What's your plan for this hand?

[Jinksy]

AQTxx

AKT9xx

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Rubber bridge, first hand of the rubber. You're playing a pretty plain version of Acol - if you open 1♥ and reverse into 2♠, you'll be showing something like a good 16 count, and most continuations will be natural (2N and 3m would be NF assuming P didn't start with a 2/1 bid).

 

What's your plan for a constructive auction after a) a 1N response to whatever you open, or b) a 2m response?

 

More broadly, what's your plan for if the opps start competing in minors?

[SteveMoe]

1♥ intending to rebid 2♠ over partner's 1N. Will rebid 3♠ over 3m interference. Partner will know I'm 5=6 and very good ODR.

[rmnka447]

No matter the natural bidding system you use, the hand is good enough to initially bid ♥ and rebid ♠ twice up to 3 ♠.

 

The hand is a four loser hand and the suits are headed with top honors and intermediates. Whatever the hand lacks in HCP for such bidding, it makes up for in playing strength.

[FelicityR]

Agree entirely with the two previous posters, open 1♥ and rebid 2♠ followed by 3♠. You have described your 6-5 hand perfectly.

[jogs]

Open 1♠. Bid this hand the same way for every natural system.

If partner has a fitting hand it probably won't matter whether

you open 1♥ or 1♠.

 

When partnership hands don't fit with partner holding 1=1=5=6,

the goal becomes getting out as low as possible in an

unmakeable contract.

[Cyberyeti]

Open 1♠. Bid this hand the same way for every natural system.

If partner has a fitting hand it probably won't matter whether

you open 1♥ or 1♠.

 

When partnership hands don't fit with partner holding 1=1=5=6,

the goal becomes getting out as low as possible in an

unmakeable contract.

 

No, when partner is xx/xx in the majors, you will play in the wrong suit, and your hand is plenty good enough in playing strength to reverse.

[rmnka447]

Open 1♠. Bid this hand the same way for every natural system.

If partner has a fitting hand it probably won't matter whether

you open 1♥ or 1♠.

 

When partnership hands don't fit with partner holding 1=1=5=6,

the goal becomes getting out as low as possible in an

unmakeable contract.

Where 1 ♠ might be right is when the quality of the suits is poor and level then could become an issue. Make the hand something like Axxxx Kxxxxx x A and 1 ♠ and 2 ♥ rebid would be right, not with the strong playing hand being discussed.