HeartA Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I would actually pass for sure. I even teach students...if a hand is a marginal opener with a rebid problem that can better be described by passing then acting, then just pass. This hand is not a marginal opener in playing strength but i will NEVER open 1S with 5-6 in the majors. I will either reverse light or just bid 1H-2H, or with a hand like this pass. 1H then 2H is not really a good description of this hand, and to me 1S is unfathomable. It is SOOOO important to get to the right fit holding a 5-6 hand. Imagine partner with 2-2 in the majors and you getting tapped down immediately. It will not be pretty. Lets look at some other examples of this principle: QTxxAQxxKTxxx For me i would pass, then hopefulyl be able to make a takeout X of hearts. No reason to distort my shape with a marginal opener. However with QTxxKTxxxAQxx I would open. I feel strongly about this and hope it is not as radical as fred suggests lol. I agree with Justin on this completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I think Berry Westra in one of his books (or did I read it somewhere else?) says that jump reverse shows this kind of hand: 6-5 and minimal opening.Anyone plays this.what is: 1H-1NT-3S Yeah I play this, but I don't think that this is a suitable hand. I just started to play this, so it hasn't come up yet. I think Garazzo also recommends this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I play that 4♦ after 1NT shows 5♠+6♥ while 4♥ shows 6♠+5♥, sadly it doesn't apply afrer 2♦, so I will jsut hope partner picks the right major. I cannot agree less with 1♥ openers btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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