6 Responses to “how do you play”

1. Peg Says:
   June 18th, 2007 at 7:23 pm

   Solid minor; hoped for stoppers in the side suits.

   Anyone not play it this way?

2. geo Says:
   June 18th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

   It needn’t be a solid minor, but definitely a player.
   KJx, AQ10, x, AKJ10xx.

3. Shen Ting Says:
   June 19th, 2007 at 8:53 am

   Somewhere along the lines of the previous 2.

4. Arend Says:
   June 19th, 2007 at 10:04 am

   I play it as solid (or almost) solid minor, as seems to be standard. I wonder though whether it would be more useful to have it show a 19-20 hcp hand with a reasonable 6-card suit (which most seem to open 2N).

5. stacy Says:
   June 19th, 2007 at 6:36 pm

   We’ve been discussing what Geo/Arend suggest — not a solid suit necessarily, but definitely a player.

   What’s the down-side?

6. Peg Says:
   June 20th, 2007 at 3:20 pm

   The primary downside I see is this.

   If partner can count on you (almost all the time) to have a solid suit opposite a holding like xx, then partner can check for keycards often and bid a slam. If partner cannot count on the “solid suit” part - might make decisions - even about whether to venture past 3NT - tougher.

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