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First hand preempt? Or too good?

Poll: Your opening (41 member(s) have cast votes)

Your opening

  1. Pass (1 votes [2.44%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.44%

  2. 1[CL] (7 votes [17.07%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.07%

  3. 3[CL] (1 votes [2.44%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.44%

  4. 3NT (gambling) (26 votes [63.41%])

    Percentage of vote: 63.41%

  5. 4[CL] (natural) (1 votes [2.44%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.44%

  6. 5[CL] (3 votes [7.32%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.32%

  7. Other (2 votes [4.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.88%

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Posted 2005-July-20, 08:44

3N

If gambling, then obvious. Don't worry about the void: the 'book' doesn't show hands with voids so as not to get people thinking that they have to have one B)

But I would bid it even playing 3N as a 4-level minor preempt: usually denying a solid suit. I would open this 1 only if the opps promised to pass.

My 'toy' for this hand is 2, any solid suit. I can do this when playing 2 is a weak 2 in a major.

Over 2, 2N asks opener to bid the suit below the solid suit, ensuring that responder gets to play 3 of the 4 possible denominations, and of course he can often bid 3N. 3 is pass or correct for non-game hands.
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Posted 2005-July-21, 04:53

Obvious 3NT gambling.

As a side remark, do not play that Gambling shows a side stopper. If partner then has two stoppers in the side suits and passes hoping you stop the third, invariably you don't and opponents happily cash their suit. A typical hand would look like this:



After 3NT from West, East will not know if he should pass or not. If 3NT denies a side stopper things are easy.
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