Opening Bids

[relpar]

First in hand, Match-point Pairs, with nobody Vulnerable. Here is your hand ♠AQ9654, ♥9, ♦JT73, ♣QJ. Do you open this hand 2♠, or do you choose 1♠?

[hrothgar]

First in hand, Match-point Pairs, with nobody Vulnerable. Here is your hand ♠AQ9654, ♥9, ♦JT73, ♣QJ. Do you open this hand 2♠, or do you choose 1♠?

 

I would open 2S, however, I tend to play relatively sound openings and stodgy preempts when playing standard methods.

[mikeh]

I think it’s a question of partnership agreement.

 

It also helps to have methods over one’s weak two bids. If I play a form of Ogust, then I’m happy to open 2S. One should no give a lot of weight, in terms of hand evaluation, to a doubleton QJ.

[nudnikbp]

Two spades. This is close, but without two quick tricks I'd favor the weak two.