[relpar]

First in hand, Match-point Pairs, with nobody Vulnerable. Here is your hand ♠AQ9654, ♥9, ♦JT73, ♣QJ. Do you open this hand 2♠, or do you choose 1♠?

[Cyberyeti]

Depends on what you have agreed with your partner, with the weak 2s I play which can be zero points, this is a 1♠ opener, if you play 6-10, 2♠ is fine.

[akwoo]

I have partnerships where this is a 1♠ bid and partnerships where this is a 2♠ bid.

[LBengtsson]

I open 1♠ 1♠ 1♠.... 2♠ is weak. Partner need good hand (<14) to use Qgust 2NT over weak two bid. But not so good hand (11/12/13) can make game opposite this 1♠ opener. If partner at margin for two over one respond, then game 50/50 with any cards?

[Cyberyeti]

LBengtsson, on 2020-November-23, 11:04, said:

I open 1♠ 1♠ 1♠.... 2♠ is weak. Partner need good hand (<14) to use Qgust 2NT over weak two bid. But not so good hand (11/12/13) can make game opposite this 1♠ opener. If partner at margin for two over one respond, then game 50/50 with any cards?

This hand is marginal, if the clubs were Kx rather than QJ I'd agree, but I'm not convinced this is a full on 10 count.

And partner can have a 15 count with 4 spades that can't make 3 on normal breaks (KJxx, KQJ, Qxxx, Kx), it's all about the side suit fits

[akwoo]

LBengtsson, on 2020-November-23, 11:04, said:

I open 1♠ 1♠ 1♠.... 2♠ is weak. Partner need good hand (<14) to use Qgust 2NT over weak two bid. But not so good hand (11/12/13) can make game opposite this 1♠ opener. If partner at margin for two over one respond, then game 50/50 with any cards?

I bid Ogust on ♠Axx ♥Axx ♦Kxxxxx ♣x. Surely ♠KQxxxx ♥xx ♦Qx ♣xxx is a weak 2? Okay - you're not going to find the game there, but ♠KQxxxx ♥Kx ♦xx ♣xxx?

[sfi]

relpar, on 2020-November-23, 08:47, said:

First in hand, Match-point Pairs, with nobody Vulnerable. Here is your hand ♠AQ9654, ♥9, ♦JT73, ♣QJ. Do you open this hand 2♠, or do you choose 1♠?

NV at MPs this is way out of range of 2S IMO - this is a perfect situation to be aggressive. My choice would be between 1S and 3S, and it would depend on what partner expects.

[AL78]

I'd open 1♠. Seven losers and an easy second bid of 2♠ if partner does anything other than support.

[Zelandakh]

First choice 2♠. Second choice 3♠. I would only consider 1♠ in a limited system like Precision.