What do you open, and why? Is one bid particularly obvious?
What to open? 1d or 1NT with 2-3-6-2
#2
Posted 2004-June-15, 13:44
#3
Posted 2004-June-15, 13:46
1) ♣ suit is right open, the J to get to 15HCP is worthless
2) 1 stop in ♥, that's it
3) most important: the ♦ suit has not enough control imo, if I had the Ace I might consider 1NT.
However, 1NT isn't that bad, since you still have 3-2 in the Majors...
#4
Posted 2004-June-15, 13:52
In the posted conditions 1NT has a nice preemptive effect so I think it is ok.
#6
Posted 2004-June-15, 15:16
Hongjun
#7
Posted 2004-June-15, 16:54
#8
Posted 2004-June-16, 02:00
Misho
#9
Posted 2004-June-16, 03:53
#10
Posted 2004-June-16, 12:19
#11
Posted 2004-June-17, 18:09
#12
Posted 2004-June-17, 19:27
#13
Posted 2004-June-18, 04:14
Here it would be allowed (3-2 Major) but I have a bad feeling about this hand. I can't explain why. Still, we have a rebid, so why bother? Ok, preemptive value is of importance, but when p bids 1M I can show my hand exactly... If any p would bid 1NT with this I wouldn't be angry at all, but it's not my choice.
#14
Posted 2004-June-27, 08:40
True I might have the problem of whether I have a free second bid of 3♦ if the opponents intervene, but I'd have the same problem if they intervened over 1♦.
If passed out, 1NT undoubled is rarely bad non-vulnerable. If it goes several down, they can make something.
By the way, it is worse to open 1NT on a hand like this but with the clubs and diamonds reversed. Partner may decide to go for a 2♣ response intending to pass whatever you bid. Here we'd be quite happy if partner passed our 2♦ response.
#15
Posted 2004-June-27, 09:37
I have 15, am pretty much balanced. And it works somewhat preemtive.
Mike
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