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In the context of a standardish 5cM system with a 20-21(22) 2NT, which hand/s would you open with 2NT?
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Posted 2012-June-15, 08:55
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Posted 2012-June-15, 09:52
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would open all of them 1d and deal with those issues.
over 1s will reverse into 2h, not perfect but.....
playing reverse flannery partner will almost never be 5s and 4h and start with 1s.
would open all of them 1d and deal with those issues.
over 1s will reverse into 2h, not perfect but.....
playing reverse flannery partner will almost never be 5s and 4h and start with 1s.
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Posted 2012-June-15, 10:09
IMO:
Def with stiff K, Def not with stiff J or worse, and "meh" for stiff A and stiff Q.
I probably would with stiff A and stiff K but whatever, might depend on my mood with the A and Q.
Def with stiff K, Def not with stiff J or worse, and "meh" for stiff A and stiff Q.
I probably would with stiff A and stiff K but whatever, might depend on my mood with the A and Q.
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Posted 2012-June-16, 03:57
Agree with Mike - always start 1♦ and reverse over 1♠. However, with the agreement of a "shortage" diamond and a 3 suited NT rebid, this is an easy simple 1♦ 1♠ 3NT. Partner then knows to bid 4♥ if he has 4.
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Posted 2012-June-16, 08:25
In Justin's language, Def with stiff king, Def not with stiff jack or worse, and "meh" for stiff A and stiff Q but sooner with this particular stiff queen hand. It looks less good for minor suit slams.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2012-June-16, 14:37
Why is the King > Ace in Justin and Han's opinions?
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Posted 2012-June-16, 14:41
I am not han or justin (or am i?) but king is better for rightsiding and worse for slam.
I agree with definitely K, maybe A or Q, definitely not J or less. Personally I prefer the Q hand to the A hand.
I agree with definitely K, maybe A or Q, definitely not J or less. Personally I prefer the Q hand to the A hand.
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Posted 2012-June-16, 15:13
BunnyGo, on 2012-June-16, 14:37, said:
Why is the King > Ace in Justin and Han's opinions?
In general, stiff K is frequently though of as the most nt-oriented stiff. The same hand but with stiff A instead of stiff K will have stiff A as better than stiff K, but the extra point pulls more weight outside the suit so 20 point hands with stiff K is better than 20 point hands with stiff A. Stiff K will often work well enough for stoppers on defense and for support of partner's suit if it ends up as trump.
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