[whereagles]

Tough call. Bidding feels right, but the hand is sooo defensive that 5x will have lousy play. I would pass or double depending on opps and my mood.

[luke warm]

it'd be hard for me to double here... i'd pass or, if i felt i just had to bid, i'd bid 4NT

[MickyB]

whereagles, on Oct 23 2005, 07:17 PM, said:

Tough call. Bidding feels right, but the hand is sooo defensive that 5x will have lousy play.

Hm, I'd have thought this hand was all offence and no defence.

[MickyB]

Jlall, on Oct 24 2005, 01:06 AM, said:

MickyB, on Oct 23 2005, 05:29 PM, said:

whereagles, on Oct 23 2005, 07:17 PM, said:

Tough call. Bidding feels right, but the hand is sooo defensive that 5x will have lousy play.

Hm, I'd have thought this hand was all offence and no defence.

soft hands like this are better for defense than offense generally (KJs and QJs)

Soft honours in your short suits, yes, but I always thought that soft honours in your long suits will tend to not stand up on defence. I guess that depends on your partner's length in the suit.

[flytoox]

A classic hand which a beginner and a really good player will pass but good players will choose to act.

[Fluffy]

IMO the main advantage of reopening is to find partner with a strong hand with 4+ cards in their suit that had no bid avaible previous round. Then reopening with 4NT is not a big deal (except if partner passes and its the only game avaible )