[ron]

Scoring: MP

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Playing matchpoints against good opponents, white on red, you hold the above hand in 3rd seat after two passes. I would be interested in hearing people's feelings about various possible calls in this position.

Thanks,
Ron

[pbleighton]

I would bid 2D, as long as my partner wouldn't freak out.

Peter

[hrothgar]

I'd pass... nothing else really appeals to me that much

[BebopKid]

PASS and then slap myself for thinking that long about it.

[pclayton]

Just pass. I need a reason to bid other than being in 3rd chair green.

[whereagles]

I'll try 1♣. This has two ideas:

1. A lead-director in case we end up defending a spade contract (likely), and

2. Force opps to overcall 1♠ instead of opening 1♠. Overcalls are usually more muddy than openers, so opps will lose some precision in their bidding.

Of course, if pard has ♦KJ ♣A and ends up leading the ♣A, I'll regret this opening.. lol.

[pbleighton]

"Just pass. I need a reason to bid other than being in 3rd chair green."

Takes all types to make a world

Peter

[pclayton]

I should also mention I need a rebid.

[pbleighton]

"I should also mention I need a rebid."

After 2Dx?

Peter

[pclayton]

pbleighton, on Jan 23 2007, 03:29 PM, said:

"I should also mention I need a rebid."

After 2Dx?

Peter

No, then I need a Tylenol

[jdeegan]

Pass, 1♦ or even 2♦ depending on my feel of the table, the state of our game and partner's personality. Even good opponents sometimes display tells, esp. in a boring, routine matchpoint duplicate game or perhaps when they are tired and not doing well even in the finals of a National event.

LHO looks alert and is still counting points while RHO is slumped and looks bored:
at least 1♦, maybe even 2♦. Etc., etc., etc. .........

2♦ is bold and risky - shake hands with -800.
1♦ is sneaky, less intrusive, but safer - have to pass 1♠ by pard
Pass is safe and conservative. At least it won't upset partner or put any pressure on him/her, or the opponents either

In short, no right answer absent from being at table

[Double !]

Anyone for a 1♥ psyche? could work well, especially if play some form of drury, especially 2-way. At least I have trick in the bid suit. Is one permitted to raise the possibility of a psychic opening in this forum?

I doubt I would make such a bid, but it just popped into my head as I looked at this thread.


DHL

[joker_gib]

Pass

[Halo]

Pass.

[mike777]

I can understand 1D here if partner opens on junk, where the heck are the majors.
Pass is very close also. At this vul it is going to be tough to get in trouble too often and at MP frequency is more important than quantity.

[brianshark]

I'm quite scared that people are even contemplating opening with this hand. I'm sure it's because it was put into a poll and suggested that some might open it that people are looking for reasons to do so. Because I'm fairly sure that most of you would pass this without a second's thought if it came up at the table? Or am I just not with the current trend in suicidal openings lately?

[SoTired]

partner is a passed hand so we are unlikely to get into too much trouble. I don't like 2D because it seems so unilateral and eliminates clubs.

Catch me tomorrow and I pass like a shot, but today I open 1D and if partner bids 1S, I rebid 2C. I am not leaving partner to go down 4 in 1S on a 4-1 fit on a likely part-score hand.

[Apollo81]

With the ♦10 instead of the ♦7 I'd open

[SoTired]

Apollo81, on Jan 24 2007, 12:21 PM, said:

With the ♦10 instead of the ♦7 I'd open

Really? Impressive that you fine-tune 9 HCP 3rd seat openers that precisely.