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#1 User is offline   mike777 

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Posted 2012-March-06, 15:08

Two hands:
1) AQJ87x, AK, xxx, Jx
2) Qx, AKQTxx, Jxx, Kx

What do you bid after partner responds 1N to your major suit opening?

For this thread please assume some common version of 2/1. Also assume no Gazzilli(2c) convention.

Would you ever consider opening 1nt with either hand?
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Posted 2012-March-06, 15:30

The funny thing is that partner might not have had the chance to respond 1NT to my opening bid with either hand, as I would be tempted and might open 1NT myself on both.
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Posted 2012-March-06, 15:48

These both look like normal 1M-3M hands to me, but I'm not very imaginative.
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Posted 2012-March-06, 16:27

The first one I'd rebid 3♠. The 2nd I'm tempted raise to 2N, as the hand looks no trumpy - though I know that's the incorrect bid (normally it would show 18-19 balanced. I'll probably wimp out and just rebid 2♥
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Posted 2012-March-06, 17:06

View Postmike777, on 2012-March-06, 15:08, said:

Two hands:
1) AQJ87x, AK, xxx, Jx
2) Qx, AKQTxx, Jxx, Kx

What do you bid after partner responds 1N to your major suit opening?

For this thread please assume some common version of 2/1. Also assume no Gazzilli(2c) convention.

Would you ever consider opening 1nt with either hand?


AQJ87x AK xxx Jx knr=16.30
Qx AKQTxx Jxx Kx knr=16.55

I think I'd rebid 2S with the first. I like 1N for the second; a source of running tricks and the lead coming to me.
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Posted 2012-March-06, 18:05

Yes both are possible 1NT maximum openings, but in close decisions I prefer a 3rd card in the other major.
With a 6 card major and only 2 in the other I'm planning 1M>>3M. with both. If partner has a dog I'm likely down, OTOH with dub support and a few points game should have a decent shot.
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Posted 2012-March-08, 04:28

1M-3M with both for me (though both are minimum for that). Opening 1NT with a 6c major seems just plain weird unless looking for a swing.

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