relpar Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 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♠? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Depends on what you have agreed with your partner, with the weak 2s I play which can be zero points, this is a 1♠ opener, if you play 6-10, 2♠ is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akwoo Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 I have partnerships where this is a 1♠ bid and partnerships where this is a 2♠ bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBengtsson Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 I open 1♠ 1♠ 1♠.... 2♠ is weak. Partner need good hand (<14) to use Qgust 2NT over weak two bid. But not so good hand (11/12/13) can make game opposite this 1♠ opener. If partner at margin for two over one respond, then game 50/50 with any cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 I open 1♠ 1♠ 1♠.... 2♠ is weak. Partner need good hand (<14) to use Qgust 2NT over weak two bid. But not so good hand (11/12/13) can make game opposite this 1♠ opener. If partner at margin for two over one respond, then game 50/50 with any cards? This hand is marginal, if the clubs were Kx rather than QJ I'd agree, but I'm not convinced this is a full on 10 count. And partner can have a 15 count with 4 spades that can't make 3 on normal breaks (KJxx, KQJ, Qxxx, Kx), it's all about the side suit fits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akwoo Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 I open 1♠ 1♠ 1♠.... 2♠ is weak. Partner need good hand (<14) to use Qgust 2NT over weak two bid. But not so good hand (11/12/13) can make game opposite this 1♠ opener. If partner at margin for two over one respond, then game 50/50 with any cards? I bid Ogust on ♠Axx ♥Axx ♦Kxxxxx ♣x. Surely ♠KQxxxx ♥xx ♦Qx ♣xxx is a weak 2? Okay - you're not going to find the game there, but ♠KQxxxx ♥Kx ♦xx ♣xxx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfi Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 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♠?NV at MPs this is way out of range of 2S IMO - this is a perfect situation to be aggressive. My choice would be between 1S and 3S, and it would depend on what partner expects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL78 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 I'd open 1♠. Seven losers and an easy second bid of 2♠ if partner does anything other than support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 First choice 2♠. Second choice 3♠. I would only consider 1♠ in a limited system like Precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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