diana_eva Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Who was East? He shall remain anonymous :P Lurker, prob not willing to post and defend himself here, so let's leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 He shall remain anonymous :P Lurker, prob not willing to post and defend himself here, so let's leave it at that. Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I am probably one of the most conservative posters on this board when it comes to opening min balanced hands - but I am opening this one and I don't think it is particularly close either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 On Jxx: You don't know if it's worthless or not. It is worth a lot opposite KQTx, but nothing opposite xxx. Statistically it's worth 1 HCP, and that's why you should count it. Devaluate if you will, but only after you know pard's suits/values lie elsewhere, not before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I was surprised that most folks didn't double with the East hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campboy Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I was surprised that most folks didn't double with the East hand.It sounds like at two tables it went p 1NT p p p, at two it started 1♣ 1NT dbl (nige1's and the table which played 1NTx) and at one it started 1♣ dbl. What surprises me is that neither South ran from the double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Hmm. 1NT-X-XX - seems like an interesting start. I too am not passing, even if I have to open it 1♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinksy Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 1♣ doesn't have preemptive value as an opening bid. Sure it does, it preempts them out of their weak NT. Not such a big deal at IMPs (where P's also more likely to put you in a dodgy 2-3NT), but it can be 50% of the MPs here. (fwiw I'd open this hand at either form of scoring, though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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