretending that KJTxxxAKxAAJx is KJTxxAKxAxAJx would lead to 'bidding problems.' Everyone knows that HCP is all that matters in bridge. Yes, the 2 NT openings are well known for solving all bidding problems.... I prefer a 3NT open. Partner is likely to not have a fit, and if he did he won't be able to ruff anything. Also the remaining high cards are most likely to be shared between all the other three, which means you have the values for game. You are going to end up in 3NT anyway, so bid it now and not only do you have no bidding problems at all, but it gives away no information whatsoever. You might even get a spade lead.Hmmm, I see that when I commented in a different thread yesterday that irony can be hard to detect on the web, I may have been exaggerating the problem a bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Hey, no way was I serious ! Maybe I should have added a smiley :P It's a 1♠ for me, because I prefer my 2♣ to be a hand with a likelihood of missing game if partner passes a 1 open. This is not quite enough by that yardstick. Oh sorry for the misunderstanding, glad to hear. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikl_plkcc Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I would have opened 2♣. In this situation, I would bid 3♠, which is forcing in my system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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