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Sad will be the day when bridge is filled with hard facts.
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Posted 2012-September-06, 10:54
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2012-September-07, 02:52
jbaptistec, on 2012-September-05, 10:06, said:
IMPs, all red, spots approximate.
West deals, opps remain silent.
Warning: I play 2/1 inv+
1♥-2♦
2♥(1)-2nt(2)
3nt(3)-4H(4)
(1) minimum (11-13)
(2) GF, does not have to be balanced (3♦ or 3♥ are NF)
(3) balanced (5332, maybe 4-5-2-2)
(4) honestly...
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Posted 2012-September-08, 11:19
Codo, on 2012-September-06, 04:07, said:
Han: Usual does not translate into good or preferable. It is just common.
I belive that opening 1 NT with these kind of hands is a winner and I do so in all of my partnerships, but is there any hard evidence that this really is an imp winner?
I think that there had been a research about this theme and that we discussed it here several years ago, but I am not sure anymore. Are there hard facts?
I guess there are, but obviously my memory is no real help in this case.
I belive that opening 1 NT with these kind of hands is a winner and I do so in all of my partnerships, but is there any hard evidence that this really is an imp winner?
I think that there had been a research about this theme and that we discussed it here several years ago, but I am not sure anymore. Are there hard facts?
I guess there are, but obviously my memory is no real help in this case.
No, there is no hard evidence to the general proposition that opening 1NT with a 5-card major is a long term imp winner. In general, I don't open 1NT with a 5-card major.
However, I would open this hand 1NT playing weak NT and think it's pretty obvious.
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Posted 2012-September-08, 11:45
FrancesHinden, on 2012-September-08, 11:19, said:
No, there is no hard evidence to the general proposition that opening 1NT with a 5-card major is a long term imp winner.
I agree about no hard evidence. It is too dependent upon who is doing it (or not doing it), plus the tools they have. And, maybe I just agree with the "celebs" who do it, because we do it, too.
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Posted 2012-September-09, 04:41
aguahombre, on 2012-September-08, 11:45, said:
I agree about no hard evidence. It is too dependent upon who is doing it (or not doing it), plus the tools they have. And, maybe I just agree with the "celebs" who do it, because we do it, too.
What about all the times you get to a stupid contract because you had to lie about your HCP or shape? That has to be a loser at any scoring?
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Posted 2012-September-09, 11:50
1H 2D 2N* 3H 3N or 1H 2D 2H** 3H 3N
*2N = 12 to 14 or 18+, balanced, stoppers per Mike Lawrence 2/1
**2H = catch-all, 2N would show 15+, balanced, stoppers per Eric Kokish in Modern American Bidding
*2N = 12 to 14 or 18+, balanced, stoppers per Mike Lawrence 2/1
**2H = catch-all, 2N would show 15+, balanced, stoppers per Eric Kokish in Modern American Bidding
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