[jillybean]

Scoring: IMP

(P) P (1♦) ?

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[vuroth]

I double, but wouldn't be surprised if others don't.

[jdonn]

Easy 1♥ it's 17 without anything particularly special and a clear preference for what suit to play in.

[ONEferBRID]

vuroth, on Sep 9 2010, 03:09 PM, said:

I double, but wouldn't be surprised if others don't.

Double also... bidding 2H next to show the strong DBL with a suit.
( It may be only 17, but those honors are well placed ).

[Phil]

1♥, although I think double is OK if spades and hearts are reversed.

[pooltuna]

my choice would be X and a ♥ rebid

[karlson]

1♥. I've seen better 17 counts with 6 hearts.

[vuroth]

jdonn, on Sep 9 2010, 03:11 PM, said:

Easy 1♥ it's 17 without anything particularly special and a clear preference for what suit to play in.

Not to hijack but I find the range on a 1M overcall already crazy hard to deal with. If I occasionally need to make an aggressive light overcall, then I think even a less than spectacular 17 is going to have to be handled differently, or my partner will never know which way the wind is blowing.

Of course, I self rate as intermediate as best, so maybe I'm completely missing the boat on this argument.

[manudude03]

1♥ for me, going to need help to get the potential out of this hand. On a really bad day even 1♥ could go down on pretty normal breaks.

Also, are the doublers bidding 3♥ if the auction goes (1S)-P-(2S)

[aguahombre]

Heavy overcalls are o.k. IMO, there are too many light overcalls. I mark 10-17, occasionally light on the card. Seems like this hand fits.

[TylerE]

1♥.

I think X is practically terrible.

This is NOT

AQ
AQJxxx
xx
Axx

[neilkaz]

Easy 1♥, this is a very mundane 17 count with the slight defect of a dub KJ. I'd like a better hand to X first. That would mean make one of my kings an ace or at the bare minimum give me good ♥ spots so I can better handle being opposite a stiff.

If PD can't raise 1♥ I don't think that I am missing anything and note that PD should raise from 1 to 2 with just about any hand that he'd raise an opening 1♥ bid with.

If I overcall 1♥ and the opps compete and it is passed around to me, I can X to show a max overcall.

.. neilkaz ..

[hanp]

1H, I mark 7-18 but occasionally lighter.

[JLOGIC]

I would bid 1H but I don't find doubling to be terrible.

In fact meckwell double and bid much more aggressively than any pair I've seen and they are the best (imo).

This hand is just too soft though, even if you double with most 6322 17s.

[bucky]

vuroth, on Sep 9 2010, 04:51 PM, said:

Not to hijack but I find the range on a 1M overcall already crazy hard to deal with.  If I occasionally need to make an aggressive light overcall, then I think even a less than spectacular 17 is going to have to be handled differently, or my partner will never know which way the wind is blowing.

Of course, I self rate as intermediate as best, so maybe I'm completely missing the boat on this argument.

I think at 1-level, you can afford to have wide-range overcalls. With a good hand partner has cuebid available so you can sort things out. With a mediocre or bad hand (with fit) partner can do simple or preemptive raise, and you will still be reasonably placed whether you overcalled heavily or lightly (assuming you are not going nuts with ultralight overcall when red).

While I don't think X is terrible on this hand, the value does seem soft, and doubleton spades are somewhat a flaw. Change DQ to SQ, then X will be much more comfortable.

[Free]

What a perfect hand for a 1♥ overcall.

[Fluffy]

I overcall 1♥ even heavier

[jillybean]

I was kibitzing this hand in a tournament. Some doubled and either bid 4♥ over the 1N or 2♥ response or passed 2♥.
The majority bid 1♥ and played in some number of ♥'s.

Partner held AJ5, T94, KT93, QT5

[Rodney26]

I think 1♥ planning to bid 1NT over a 1♠ response is the plan I would make because it seems most descriptive without getting too high.

Shooting 3NT over 1NT seems best to me thanks to the spade jack.

[hanp]

1H followed by 1NT does not do Justice to this hand.

And if partner bids 1NT I would bid 2H, we can always get back to 3NT later.