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Poll: Open this hand? (16 member(s) have cast votes)

Would you open this hand?

  1. Always (4 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  2. Never (8 votes [50.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

  3. Only certain positions or vulnerability (please explain) (4 votes [25.00%])

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#1 User is offline   ee57 

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Posted 2022-April-16, 13:00

I hold A752 J AQ95 9652.
Should I open this hand, playing 2/1 GF?
Thanks.
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Posted 2022-April-16, 13:23

I open 1st seat nonvul against good opponents in a good field, and 3rd and 4th seats always.
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Posted 2022-April-16, 13:28

Probably never, although in 3rd and 4th seat it is close.
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Posted 2022-April-16, 13:31

Always, but I understand if partner prefers to agree to not open this. I think opening this hand is good though.
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Posted 2022-April-16, 14:37

not opening 4441 hand this bad in 1st or 2nd
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Posted 2022-April-16, 15:31

It’s a question of partnership style.There’s no clearly correct answer.

If your partnership,opens these, then open.,if not, then pass.
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Posted 2022-April-16, 16:22

I wouldn't myself but I'm sure one or two of my partners would.
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Posted 2022-April-16, 16:26

Mike is right that this is totally a partnership style issue, but if you're a novice/beginner level I would definitely recommend passing with this sort of hand, at least for now.
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2022-April-16, 16:28

View PostDavidKok, on 2022-April-16, 13:31, said:

I think opening this hand is good though.

Yes, it would be nice to play a system (like Precision for example) in which opening this hand doesn't cause too much trouble.

I wouldn't open it playing SA or similar. Partner tends to GF on misfitting 12 counts, certainly misfitting 13 counts.
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Posted 2022-April-16, 23:35

View Postmikeh, on 2022-April-16, 15:31, said:

It’s a question of partnership style.There’s no clearly correct answer.

If your partnership,opens these, then open.,if not, then pass.


Agree. Though I would add 4441 hands can be a problem generally, especially if partner replies in your stiff (short suit ) I am a optimist and think that I have three suits where 4 card trump support would be useful to partner, and although the hand looks a bad 11 points (and as beginner we are told not to open) we have 2.5 honor tricks in our hand with good controls in two of our 4 card suits. The hand has 7 losing tricks, and that is the maximum (as far as I know) accepted for a opening bid at the one level, so on that count I would open...but as mikeh says it does depend on your partner and what agreements you have made.
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Posted 2022-April-17, 04:00

View Posthelene_t, on 2022-April-16, 16:28, said:

Yes, it would be nice to play a system (like Precision for example) in which opening this hand doesn't cause too much trouble.

I wouldn't open it playing SA or similar. Partner tends to GF on misfitting 12 counts, certainly misfitting 13 counts.
I'd open this playing 2/1. I think the gap between what is a Precision (or the likes) opening and what is a standard opening is much smaller than it may seem. There are definite downsides to opening a hand like this in standard (or 2/1, or something else), but there are also definite downsides to passing it. On balance I prefer opening.
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Posted 2022-April-17, 04:16

View PostDavidKok, on 2022-April-17, 04:00, said:

I'd open this playing 2/1. I think the gap between what is a Precision (or the likes) opening and what is a standard opening is much smaller than it may seem. There are definite downsides to opening a hand like this in standard (or 2/1, or something else), but there are also definite downsides to passing it. On balance I prefer opening.


This is essentially a 4441 10 count, I probably open it 1 playing what I play, not sure whether I open it playing 2/1, probably don't open it with the minors reversed (so I'm opening the bad suit).
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Posted 2022-April-25, 08:14

Hi,

never.

As stated, this is a 10 count, a 10 count can contain 2 Aces.
The good thing is, you have a rebid, what ever partner does, you know, what to do next,
even a 1NT response does not kill you, if you started with 1D.
In the end this is something to make up your mind before you get dealt this hand.

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Posted 2022-April-26, 08:45

If in doubt, it's worth looking at your spades and thinking about your rebid. If you have four spades, then you usually have a rebid available. The red suit shortages 4-1-4-4 and 4-4-1-4 are easier to handle than black suit shortages 1-4-4-4, or 4-4-4-1. I'd open this, but pass if the singleton was in a spades. I would think carefully about vulnerability and form of scoring before opening with the singleton in clubs where a 2 response is not game forcing, but that is less of a problem in 2/1.
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Posted 2022-April-27, 11:14

ee57'
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In favour of opening 1
:) Suggests a lead.
:) 4
:) 2.5 quick tricks
:) 4144 is good shape for defence
:) Bidding is fun.


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Posted 2022-May-04, 15:53

View Postnige1, on 2022-April-27, 11:14, said:

In favour of opening 1
:) 4144 is good shape for defence


This one is just bizarre. This is the strongest argument in favour of passing.
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Posted 2022-May-04, 20:03

View PostTramticket, on 2022-May-04, 15:53, said:

This one is just bizarre. This is the strongest argument in favour of passing.

+1. Years ago I stopped opening 4441 hands light and I can't remember ever regretting making that adjustment. They almost always play worse than expected and often play well on defence. Even on defence they can have major problems - the second trick in your singleton suit can simply trash your hand in a triple squeeze, whether real, pseudo or information.
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Posted 2022-May-04, 22:07

Can I ask if the considerations above with 4441 hands are different in a 4-card major system?

Or are the same problems there. What I see with 4441 is the amount of time to find a fit

It needs some kind of conventional opening bid saying tell me which of the other three suits you like

I recall there being one in Precision but that's just strong ones isn't it?

I'm reading about some unusual conventions at the moment. I think my favourite so far is the Fighting Irish 2D but that requires both majors :)
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Posted 2022-May-05, 00:46

View Postthepossum, on 2022-May-04, 22:07, said:

Can I ask if the considerations above with 4441 hands are different in a 4-card major system?

Or are the same problems there. What I see with 4441 is the amount of time to find a fit

It needs some kind of conventional opening bid saying tell me which of the other three suits you like

I recall there being one in Precision but that's just strong ones isn't it?

I'm reading about some unusual conventions at the moment. I think my favourite so far is the Fighting Irish 2D but that requires both majors :)


Precision has the 2 opener. 11-15ish 4414/4405 originally, but then 3415/4315 were added.

Strong 4441s were one thing that could be included in a multi 2, we did that when we played it.

Roman 2 was strong 4441/5440 with mini roman being less strong.

We make no concessions to 4441s other than playing 1x-1y-3N as a 4441 with support rather than the usual long suit.
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Posted 2022-May-05, 02:20

View PostTramticket, on 2022-May-04, 15:53, said:

This one is just bizarre. This is the strongest argument in favour of passing.
IMO, it's safer to open if you're less worried about helping opponents reach a good contract.
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