Opening 2-level Bid in Passout Seat

[carmelbobc]

GIB plays an opening 2-level bid in Passout seat as preemptive. That is not how it generally is played because who are you preempting in the passout seat??

 

This from Robin's Bridge Blog, with which Larry Cohen agrees:

 

"There's fairly uniform agreement on what kind of a hand 2♥ or 2♠ shows after three passes: it's kind of an intermediate two-bid: a good six-card suit and somewhere in the 9-13 hcp range. In other words, either a maximum weak two or a minimum opener. The logic is easy: You have, say, 11 hcp which leaves 29 for the other players. You already know that none of them has an opening bid. Most probably they have 9 or 10 points each. Between them, they have 7 spades so that's 2 or 3 each on average. If partner has 9 with two pieces in support, you will typically be able to make 2♠ and the opponents, remember each of them has already passed, will be loathe to come in at the three-level. Preemption with a good expectation of making. What could be better?"

[diana_eva]

GIB plays an opening 2-level bid in Passout seat as preemptive. That is not how it generally is played because who are you preempting in the passout seat??

 

This from Robin's Bridge Blog, with which Larry Cohen agrees:

 

"There's fairly uniform agreement on what kind of a hand 2♥ or 2♠ shows after three passes: it's kind of an intermediate two-bid: a good six-card suit and somewhere in the 9-13 hcp range. In other words, either a maximum weak two or a minimum opener. The logic is easy: You have, say, 11 hcp which leaves 29 for the other players. You already know that none of them has an opening bid. Most probably they have 9 or 10 points each. Between them, they have 7 spades so that's 2 or 3 each on average. If partner has 9 with two pieces in support, you will typically be able to make 2♠ and the opponents, remember each of them has already passed, will be loathe to come in at the three-level. Preemption with a good expectation of making. What could be better?"

 

That's how the robots play it too, 9-12 or so.