I Would If You Would...

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1- Do you open it? Yes. Want a full explaination? I use ZAR points to decide. This had 12 hcp, 3 control points, 10 distributional points. That comes to 25. I open almost every legal hand with 26 ZAR points and most with 25 ZAR points and a four+ spade suit.

State your reasoning regarding a 1C compared to a 1S opening. Systemically this is a 1♣ opening for most of us, as five card majors is all the rage. This is a clear 1♠ opener in 3rd seat. Reverse the red suits, and I would violate the five card major rule at imps and open 1♠ as it makes it more difficult for opponents to find a potential heart fit. But with four hearts, if we open 1♠ it makes it more difficult for us to find a ♥ fit so here. At matchpoint you might consider opening 1♠ in an effort to get a ♠ lead should you be outbid on the hand. However, I will go with the field bid of 1♣ even there when holding 4♥'s.

kgr, on Jan 21 2008, 04:56 PM, said:

I would always open this 1♣ and I don't understand why this is opened 1♠ in 3th or 4th hand. If I open 1♠ then I expect partner to bid 1NT (also not forcing in 2/1?) and I will not be happy about loosing the ♥ fit.

third seat openings should be judged by different rules than 1st and second seat openings, especially on weak hands.

On this hand, game is very unlikely after two passes. More accurately, game OUR way is very unlikely, while game or even slam their way remains possible.

In 1st or 2nd chair, our constructive bidding takes precedence.. we make our systemic opening so that partner, with a good hand, can participate meaningfully.

In 3rd seat, we have to pay somewhat more attention, than we do in 1st or 2nd, to two other factors: preemption and lead-directing.

I usually open 1♥ with modest hands in 3rd chair when 4=4 in the majors, to cater to the possibility of partner holding, and showing, spades. That factor is clearly present here as well, and my choice of 1♠ in 3rd chair will probably mean missing all 4-4 heart fits (unless rho overcalls and partner doubles, and even then we may not be able to compete to the 3 level) and most 5=4 fits as well.

OTOH, we surely want a spade lead if the opps compete, and we surely do not want partner leading from, say, Kx or Kxx(x) in hearts.

Finally, if the hand belongs to the opps in 3N, as is entirely possible, a 1♠ opening will almost always persuade them to aim elsewhere, since neither one of them will have a stopper (well, I discount 10xxxx on the grounds of frequency).

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