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What's your plan for this strong hand?

#1 User is offline   fuburules3 

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Posted 2012-June-24, 20:50

All white at IMPS. You are playing a basic 2/1 card and deal yourself

S: Qx
H: Qx
D: KQx
C: AKQJxx

What's your plan?
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Posted 2012-June-24, 22:16

I will open 1♣ and plan to reverse into 2♦. I play the jump to 3m as limited 15-17. I don't like a 2N rebid nor a 2N opening bid here. Partner knows to expect strength and at least 3 ♦ cards. I rate this hand to be about 17.25 HCP...I need partners help in the majors if NT is to be safe.
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Posted 2012-June-24, 23:30

As I see it, if NT is the right strain it most certainly should be declared by this hand. The 2D reverse after a 1M response will probably get NT played by responder whether Leben comes into play or not. So, what the heck, I rebid 2NT.
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Posted 2012-June-24, 23:32

Hands that have Qx in a Major generally want to declare, and we have that in BOTH majors, so put me down in the 2NT rebid camp.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 00:35

I would just open 2N.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 00:49

View Postantonylee, on 2012-June-25, 00:35, said:

I would just open 2N.


So would I.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 01:51

1.20-21 HCPs,half balance ,I would just open 2NT.
2.Qx better for NT.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 01:57

Looks like 19 in bean count, and is right around 19 in adjustments +/-. Doesn't reach 20.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 02:28

I would like to open 1♣ and rebid 3NT - that should show this sort of hand IMO.

If I don't have it available, I probably rebid 2NT.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 06:22

1♣ and 2N rebid , why do we need to get fancy here?
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Posted 2012-June-25, 07:07

At the table I would open 1♣, without further plans for the time being. The auction could be many places when it gets back to me, I prefer to spend my mental energy on actual problems rather than hypothetical ones.

Since this is a forum, I will assume partner bids 1♥/♠ and ops are quiet. Then I will rebid 3NT.

Back to the real table, I may now go down in 3NT, and regret having pointed LHO to the correct major. Perhaps opening 2NT is better after all.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 07:45

Looks like a 2NT opening to me...
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Posted 2012-June-25, 09:24

I like 1c then 3nt.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 09:31

I'd open 2N.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 09:36

The problems I see with this thread are:

Posters probably don't agree on what the incremental ranges are for NT bidding.

Some posters probably use the 2NT rebid and the 3NT rebid differently from other posters, or use them interchangably, depending on whim. IMO, one or the other should be a gadget.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 20:55

I'm in the camp that opens this a 20-21 2nt.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 22:08

2 NT of course.

This is not only about hand evaluation, it is also about strategy. Say it goes 2 NT all pass or 2 NT -3 NT down 2 or 3 or make but regardless how many of us will be thrilled to defend a 4♥ or 4♠ with this 19 hcp ?

Also, we cant really do much about LHO's long major since he is on lead but how many of us want RHO to introduce his major in a slow auction like

1♣-pass-1♦-1M or DBL

1♣-pass-1♥-1♠ ?
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Posted 2012-June-25, 22:24

given that issue I x(3d) after pards 1d and cue over pards 1h but I understand your point.


I dont have any issues if you prefer to open 2nt.
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Posted 2012-June-25, 22:52

Opening 1♣ and jumping in NT or Opening 2N gives up on slam whenever partner holds AK and A in the majors and 3-4 ♣. I think the reverse keeps open the possibility to declare 3N from this hand if partner is not super weak. Granted 2N is practical but why give up on the upside this hand offers? Something like ♠AKx ♥Axx ♦xxxx ♣xxx would raise to 3N or pass a 3N rebid, no?
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Posted 2012-June-25, 23:11

Another 2NT here.

I don't like the reverse, the hand is essentially balanced and what's more we have Qx in the other 2 suits.
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