whereagles Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Imps, all vuln, expert opps. You hold: ♠ AKxxxxx♥ KTx♦ Tx♣ x Do you open... 1, 3 or 4♠? EDIT: by the way, you are NOT playing namyats :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Happily 1♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfish Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 1♠ because when i bid such hand with 4♠,i normally will be doubled and off 3.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 1S. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 1♠ obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 1♠ too. Might open 3 or 4 if my fragment was a minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 1s in first seat, no doubts.In third seat both 1s, 2s, 3s and 4s are nice options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Allright, since we all seem to agree to open 1♠, we can move on to the second part of the problem :blink: ♠ AKxxxxx♥ KTx♦ Tx♣ x You LHO pard RHO1♠...dbl..2♣*...pass?? *2♣ shows 5+ diamonds, with 7+ points. You're also playing all sorts of support bids, so pard is very, very unlikely to hold 3 spades. Your bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 I would open 1S also and, having done so, would rebid 2S if the auction were to continue as you describe. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 2♠ rebid... what is the problem. Minimum hand, extra legnth in spades, no diamond fit, no hearts.... no other choice... we are ready for the next step in this problem now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 2♠ unless it shows extras, if I am suposed to rebid 2♦ with all minimums I will be happy doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 2♠ too - regrettably. The stock in the ticker symbol: KOFH just plunged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 I still don't see any problem. 2♠... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Alright, now for the third part of the problem we pass on to pard's hand, who has... ♠ T9♥ Qx♦ KQJxx♣ Q9xx Op. RHO Resp. LHO1♠...dbl....2♣....pass2♠..pass..?? Do you judge your hand worth a 2NT bid (natural 11-12)? Opener is limited to 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 It depends on who I'm playing with. If I play with the partner who bases every bid on losers, then I'll invite to 3♠ and with the current hand the opener will accept because he has only 6 losers.If I play with my strong ♣ buddy, then I'll pass or bid 3♣ to show 5-4 (and support obviously). Opener here will probably bid 3♠. What's 2NT? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 no, not over 2S... if i was gonna still look, it'd be in spades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I pass 2S with this. 2N can't be right with Qx of H's. Is this supposed to be some magic 4S with spades splitting? Reverse opener's minors and even 3S might be too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Well... actually 4S makes: spades are 2-2 and the jack of hearts is onside. But I'm happy to see we all agree not to be in it... lol. I held the spade hand and indeed didn't bid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mila85 Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I open 4s.(if I don't know that 4s makes open it too:) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I open 4s.(if I don't know that 4s makes open it too:) ) Opening 4♠ is suicide. On this hand it might work, but in the long run, you'll lose bigtime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Well... actually 4S makes: spades are 2-2 and the jack of hearts is onside. But I'm happy to see we all agree not to be in it... lol. I held the spade hand and indeed didn't bid it. I think you need more self-confidence:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrows Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Really? Am I reading this correct?2♣ over double could be this kind of hand? MHO, the responder should have bid redouble, 1NT or even pass, or yet even 2♦, rather than 2♣. 2 level new suit is not constructive over double, it's a runout bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Really? Am I reading this correct?2♣ over double could be this kind of hand? MHO, the responder should have bid redouble, 1NT or even pass, or yet even 2♦, rather than 2♣. 2 level new suit is not constructive over double, it's a runout bid. Arrows: 2♣ is a transfer advance showing diamonds. Its a great way to play, since you can signoff in diamonds, show a diamond suit with support, show a 2 suiter with diamonds + another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrows Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I see, hehe, didn't notice it's artificial ;) then seems to me the responder has yet to show invitation, 2NT or 3♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mila85 Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 I open 4s.(if I don't know that 4s makes open it too:) ) Opening 4♠ is suicide. On this hand it might work, but in the long run, you'll lose bigtime!You don't get similar hands very often and after 4s opening you can make a very good score or a very bad score. It's very difficult to speak about results in long run... I have one good reason to open 4s - expert opps. It's not probable that I will make a good result with "normal" bidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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