RunemPard Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Last in line opposite 3 passes...NV/NVMPs ♠K72♥AK76♦T73♣A76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 1 ♣ playing 15-17.The 14 HCPS are nice, just aces and kings. But: 3433, no nines, no eights, just one ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 The problem is the position. Ask yourself,how do you feel, if 3NT comes back to you, if you want to be in game vs. 9-10 bal., because if partner holds 9-10 bal. a max for for the bidding, he will bid 3NT. If partner would not be a passed hand, than he could have more, and if he bids 3NT, he mayhold only 9-10 bal., but this would be a min for the 3NT bid, he could have more. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_clown Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 1♣. If i had doubleton ♠ I may open 1N at MP to make it harder for them to find their ♠fit. Now I cant see any reason to upgrade, I will be unhappy if partner bids game on a random 10 count. Apart from that the field will not be opening 1N and taking anti-field auctions is usually a bad idea, especially when they have more downsides than upsides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I agree with 1♣ but I certainly don't dislike having aces and kings. The shape is poor and an unsupported ten is not worth all that much. Make it Kxx AKxx xx A10xx and I would upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 No upgrade for me with sterile 4333 distribution and no spots of consequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 opening bids are so light that when one sees a balanced 14 count they see thestars. There is nothing special about this 14 count except that it would be considered slammish opposite a partner making a mild slam try. That won't happen here since pis a passed hand. I have little interest in having p suddenly bidding 3n with a 9 count stuck in between 2n and 3n. We are probably better off if P can play thehand since we have nothing in dia and only the spade K vulnerable to attack. Thebest way to avoid the negatives and steer the hand into p is to start with 1C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat260z Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 I play Schenken Club and it opens 4 card majors. 1!h is the bid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 1♣ as opposed to what, Shenken???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Glad everyone else knows what OP's opening 1NT range is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 This hand looks like 1NT to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 I would definitely open a 13-15 NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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