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neilkaz, on May 3 2008, 08:16 PM, said:
babalu1997, on May 3 2008, 04:53 PM, said:
ArtK78, on May 3 2008, 03:59 PM, said:
TimG, on May 3 2008, 03:34 PM, said:
I would not have opened the hand!
You would not open
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QJxxx
KTxx
Qxx
That is amazing.
Well that hand, with a singleton spade , and less than 2.5 quick tricks is an impossible open in SA isn~t it?
iwould not open either
Many of us open, or at least think it borderline.
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QJxxx
KTxx
Jxx
I think it's losing matchpoints to sit there passing with the given hands, it just puts tremendous pressure on partner to get the ball rolling for our side. And it's a lot safer to bid now than later with this texture. Remember, partner won't be so quick to bury us with a thin LR since the size of the game bonus is (usually) immaterial at matchpoints. They aren't vulnerable, so partner won't be so quick to dble them.
Also, the responding hand probably lost the board when it didn't make a forcing heart raise. 1H-2N-4H you might catch a spade lead (LHO has xxxx, x, Axxx, Axxx or so) and claim 12 tricks.