Hand Question 11
Opening Bid
What would your opening call be as declarer? Could you make an argument for 1H, 2H or 3H on this hand?
Bernard's Answer
Vulnerable against not I do not like a 3H bid - too many jacks - it also has too much playing strength for a weak two - you could easily miss a game. I think it is a choice between 1H and Pass. On the actual board, opening with a pre-emptive bid happens to work quite well - probably winning the auction, whilst opening low, will allow South to overcall 1S and they can jump to 3S leaving us with a problem!