BBO Discussion Forums: 1 H or 1 Spade ? - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

  • 2 Pages +
  • 1
  • 2
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 H or 1 Spade ?

Poll: 1 H or 1 Spade ? (43 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you open playing 2/1

  1. 1 Heart (21 votes [48.84%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 48.84%

  2. 1 Spade (22 votes [51.16%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 51.16%

  3. something else (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

Vote Guests cannot vote

#1 User is offline   MrAce 

  • VIP Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 6,971
  • Joined: 2009-November-14
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Houston, TX

Posted 2011-November-19, 18:35



Playing 2/1 system, what would be your choice of opening and why please ?

I posted this because the comments i saw from 2 British star players made me curious if majority of players think alike or not. I will not say their comments untill later.

Thanks all for replies.
"Genius has its own limitations, however stupidity has no such boundaries!"
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"

"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
0

#2 User is offline   TWO4BRIDGE 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 2,247
  • Joined: 2010-October-21
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Texas

Posted 2011-November-19, 18:42

1♥ ...
I'm willing to show my 5-6 shape with this hand.
Don Stenmark
TWOferBRIDGE
"imo by far in bridge the least understood concept is how to bid over a jump-shift
( 1M-1NT!-3m-?? )." ....Justin Lall

" Did someone mention relays? " .... Zelandakh

K-Rex to Mikeh : " Sometimes you drive me nuts " .
1

#3 User is offline   aguahombre 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 12,029
  • Joined: 2009-February-21
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:St. George, UT

Posted 2011-November-19, 18:44

JXXXX AKJXXX KX -- would look like a 1H opener, where I am not terribly worried about missing the 3-5 spade fit. Partner is not encumbered by the Flannery inference and will show four spades.

The given hand is fine for 1S; paying off if we can't find the 2-6 hearts. I won't reverse with it.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
1

#4 User is offline   wyman 

  • Redoubling with gusto
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,712
  • Joined: 2009-October-19
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Las Vegas, NV
  • Interests:Math, Bridge, Beer. Often at the same time.

Posted 2011-November-19, 22:10

I would treat this as 5-5 and open 1S. Lying about my relative length, especially with these heart spots, seems better than either reversing or burying the spades.
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg

"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
0

#5 User is offline   BunnyGo 

  • Lamentable Bunny
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,505
  • Joined: 2008-March-01
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portland, ME

Posted 2011-November-20, 00:11

I would open 1S.

On another note, I'm amused that the title alone described the hand exactly.
Bridge Personality: 44 44 43 34

Never tell the same lie twice. - Elim Garek on the real moral of "The boy who cried wolf"
0

#6 User is offline   MrAce 

  • VIP Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 6,971
  • Joined: 2009-November-14
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Houston, TX

Posted 2011-November-20, 00:35

1♠--2♠ Are we all happy if pd has 3♠ only. Are we happy especially if we start trick one by ruffing a♣ ? Dont we still need some sort of ♥ support in a 5-3 fit ? (not neccesarilly always of course) And how shall we continue ? PAss? 3♥ ? so pd can pass with xxx ♥ ?

1♥--2♥ I am extremely happy, and will bid my game at imps or mp .Would you be as uncomfortable as 1♠-2♠ auction even if you are not happy yet ?

1♥--1♠ I am very happy, especially if pd was going to raise me to 2 level had i opened this 1♠

1♥--2m
2♠ I dont play this as reverse, but i can understand the concerns of opening 1♥ if you do.

1♥--1NT
2♥ is my bid, not as good as opening 1♠ i admit, but i dont think much worse either since...

1♠--1NT
2♥--pass Are we happy ?

1♠--1NT
2♥--2♠
3♥ Are we happy with where we are at ?

Those are the things that goes thru my mind and i need your opinions. I maybe overlooking or ignoring some other facts that supports 1♠ opening other than those 5-3 ♠ fit with xx or Kx ♥ and opponents are not able to tap us and/or trumps + hearts are friendly. I am aware that there are a lot of hands that we can construct to support both sides, so i wont start it.

