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#1 User is online   jillybean 

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Posted 2011-November-28, 13:05



Not vulnerable, first seat.

Does this hand fit your opening style?
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Posted 2011-November-28, 13:13

1♥ for me. I really don't like to pass 5431 12 counts, in spite of no aces and a stiff J.
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Posted 2011-November-28, 13:13

sure easy 1h. I could have much worse.
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Posted 2011-November-28, 13:26

Yes. 1♥.
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Posted 2011-November-28, 13:47

Playing strong club, easy opening
Playing 2/1 GF, a reluctant pass
Playing "standard", I would probably open
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Posted 2011-November-28, 13:50

both majors at BAM? is this a real question?
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Posted 2011-November-28, 13:56

Yes not close.

If it was favourable I would open without the ♣Q.
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Posted 2011-November-28, 14:53

Goren would open this hand.
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Posted 2011-November-28, 15:25

I would open, although I would not bite the head off a partner who passed it.

For those who play flannery it is even easier to open.
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Posted 2011-November-28, 15:28

I would open. I wouldn't be proud of it, but passing invites bad things to happen.
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Posted 2011-November-30, 08:27

Great, I did open but I was the only one from our team who would.
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Posted 2011-November-30, 11:31

I agree that this is a totally normal hand to open 1H, and would expect the North player at the other table to do so. For that reason, passing is perfect if you are trying to manufacture a swing: it's not so outrageous as to be a wild misrepresentation of your hand and will almost certainly lead to a different auction than at the other table. I don't have a great deal of experience playing BAM but it seems like a reasonable gamble if you feel like you're an underdog against a given team.
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Posted 2011-November-30, 13:30

View Postjillybean, on 2011-November-30, 08:27, said:

Great, I did open but I was the only one from our team who would.


Even if I somehow found myself on a team of players that would not open this hand I would expect that they would not come close to criticizing me for opening a 12-high hand with both majors.
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Posted 2011-November-30, 14:11

<zooms into 500%, can't see the club suit but guesses it's KQx from the thread> Would open but reject any sort of try that partner made. I think you can't afford to pass 12-counts at all really, even when partner is passed hand.

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Posted 2011-November-30, 14:35

View Postjillybean, on 2011-November-30, 08:27, said:

Great, I did open but I was the only one from our team who would.

Suposing you are the most agressive player in your team is an easy bet :P
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Posted 2011-December-01, 16:04

I don't think I know anyone who would pass this.
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