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Poll: Choose your own adventure (25 member(s) have cast votes)

Choose your own adventure

  1. Pass (13 votes [52.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 52.00%

  2. 1S (11 votes [44.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 44.00%

  3. Other (please explain) (1 votes [4.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.00%

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#1 User is offline   Echognome 

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Posted 2006-October-28, 18:19

This hand created a bit of a stir at our last pairs league. There were many auctions, and I know of several of them. Depending on interest, I will try to give continuations for the most popular choices. So shall we begin?

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You are dealer. You are playing a natural based system with no unusual gadgets. What is your first call?

If you choose Pass (please click here)

If you choose 1♠ (please click here)

If you choose Other (you know where to go)
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Posted 2006-October-28, 18:36

pass, butt-in later. seems easy to me :(
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Posted 2006-October-28, 18:38

1S.

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Posted 2006-October-28, 19:05

1S

Partner expects this.
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Posted 2006-October-28, 19:34

as usual, I think the best way to describe a big two suiter without many HCP is to pass first (limiting my hand) and then make some 2 suited bid later (michaels or unusual NT) at the appropriate level. The problem with opening this hand is that you are never going to stop bidding in a competitive auction and partner will have no idea you have this little in the way of HCP.
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Posted 2006-October-28, 20:13

Jlall, on Oct 29 2006, 03:34 AM, said:

as usual, I think the best way to describe a big two suiter without many HCP is to pass first (limiting my hand) and then make some 2 suited bid later (michaels or unusual NT) at the appropriate level. The problem with opening this hand is that you are never going to stop bidding in a competitive auction and partner will have no idea you have this little in the way of HCP.

This plan has a lot more going for it here than usual, since we have the majors. We will pretty much always have time to show both suits beyond 4M (well, unless LHO preempts with 6♦).

If this hand were, say, hearts and clubs, I like the plan to open 2♥, and bidding 3♣ or 4♣ later.

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Posted 2006-October-28, 23:06

Given the choices available, I think pass is clear, as of course is intervention later. Opening 1S on this is running the risk of misleading partner who, when she doubles a minor suit contract by the opps later, will believe me to have far more defensive strength.

This hand type is an excellent illustration as to why some sort of 2 suited opening should be in our arsenal.
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Posted 2006-October-28, 23:50

If there were discussion between my partnership about opening of low-hcp and high-distributional hand, I wouldopen 1S. Otherwise, I pass.
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Posted 2006-October-29, 02:24

The_Hog, on Oct 29 2006, 05:06 AM, said:

This hand type is an excellent illustration as to why some sort of 2 suited opening should be in our arsenal.

Actually, bids for major 2 suiters aren't that urgent. You have an easy butt-in in at all levels except if it goes

pass 1NT pass 3NT
?? (ooooops)
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Posted 2006-October-29, 03:30

Pass

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Actually, bids for major 2 suiters aren't that urgent. You have an easy butt-in in at all levels except if it goes

pass 1NT pass 3NT
?? (ooooops)


Double - should show any 2-suiter.
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Posted 2006-October-29, 03:33

Gerben42, on Oct 29 2006, 04:30 AM, said:

Pass

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Actually, bids for major 2 suiters aren't that urgent. You have an easy butt-in in at all levels except if it goes

pass 1NT pass 3NT
?? (ooooops)


Double - should show any 2-suiter.

Why? Aren't you ever dealt AKQJx or AKQTx of a major?
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Posted 2006-October-29, 07:34

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Posted 2006-October-29, 16:56

pass
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