When it comes to auctions with opponents involved, i guess it cuts both ways. I would personally feel more secure with having started my longest suit.
"Genius has its own limitations, however stupidity has no such boundaries!"
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"

"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
0

#7 User is offline   MrAce 

  • VIP Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 6,971
  • Joined: 2009-November-14
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Houston, TX

Posted 2011-November-20, 00:43

 BunnyGo, on 2011-November-20, 00:11, said:


On another note, I'm amused that the title alone described the hand exactly.


LoL true, i didnt know when i posted it was that obvious :)
"Genius has its own limitations, however stupidity has no such boundaries!"
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"

"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
0

#8 User is offline   Yu18772 

  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 466
  • Joined: 2010-August-31
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Los Angeles

Posted 2011-November-20, 01:34

I open 1♠. I dont like opening 1♥ for the following reasons:
1. If I open 1♥ I will be very happy with 2♥ response, but I am not very likely to hear it.
On the other hand 1♥/1♠-1NT is a likely auction.

1♠-1NT
2♥-Pass
I am not overfilled with joy, but 1♥-1NT-2♥ to me is an inconceivable auction on that hand.

1♠-1NT
2♥-2♠
3♥-Pass/3M/4M - yes I am happy.

I dont consider 1♥-1♠ auction because if partner has 4 spades I am absolutely fine with opening 1♠.

2. I am not just unhappy, I am extremely miserable if opponents interfere and I have no way of mentioning my ♠. Consider:
1♥-2NT-P or X-3♣ ? (or any equivalent where partner passed and its back to you at the 3m or higher level).
If I open spades bidding 3♥ is not a problem.

3. I am very happy to bid
1♠-P-2m-P
2♥-P-2NT-P
3♥-P-3NT-P
4♥
I do play 1h-2m-2s as showing extra, but 6:5 definitely qualifies as extra, so on this auction it would get us to the same spot, only partner would have to guess if I have a K more or not
If I open 1♠ and rebid 2♥, this would not be an issue.

Posted Image
Yehudit Hasin

"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."
1

#9 User is offline   Fluffy 

  • World International Master without a clue
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 17,404
  • Joined: 2003-November-13
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:madrid

Posted 2011-November-20, 03:12

1♠ obviously, the one I would regret the most is

1♥-(3♣)-3♦-(4/5♣)
BridgeGod: my personal website with interactive problems and articles
0

#10 User is offline   JLOGIC 

  • 2011 Poster of The Year winner
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 6,002
  • Joined: 2010-July-08
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2011-November-20, 04:38

 MrAce, on 2011-November-20, 00:35, said:

1♠--2♠ Are we all happy if pd has 3♠ only. Are we happy especially if we start trick one by ruffing a♣ ? Dont we still need some sort of ♥ support in a 5-3 fit ? (not neccesarilly always of course) And how shall we continue ? PAss? 3♥ ? so pd can pass with xxx ♥ ?

1♥--2♥ I am extremely happy, and will bid my game at imps or mp .Would you be as uncomfortable as 1♠-2♠ auction even if you are not happy yet ?

1♥--1♠ I am very happy, especially if pd was going to raise me to 2 level had i opened this 1♠

1♥--2m
2♠ I dont play this as reverse, but i can understand the concerns of opening 1♥ if you do.

1♥--1NT
2♥ is my bid, not as good as opening 1♠ i admit, but i dont think much worse either since...

1♠--1NT
2♥--pass Are we happy ?

1♠--1NT
2♥--2♠
3♥ Are we happy with where we are at ?

Those are the things that goes thru my mind and i need your opinions. I maybe overlooking or ignoring some other facts that supports 1♠ opening other than those 5-3 ♠ fit with xx or Kx ♥ and opponents are not able to tap us and/or trumps + hearts are friendly. I am aware that there are a lot of hands that we can construct to support both sides, so i wont start it.

When it comes to auctions with opponents involved, i guess it cuts both ways. I would personally feel more secure with having started my longest suit.


This analysis is unfair to a 1S opener since the reason people open 1S is for fear of losing spades if the auction becomes competitive.
blogging at http://www.justinlall.com
0

#11 User is offline   Vampyr 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 10,611
  • Joined: 2009-September-15
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:London

Posted 2011-November-20, 04:41

 aguahombre, on 2011-November-19, 18:44, said:

Partner is not encumbered by the Flannery inference and will show four spades.



