Thank you for the videos. Right at the end where Susan mentions that 5/4 in the majors should be a 1M bid & not 1NT, is this across the full 15-17 range of HCP or for hands that are 16-17 only, otherwise wouldn’t reverse be an issue?
I would consider a reverse if I held 5 hearts and 4 spades with 16-17 HCP. If I held 5 hearts and 4 spades, my partner has the option of bidding 1 spade if he holds 4 cards in that suit after I open 1 heart. If he fails to do that, he will either bid 1NTf or give me a 2/1 game-forcing response. I can deal with either of those eventualities with this point range. Holding only 15 HCP, I will either need to rebid my 5 card heart suit or a 3 card minor if partners responds with a forcing 1NT. If I don’t have a 3 card minor (my shape is 5-4-2-2 or 4-5-2-2), then I must rebid the 5 card heart suit. This is an area that requires some partnership discussion. It’s always OK to modify this or any other set of openings and responses to accommodate partnership style. Thanks for the comment, Vijay. It raises a good point! Susan
At 1:06:38 (6c) I'd not open that one 1NT because it only has 12 cards in it. I only play 13 card hands. :)
Thank you for the videos. Right at the end where Susan mentions that 5/4 in the majors should be a 1M bid & not 1NT, is this across the full 15-17 range of HCP or for hands that are 16-17 only, otherwise wouldn’t reverse be an issue?
I would consider a reverse if I held 5 hearts and 4 spades with 16-17 HCP. If I held 5 hearts and 4 spades, my partner has the option of bidding 1 spade if he holds 4 cards in that suit after I open 1 heart. If he fails to do that, he will either bid 1NTf or give me a 2/1 game-forcing response. I can deal with either of those eventualities with this point range.
Holding only 15 HCP, I will either need to rebid my 5 card heart suit or a 3 card minor if partners responds with a forcing 1NT. If I don’t have a 3 card minor (my shape is 5-4-2-2 or 4-5-2-2), then I must rebid the 5 card heart suit.
This is an area that requires some partnership discussion. It’s always OK to modify this or any other set of openings and responses to accommodate partnership style.
Thanks for the comment, Vijay. It raises a good point!
Susan