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awm, on May 27 2008, 12:14 PM, said:
(1) I'd say this is one of the disadvantages of a strong club, that one accepts in exchange for the other benefits.
yeah thats how I feel as well.
What hands would you open 1D on?
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Posted 2008-May-27, 11:29
Always 1♣ for me.
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Posted 2008-May-27, 12:00
Always 1♦ unless ♣ are worth rebidding. I'm more used to a Polish style where this is a very common treatment.
After 1♣- 1♠ even with
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Qxx
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I dislike rebidding 2♣ and rather go 1♦ then 2♣. And if you say "rebid 1NT" change the ♥q into something else so 1NT is not an option.
After 1♣- 1♠ even with
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Qxx
AQxx
AQxxx
I dislike rebidding 2♣ and rather go 1♦ then 2♣. And if you say "rebid 1NT" change the ♥q into something else so 1NT is not an option.
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Posted 2008-May-29, 04:55
I have a hard time rebidding 1Nt with a stiff and in a natural setup i have a hard time rebidding 2C with 5. So i open 1D with 45 fairly often. I rarely bid 1S with 3.
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Posted 2008-May-29, 08:50
Another pattern that makes it beneficial to open 1♦ is a 0=4=4=5, although if my hearts are great I'll open 1♥.
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pclayton, on May 29 2008, 09:50 AM, said:
Another pattern that makes it beneficial to open 1♦ is a 0=4=4=5,
Good point, I always open 1D with this shape.
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Posted 2008-May-29, 16:09
Jlall, on May 29 2008, 04:35 PM, said:
pclayton, on May 29 2008, 09:50 AM, said:
Another pattern that makes it beneficial to open 1♦ is a 0=4=4=5,
Good point, I always open 1D with this shape.
Yes..I open 1♦ here unless strong enuf to reverse (of course) or unless my 5 card ♣ is strong or my ♦ poorish. I have no qualm about rebidding a good 5 card ♣ suit as I feel it is telling the smaller lie.
I don't care at all for strict Walsh style vs 1♣ so I won't miss too many good ♦ fits after 1♣
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Posted 2008-May-30, 02:00
Usually 1♣, unless with a passed partner and a huge difference in suit quality (extreme example: ♦AKQJ ♣65432).
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Interesting to see that almost nobody open 1♦ these days. Hardy writes that it is "very important" to open 1♦ with 2245. Have things changed?
If partner is strong and you have an uncontested auction, you will be able to describe your hand more accurately by opening 1♣ I suppose (of course it depends on your follow-ups but allocating more hands to 1♦ than to 1♣ cannot be optimal for uncontested auctions).
Other than that I don't feel strongly about it. I usually open 1♣ but if p wants me to open 1♦ it's ok too.
Playing our home-grown version of Boring Club, we must open 1♦. We can rebid 1NT without suggesting a balanced hand since 1♦ more or less denied a balanced hand, so even with 0445 I rebid 1NT. I think we would need to rethink the check-back structure to cater for such bizarre 1NT rebids if we were do develop it into a serious bidding system. Or maybe the whole concept is wrong: I am not very happy with a 1NT opening showing 5+ clubs I must say although it keeps the rest of the bidding system quite clean.
If partner is strong and you have an uncontested auction, you will be able to describe your hand more accurately by opening 1♣ I suppose (of course it depends on your follow-ups but allocating more hands to 1♦ than to 1♣ cannot be optimal for uncontested auctions).
Other than that I don't feel strongly about it. I usually open 1♣ but if p wants me to open 1♦ it's ok too.
Playing our home-grown version of Boring Club, we must open 1♦. We can rebid 1NT without suggesting a balanced hand since 1♦ more or less denied a balanced hand, so even with 0445 I rebid 1NT. I think we would need to rethink the check-back structure to cater for such bizarre 1NT rebids if we were do develop it into a serious bidding system. Or maybe the whole concept is wrong: I am not very happy with a 1NT opening showing 5+ clubs I must say although it keeps the rest of the bidding system quite clean.
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Posted 2008-May-31, 05:53
helene_t, on May 30 2008, 10:44 AM, said:
Hardy writes that it is "very important" to open 1♦ with 2245. Have things changed?
Yes. For many people that's become a routine 1NT opener or rebid.
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