do you open

:S: AT7
:H: 9852
:D: -
:C: AQ8743

In first position, playing IMPS, equal white.  What, if anything, do you open this hand?

Published by stacy on May 2nd, 2008 tagged Bridge


8 Responses to “do you open”

  1. Peg Says:
    May 2nd, 2008 at 9:20 am

    One club.

    No second choice for me.

  2. Bob Katz Says:
    May 2nd, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    The question is two fold. I would open though some would not.
    As far as what to open, I cannot even imagine a 2nd choice.

  3. stacy Says:
    May 2nd, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    Okay, then, what do you rebid when partner responds 1 :D: ?

  4. Peg Says:
    May 2nd, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Sometimes I dance to a different drummer. While I am well aware that I have 4 hearts - 9852 doesn’t look like a suit to me - unless partner wishes to introduce it.

    I rebid 2!C with this hand.

  5. Peg Says:
    May 2nd, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    OOPS - how come I didn’t get a club thingie? Sorry…. experiment failed!

  6. Bob Katz Says:
    May 2nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    I rebid 1H. I just don’t believe in suppressing suits. Just cause I have xxxx does not mean partner doesn’t hold AKxx and besides my xxxx are good for ruffing diamonds.

  7. stacy Says:
    May 3rd, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    The hand gets ugly fast. Partner holds:

    :S: Q653
    :H: AT4
    :D: AQJ83
    :C: 2

    After Bertens opened 1 :C: Bakkeren bid 1 :D: , Bertens rebid 1 :H: (like Bob) and partner showed his four spades. Bertens bid 2 :C:, his partner guaranteed 4 :S: and game-going values with 2 :S: …

    Bertens North Bakkeren South
    1 :C: pass 1 :D: pass
    1 :H: pass 1 :S: pass
    2 :C: pass 2 :S: pass
    2 NT pass 3 NT pass

    3NT down one was better than 5 :C: down two. Obvio. My favorite was the BBO commentary:

    rhelle: I’d say this has no chance
    HedyG: no transport and no tricks
    HedyG: a nightmare

  8. Peg Says:
    May 4th, 2008 at 9:07 am

    I must admit wild horses couldn’t get me to bid 2NT with that hand.

    I’d raise 2S to 3S - and let partner struggle wherever.

    Some hands, all you can do is do the best you can under the circumstances. You go with the odds (I still think that the hand is surely an opener) - and occasionally, the odds do not pay off well.

    This is one of ‘em.

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