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Pair of Sevens

Poll: Your opening bid? (32 member(s) have cast votes)

Your opening bid?

  1. Pass (1 votes [3.12%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.12%

  2. 1D (5 votes [15.62%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.62%

  3. 2D (weak) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. 3D (7 votes [21.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 21.88%

  5. 4D (12 votes [37.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 37.50%

  6. 5D (6 votes [18.75%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.75%

  7. something else (1 votes [3.12%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.12%

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#1 User is offline   bid_em_up 

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Posted 2008-June-19, 09:40

Scoring: Imp Pairs

Both vul
1st seat


Your opening bid?
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
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Posted 2008-June-19, 09:53

I would have no problem opening this hand 3♦, as my regular partner and I have a special agreement relating to opening 3 of a minor bids in 1st and 2nd seat. The minimum suit requirement is AQ, AK or better. This hand fits the bill, so I would not have any problem with opening 3♦.

Without this agreement, some might argue that this hand is too good to open 3♦. I don't see any good alternative to a 3♦ opening. A 1♦ opening doesn't do justice to this hand on several levels - understating offensive potential, overstating defensive potential, and losing out preemptively and tactically. As for higher openings, the suit is just not good enough.
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Posted 2008-June-19, 10:04

I've been experimenting a lot with Richard's theory of game level preempts on 7-4's but I have not been yet convinced. I'll try 4♦, although I'm not sure this is the bid.
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Posted 2008-June-19, 10:27

3d is ok if you bid it tactically from time to time, but if that was my general approach i'd bore myself to death at the bridge table
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Posted 2008-June-19, 10:31

4♦

I wouldn't argue much with three diamonds, but personally I prefer maximum preemption, albeit with some risk of a phantom -500.

Five diamonds seems to increase the risk too much.
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Posted 2008-June-19, 11:02

4♦, the suit isn't good enough for 5 and the hand has too much playing strength for 3
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Posted 2008-June-19, 11:44

4♦. Give me the beer and I'll open 5.
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Posted 2008-June-19, 12:11

bid_em_up, on Jun 19 2008, 10:40 AM, said:

Scoring: Imp Pairs

Both vul
1st seat
Your opening bid?

IMO 1♦ = 10, 3♦ = 9, 5♦ = 6, 4♦ = 5
Terence Reese would probably have approved of 3♦. 4♦ would be fine except that it makes it harder to reach a notrump game. If partner's 4N reply is natural by agreement then that is less of a problem.
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Posted 2008-June-19, 13:19

4♦ looks about right. Also, this might induce a 4M "transfer" from opps that partner can crack for a nice round number.
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Posted 2008-June-19, 21:47

4D
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Posted 2008-June-20, 01:03

4D, but 1D is ok
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Posted 2008-June-20, 01:08

4D.

The suits are too weak for a 5D opening bid.

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Posted 2008-June-20, 01:35

1) 1d if partnership agrees.
2) 5d other
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Posted 2008-June-20, 02:00

1♦, but 4♦ may work better
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Posted 2008-June-20, 02:01

5D for me.
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Posted 2008-June-20, 03:14

Voted 1♦ but if partner prefers some other style it's fine.

I have an aversion against opening 4m on hands that could be useful in 3NT but maybe I should de-learn that aversion, it seems that the experts here as well as in MSC are not too worried about it.
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Posted 2008-June-20, 06:14

4♦.
I am really not worried about missing 3N with this hand. If we have 9 top tricks after partner's major suit stopper is knocked out, then partner probably has an ace or two and 5♦ should do fine.
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Posted 2008-June-20, 06:18

For me this is too good for 3♦, not good enough for 5♦, but a 4♦ bid shuts the door on us finding 3N and 5 or even 6♣. I concede that 1♦ will, however, likely find competition from opps and we may end up in a high level ♦ contract anyway as a result. Never the less I prefer to try to keep options open.

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Posted 2008-June-20, 06:42

pclayton, on Jun 19 2008, 08:44 PM, said:

4♦. Give me the beer and I'll open 5.

I've already drunk said beer
I'd open 5♦
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Posted 2008-June-20, 07:40

With my regular p I open 3NT showing the equivalent of a 4m bid. Otherwise, 4♦.
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