flytoox Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 fly, i'm assuming you're talking about 2/1 or sayc... if a 1 bid promises a 2 suited hand and is usually canape, and is 11-16, why is it wrong to open 1h? you r right, if playing canape, then 1H abosolutely,no problem. But in precision, 1H promises 5 cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 As to what you lose by passing:Â You lose the ability to start describing your hand before the opponents find their Spade fit... The problem with opening is that by rebid anything you DISTORT your hand. Comment the First: As I said originally, I think that the system that is being imposed on us is flawed Comment the Second: Even so, I'd make the best of it and open a mini-NT or 1♥ No surprise that I agree with Richard here. Its also no surprise that I think 1H is better than passing, is not as good as a 10-12 NT. Those who advocate a pass should consider playing a big C system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 The other reason why I pass is because if pard finds an inverted raise, then I'm back at square one: 1D-2D-2H-2S......now what? 3C can't be forcing, I'm limited. 2NT, yuck. 3D might be passed. Boo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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