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Upgrade? Open 1NT or no?

Poll: Would you open this hand 1NT (25 member(s) have cast votes)

Would you open this hand 1NT

  1. Open 1NT, I add 1 point for each 10 + 5 card suit (8 votes [32.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 32.00%

  2. I would consider opening 1NT but I wont ever do it (2 votes [8.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.00%

  3. Clearly 1C opener, rebid 1NT over partner's 1S (15 votes [60.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 60.00%

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Posted 2008-February-12, 15:44

I am a bit confused about the position. If we are really in 4th seat things are slightly different.

More generally I don't stretch to open 5-4-2-2 hands with 1NT. It is something that I will do reasonably happily when other actions are likely to be awkward.

This hand is reasonably suit oriented and it will be harder to find our suit fits and potential if I open 1NT. Especially when we belong in clubs.

So 1♣ for me. I concede I will rebid 1NT though over a 1♠ response.

Curiously playing a weak NT as I often do I will probably still open this 1♣ but then upgrade on the rebid over 1♠ and rebid 1NT (15-17). Actually if we are not vulnerable then our 1NT range is 10-13 and this hand fits in the NT rebid range.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 16:08

I was thinking something similar to Wayne - 1NT is 14-16 for me here, so I'm bidding 1NT. But were I playing 15-17, I'd still bid 1NT, because the other option is 1D, not 1C...

In standard, I'll probably not upgrade it. QTxxx in the unboss suit doesn't help as often as one would hope.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 17:24

I upgrade, and I'm very surprised by some of the posts in this thread.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-February-12, 17:26

han, on Feb 12 2008, 06:24 PM, said:

I upgrade, and I'm very surprised by some of the posts in this thread.

pfft whatever you'd downgrade to a 11-13 NT don't lie
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Posted 2008-February-12, 17:27

Uhuh.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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