[squealydan]

Second to bid, non-vul vs vul, matchpoints. Pass from dealer.

♠ 10.9.7.5.3
♥ A.Q.J.T.8.3.2
♦ -
♣ 4

What would you open? And any thoughts on what to do later given some likely scenarios?

[SteveMoe]

Pass in standard methods. 2♦ Wilkosz if available.
Passing in 2nd seat allows competing easily later.

[lipeng2076]

i pass

[squealydan]

SteveMoe, on 2012-December-09, 01:17, said:

Pass in standard methods. 2♦ Wilkosz if available.
Passing in 2nd seat allows competing easily later.

If it goes something like 1m - pass - 2m (inverted) or 1D-2C with partner passing, are you planning to show both suits or just the hearts - and hope partner will work out that the flaw which stopped you opening 3H initially must be the spade side suit?

[SteveMoe]

I'd use Michaels if available. 5=6 and 5-losers. Partner might like ♠

[PhilKing]

It looks remarkably like a 4♥ opening to me. I have no follow-up plan as such.

[gszes]

Our hand and vulnerability make it :safe: to sac at extremely high levels.
With the opps having only the minors and nt to work with I see little reason
to wreck our bidding chances with a 4h bid. For now I will be happy with pass
and wait and see how the bidding develops since it is almost impossible for
the bidding to get passed our from here. If my other 5 card suit had been a minor
I would have been much happier with bidding 4h here.

[32519]

squealydan, on 2012-December-09, 00:33, said:

Second to bid, non-vul vs vul, matchpoints. Pass from dealer.

♠ 10.9.7.5.3
♥ A.Q.J.T.8.3.2
♦ -
♣ 4

What would you open? And any thoughts on what to do later given some likely scenarios?

Can you post the full hand? Would love to see the actual layout. Thanks.

[JLOGIC]

4H obv

[squealydan]

32519, on 2012-December-10, 00:05, said:

Can you post the full hand? Would love to see the actual layout. Thanks.

I was doing it from memory, but I can post the link here. Hand 25.

My link

Looking at it now I see I got the vulnerability reversed. It was vul vs non which might change the non-passer's views.

[PhilKing]

We are now at red and have lost the ♥T and the ♠9.

Well in that case I open .... 4♥