[mw64ahw]

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[mike777]

Pass

[Cyberyeti]

mike777, on 2026-October-06, 06:49, said:

Pass

Was my thought playing standard methods, 2♥ Ekren and keep bidding also is possible if you play it.

[jillybean]

1♥

[pescetom]

Pass quite comfortably, this hand can enter the auction later in many ways.

[mw64ahw]

Partner (a traditional Acol player) found another bid as South, but starting with the passers

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[akwoo]

2D - I think partner will take this correctly.

[mike777]

Pass

[mw64ahw]

mw64ahw, on 2026-October-06, 14:02, said:

Partner (a traditional Acol player) found another bid as South, but starting with the passers

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North shows some life improvising with 3♦

If you opened 1♥ applying 'unusual vs. unuual ' defence'

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And both Majors 'Ekren' style
Helness-Helgemo are credited with the 3♦ bid in the original Ekren.

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[jillybean]

pescetom, on 2026-October-06, 10:30, said:

Pass quite comfortably, this hand can enter the auction later in many ways.

I would rather get in early, and out early.
These distributional hands suggest I could be coming in at the 5 level when it comes back to me after an initial pass.

[apollo1201]

 jillybean, on 2026-October-07, 03:12, said:

I would rather get in early, and out early.
These distributional hands suggest I could be coming in at the 5 level when it comes back to me after an initial pass.

If you come in early you will not mention the 2 suiter unless you have a weak majors call availble (which is btw more often 54 than 75). Opening 1H with literally negative defense is calling for disaster. Partner will keep Xing their 5 or 6 minor bids, that will duly make.

As for the bidding as E, some number of C are called for, probably 5 as I do notI want to defend 4M (we are probably making 1S and 2D max, à C would be a bit lucky) and it rates to be cheap. But I would prefer a sg somewhere.

[WasWinM]

jillybean, on 2026-October-07, 03:12, said:

I would rather get in early, and out early.
These distributional hands suggest I could be coming in at the 5 level when it comes back to me after an initial pass.

Or you could still be passing at the 5 level and glad you could.

[WasWinM]

I pass originally. I've not playing Hold 'em, but bridge.

[jillybean]

An anonymous vote for opening 2♥ , hoping to rebid 4♠.

And another not so anonymous vote for pass, second choice 4♥ (MP)

By the way - What the heck is the scoring? I'd only open 1♥ at MP

[mike777]

Still passing

So far the bidding has gone
1D-1NT
2C-?

[mw64ahw]

mike777, on 2026-October-07, 20:21, said:

Still passing

So far the bidding has gone
1D-1NT
2C-?

Last chance for South after 2 further passes

[mike777]

 mw64ahw, on 2026-October-08, 00:16, said:

Last chance for South after 2 further passes

Pass

[mw64ahw]

jillybean, on 2026-October-07, 18:26, said:

An anonymous vote for opening 2♥ , hoping to rebid 4♠.

And another not so anonymous vote for pass, second choice 4♥ (MP)

By the way - What the heck is the scoring? I'd only open 1♥ at MP

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Not sure how I'd bid this one as West with a 2155.
Possibly X correcting ♠ or 3♥ if that's both minors? I think 3♣ may have been most likely at tables where 2♥ was opened. With a regular partner I would now X with a non-♥ bid being max.

I have been in the situation with a pick-up partner where I got a 2N overcall and raised to 3N failing to understand that it was meant to be an Unusual 2N rather than 15~18

4♥ was what I received as partner and after some thought passed to play.
If it had been a 3♥ bid I would have raised to 4♥

[mike777]

Do you have the full deal and results at other tables?

Thanks for posting 🤠

[fred]

It's another 3NT opening bid.