True, the British players will not be encumbered by the "Flannery inference". LOL
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones -- Albert Einstein
0

#12 User is offline   Lurpoa 

  • PipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 324
  • Joined: 2010-November-04
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Cogitatio 40
  • Interests:SEF
    BBOAdvanced2/1
    2/1 LC
    Benjamized Acol
    Joris Acol
    Fantunes
    George's K Squeeze

Posted 2011-November-20, 12:30

Correction


1♥

any 6-5 with opening values is worth a reverse, which we play only one-round forcing.
♥Bob Herreman ♥
0

#13 User is offline   guido 

  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 48
  • Joined: 2003-February-13
  • Location:St Paul, MN USA

Posted 2011-November-20, 13:00

 Vampyr, on 2011-November-20, 04:41, said:

True, the British players will not be encumbered by the "Flannery inference". LOL


Being seriously old, I believe in preparedness. I open 1♠ so that I can rebid ♥ at almost any any level. If the opponents were barred from the bidding, I'd open 1♥ if playing a forcing ♣ or ♦ system.

I must admit that if I were playing Flannery (a fine convention which I encourage all my opponents to use), I would be tempted to use it on this hand. Except for the midnight Swiss, though, I'd probably be strong enough to resist the temptation.
1

#14 User is offline   aguahombre 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 12,029
  • Joined: 2009-February-21
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:St. George, UT

Posted 2011-November-20, 13:14

 guido, on 2011-November-20, 13:00, said:

I must admit that if I were playing Flannery (a fine convention which I encourage all my opponents to use), I would be tempted to use it on this hand. Except for the midnight Swiss, though, I'd probably be strong enough to resist the temptation.

Misunderstanding, here. The "Flannery inference" is the 1S response to 1H, not the choice of opening bid itself. Some who use Flannery only respond 1S/1H with 5 of them. They either forget that the 1H opener might be 4-6 in the majors, open Flannery with 4-6 in the majors, or haven't thought about it at all.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
0

#15 User is offline   ggwhiz 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,952
  • Joined: 2008-June-23
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2011-November-20, 14:43

1♠ for me. Every reason to expect competition and partner will play me for much more strength if I open 1♥ until (or even after) I bid ♠ TWICE.

That's as poor use of bidding room on a potential mis-fit as well.
When a deaf person goes to court is it still called a hearing?
What is baby oil made of?
0

#16 User is offline   gwnn 

  • Csaba the Hutt
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 13,027
  • Joined: 2006-June-16
  • Gender:Male
  • Interests:bye

Posted 2011-November-20, 15:02

Happy 1♥ bidder here (intending to rebid and rerebid 2♠ and 3♠ if allowed). No deep philosophical arguments (or cliches) this time. The upsides and downsides of each bid are obvious, as are those of playing a potentially light reverse style. They have also been more or less stated in prior posts.
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
      George Carlin
0

#17 User is offline   whereagles 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 14,900
  • Joined: 2004-May-11
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal
  • Interests:Everything!

Posted 2011-November-20, 15:18

I know this hand lol. I held LHOs cards.

I believe 1S is superior. As a rule, with a 6x-5y y>x you should only open 1x if you're strong enough to rebid suit y twice. Usually this means something close to a 4 or less loser hand.
0

#18 User is offline   MarkDean 

  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 595
  • Joined: 2008-April-30
  • Location:Pleasanton, CA, US

Posted 2011-November-20, 15:21

Call me old-fashioned, but I would open my six card suit.
1

#19 User is offline   whereagles 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 14,900
  • Joined: 2004-May-11
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal
  • Interests:Everything!

Posted 2011-November-20, 15:27

old-fashioned :)
0

#20 User is offline   Phil 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 10,092
  • Joined: 2008-December-11
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:North Texas, USA
  • Interests:Mountain Biking

Posted 2011-November-20, 19:09

 MarkDean, on 2011-November-20, 15:21, said:

Call me old-fashioned, but I would open my six card suit.


Call me really old-fashioned but i would rather open my higher ranking suit.
Hi y'all!

Winner - BBO Challenge bracket #6 - February, 2017.
0
  • 2 Pages +
  • 1
  • 2
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users