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table discussion re opening bids minimum opening bid for a good chuckle

#1 User is offline   pdmunro 

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Posted 2004-December-29, 19:25

Overheard at the bridge table (names altered)

mles opens 1C with

♠ 10 8 7 4
♥ 10 9 4
♦ Q 8 3 2
♣ A K

The opponents (both from Turkey) reach 4H. They are set 1 trick: a common result.

After the play, the dummy (noz) starts a conversation with mles and j21 :

*************start*************************
noz: do u play forcing pass opps?
j21: no
j21: pass is 0-9
j21: do you want a cc?
noz: what does it mean on 1. position, opening with 9 hcp and 2 card cl ????
mles: balanced
j21: 10 or a good 9
noz: with 9 hcp???
noz: pls alert this or 8
j21: a good 9
noz: or good 7
j21: or two aces
noz: or 1 ace 1 king
noz: doesnt matter
j21: or an ace a king and a queen
noz: or 2 jack
mles: no
j21: no
noz: or nil
***********************end***************

Best chuckle I have had in ages.

Does this conversation have any relevance to the forum on minimal opening bids?

http://forums.bridgebase.com/ind...?showtopic=5631

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Posted 2005-January-03, 02:18

So, pass with 9 or bid with 9, or maybe 8. Interesting. Bunch o crap if you ask me. People who bid like that irritate me.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy - but it might improve my bridge.
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Posted 2005-January-03, 07:42

:D Nothing like full disclosure. :)
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Posted 2005-January-03, 09:04

I dont understand this, why didnt you alert the opening ?
If you play an opening can show a balanced 9 hcp you should alert.
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