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I've always followed the pack in writing 2♣ "22+ or 8 playing tricks" on my CC but can't remember opening an 8 trick hand that wasn't also strong 18+ hcp.
Today I opened 2♣ with 13hcp 8 playing tricks in clubs, only to be told that rule only applied to Majors. Who knew
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"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
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Posted Today, 18:44
The rule for Very Strong in the ACBL convention charts is:
“Very Strong”: A hand that contains:
i. at least 20 HCP; or
ii. at least 14 HCP and is within one trick of game assuming suits break evenly among the other hands; or
iii. at least 5 Control Points and is within one trick of game assuming suits break evenly among the other hands.
Only 13 HCP? Did you have AAKQ or AKKK for your HCP?
With a major suit, a trick within game is 9 tricks.
Under the Example section
“Strong” / “Very Strong”: The hand AKQJxxx Axx xx x does not meet the definition of
Strong or Very Strong. It is two tricks away from game in spades, and to be considered
within one trick of making 3NT all suits must be stopped.
“Very Strong”: A hand that contains:
i. at least 20 HCP; or
ii. at least 14 HCP and is within one trick of game assuming suits break evenly among the other hands; or
iii. at least 5 Control Points and is within one trick of game assuming suits break evenly among the other hands.
Only 13 HCP? Did you have AAKQ or AKKK for your HCP?
With a major suit, a trick within game is 9 tricks.
Under the Example section
“Strong” / “Very Strong”: The hand AKQJxxx Axx xx x does not meet the definition of
Strong or Very Strong. It is two tricks away from game in spades, and to be considered
within one trick of making 3NT all suits must be stopped.
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