[jillybean]

Scoring: MP

(P) P (P) 2nt
(P) 3♦ (P) 3♥
(P) ?

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1. Why not open this 1♥?
2. If you did pass in 1st position, how do you explore for slam now?

[ArtK78]

1. Because you don't have an opening bid?

2. Transfer to hearts and bid clubs, or transfer to hearts and bid 4NT (invitational).

[jdonn]

1. It's close but totally up to you whether or not to open. Many would, and many wouldn't.

2. Transfer to hearts and bid 4♣.

[peachy]

1. It is on the border, open or not.
2. Transfer to hearts, then 4C. I would bid 4C even if the club suit didn't have the ace. It is natural clubs, not a cue in hearts.

[Phil]

I wouldn't open this mess.

Agree with tsfr and 4♣.

[mtvesuvius]

1. You can devalue this because of the doubleton QJ♠, but I think it's a matter of style whether to open this or not... I would open it playing precision, but pass playing Standard.

2. Transfer followed by 4♣, which is not the G word.

[JLOL]

Yep, QJ tight should be downgraded and it's already 11 points to begin with. I couldn't see opening it in a normal style.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

#1 Opening 1H is an option, simplifies certain things, espesially
if you happen to play with a stranger.
You have a 5 card major, 2 Aces and no rebid problem, so
if you play standart american a 1H opening wont lead to
problems often, but will quite often avoid one.
But in my regular partnership, I would pass, since we agreed
to open sound.

#2 3NT.
If partner bids 4H, you can make a move toward 6H, but otherwise
be happy to play 3NT.
Partially it depends on system, if 2NT is 20-21, you have at best
32 between you, no gurantee of a fit, and it may be hard to stop
below the 6 level, if you make a move now.
And partner did not super accept the transfer, so wont have a 4
card heart suit very often (or 3 card support and a super max.).

With kind regards
Marlowe

[kenrexford]

I would open, personally, but I open light. The factor against opening is that QJ tight should probably be devalued somewhat. Not sure how much. Against that, though, is the fact that the 10 is with an Ace and gets no HCP value, which is a devaluing, the fact that Aces are devalued already when assigning them a mere 4 HCP each (especially when possessed in the long suits), and the fact that I have good, expected defense.

After passing and hearing 2NT, transfer and then bid 4♣. The problem, though, is that this is not a slam try by a passed hand. It is a descriptive bid. You have to trust partner to make the slam try. Partner, if he thinks any "20-21" is the same "20-21," will not know when to properly accept a slam try if you made one, so he won't make a slam try. However, if your partner has skills, he will already have made some slam tries over the transfer, will make a slam try of 4♦ if he accepts hearts, or will make a slam try of 4♠ if he accepts clubs. THEN, you ACCEPT.