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What to Open ? 1D or 1C ?

#1 User is offline   TWO4BRIDGE 

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Posted 2014-July-18, 17:14

Both Vul

1) Would you Open: 1D or 1C ??

Q x
void
J 10 x x x x
A K Q J 10

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2) Let's say it goes:
1D - ( 1H ) - p - ( 4H )
??
Would you now bid 5C ??
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Posted 2014-July-18, 17:24

Yes
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Posted 2014-July-18, 17:24

1) 1

2) yes
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Posted 2014-July-18, 19:38

Does not seem close here.

Open 1. Rebid 5.

Clearly you see all the problems that arise if you start 1, don't you?

Of course you will hate it if you end up defending (doubled no doubt) and partner's 4th best is swallowed up by dummy's single Q while a small goes away on declarer's A.

C'est la vie.
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Posted 2014-July-18, 23:52

opening 1 would indicate that I miss-sorted my hand. This is in the wrong forum, at least on that question. It belongs in the novice section.
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Posted 2014-July-19, 07:45

View Postmikeh, on 2014-July-18, 23:52, said:

opening 1 would indicate that I miss-sorted my hand. This is in the wrong forum, at least on that question. It belongs in the novice section.

Well, this hand was played in a BBO tourney by a friend of mine.
His partner, a " BBO expert " , chided him for opening 1D .
They received a bad board because of the induced lead by partner ( opps made 12 tricks in a contract rather than the cold 11 tricks on a lead ) .
Easy to see post mortem .... duh .

I too, would have opened 1D .
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Posted 2014-July-20, 23:31

I'm opening 1 and rebidding 5 .

The 5 bid shows a very distributional 2 suiter, so a lead isn't necessarily automatic if opener makes that bid.
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Posted 2014-July-21, 06:17

View PostTWO4BRIDGE, on 2014-July-19, 07:45, said:

Well, this hand was played in a BBO tourney by a friend of mine.
His partner, a " BBO expert " , chided him for opening 1D .
They received a bad board because of the induced lead by partner ( opps made 12 tricks in a contract rather than the cold 11 tricks on a lead ) .
Easy to see post mortem .... duh .

I too, would have opened 1D .

Lol obvious resulting. 1 is clear.
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Posted 2014-July-21, 07:32

This isn't really a problem. Try instead

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Posted 2014-July-22, 09:23

View Postwhereagles, on 2014-July-21, 07:32, said:

This isn't really a problem. Try instead

Qx
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AKQJT
JTxxxx


1 then 4NT

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Posted 2014-July-22, 18:15

Well I agree with everyone that 1D is clear, But I'm not so sure 5c is. 5 minor could easily be -2 and 4 major have no play.
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Posted 2014-July-23, 01:28

View Postbartonfinc, on 2014-July-22, 18:15, said:

Well I agree with everyone that 1D is clear, But I'm not so sure 5c is. 5 minor could easily be -2 and 4 major have no play.


There's an element of guess, of course. But usually it pays to be bold in this situation, as it's possible opps have a double fit.
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