Posted 2014-September-10, 10:19
P_Marlowe, on 2014-September-10, 05:12, said:
1D, followed by 2C.
Opening 1NT with 5422 is ok, when the 4 card suit is the higer ranking
suit, due to rebid problems, here it is the lower ranking suit, hence
you have no rebid problem, why lie about your shape?
With kind regards
Marlowe
This is at best a neutral argument.
(1) it is not a lie if you have agreed to open 1N on that shape, and
(2) neither do you have a rebid problem if you open 1N.
1D may well be the better opener, but not I think for these reasons.
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