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Shapely hand what do you open?

Poll: Shapely hand (24 member(s) have cast votes)

Shapely hand

  1. Pass (4 votes [16.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.67%

  2. 1 heart (7 votes [29.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 29.17%

  3. 2 hearts (4 votes [16.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.67%

  4. 3 hearts (7 votes [29.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 29.17%

  5. other (2 votes [8.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.33%

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#1 User is offline   Ant590 

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Posted 2009-September-11, 07:34

Scoring: IMP


First seat, white, IMPs.

Do you open? If so, what?
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Posted 2009-September-11, 07:39

3♥. If I had the 10 and 8 I might open 4, but I think this is enough.

View Postwyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2009-September-11, 12:08

Agree with 3, but would never open 4.
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Posted 2009-September-11, 12:24

1, 3 or 4, never 2.

Agree with hannoi that more suit quality is needed for opening 4.

In the forums its easy to say that I'd open 1, but on the table I am not sure if that's the route i'd take.
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Posted 2009-September-11, 12:30

I think 3 is just about right and wouldn't consider 1 or 2 or 4. At other vulnerabilities it's different.
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Posted 2009-September-11, 17:11

1 or 3... Playing 2/1 or Standard I bid 3, playing precision I bid 1
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Posted 2009-September-11, 17:23

Al roth would have no problem here. He could pass and then bid both sides of the table later. I am not Al Roth, but it is just another hand that doesnt fit into a particular niche, so I hope passing --and maybe passing throughout, maybe not ---will produce the swing in our favour.
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Posted 2009-September-12, 00:33

Never 2H. Other choices all have merit, to different degrees. 3H for me.
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