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neilkaz, on Aug 25 2007, 09:46 AM, said:
PD holds Axx, Kx, Axxxx, xxx and with no spots he decided not to open his scattered 11 HCP in 2nd seat.
This hand would not be possible for some of us. To many primes.
Weird 4th seat problem?
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Posted 2007-August-26, 13:38
This hand would not be possible for some of us. To many primes.
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Posted 2007-August-26, 14:49
kenrexford, on Aug 26 2007, 09:38 PM, said:
neilkaz, on Aug 25 2007, 09:46 AM, said:
PD holds Axx, Kx, Axxxx, xxx and with no spots he decided not to open his scattered 11 HCP in 2nd seat.
This hand would not be possible for some of us. To many primes.
Agree - that hand I'd alway open - except in 4th seat.
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Posted 2007-August-26, 15:01
Does the client want to win or learn? That might help here 
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Posted 2007-August-26, 15:03
skaeran, on Aug 26 2007, 03:49 PM, said:
kenrexford, on Aug 26 2007, 09:38 PM, said:
neilkaz, on Aug 25 2007, 09:46 AM, said:
PD holds Axx, Kx, Axxxx, xxx and with no spots he decided not to open his scattered 11 HCP in 2nd seat.
This hand would not be possible for some of us. To many primes.
Agree - that hand I'd alway open - except in 4th seat.
I certainly think passing this hand can be a very playable/winning style if that is your agreement.
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Posted 2007-August-26, 15:07
Jlall, on Aug 22 2007, 05:42 PM, said:
xxxx xxx --- AKQT9x
You're playing MP, red vs white at a club vs what look like weak opps, your pard is a client. Three passes to you. Your card play can be expected to be significantly better than theirs.
You're playing MP, red vs white at a club vs what look like weak opps, your pard is a client. Three passes to you. Your card play can be expected to be significantly better than theirs.
I open one club unless we open all balanced 11 pointers in first or second seat.
Btw Justin when you play as a pro with a client, and I ask this in all seriousness, is one of the issues you discuss what is an opening hand in first or second seat at the one level?
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Posted 2007-August-26, 17:53
I pass in 4th chair.
There is too much chance that either the opps can get together (I am more worried about them finding hearts than diamonds) or that partner will get overly excited with a 10-11 count or a miserable 12 that she could not (would not) open.
She may well 'know' enough to assume that you won't open terrible hands 1♣ in 4th chair.
So I'd be scared of the other 3 players, and my superior card play may be of no help when I lay down dummy in some number of notrump.
But I'm guessing, and while my passout average result is well over average, at mps, this one may lower that
There is too much chance that either the opps can get together (I am more worried about them finding hearts than diamonds) or that partner will get overly excited with a 10-11 count or a miserable 12 that she could not (would not) open.
She may well 'know' enough to assume that you won't open terrible hands 1♣ in 4th chair.
So I'd be scared of the other 3 players, and my superior card play may be of no help when I lay down dummy in some number of notrump.
But I'm guessing, and while my passout average result is well over average, at mps, this one may lower that
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Posted 2007-August-27, 09:04
1♣ under these conditions