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How to bid to 3NT?

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wackojack:
I remember this hand and gave my opening bid a lot of thought.  Open 1NT or 1H?
Open 1NT
Advantages:
It is has 15HCP and is worth 16 and so gets over my strength
It right sides the contract ensuring that I am declarer.  eg   !C Q7 is best led up to esp if partner has Axx. 
Disadvantages:
If partner has 4 spades and fewer than 8HCP then I miss the 4-4 spade fit.
Open 1 !H
Advantages:
I will always find a 4-4 spade fit or a 5-3  !H fit if there is one.
Disadvantages: If partner has 9-10 HCP I am unlikely to find a 3NT contract. 

I decided to open 1 !H and my robot responded 1NT.  This gave me a problem.  Normally I would only pass 1NT if I had 12HCP trusting that partner had a hand worth fewer than 13.  On this occasion though I decided to pass hoping that partner did not have a hand worth 10HCP (partner had already passed)  Also robots do not shout at you if your decision does not turn out well.

As far I remember this was the final contract and my robot partner mad 9 tricks.

I think this was a MP tourney.  Maybe at imps I would go in favour of a 1NT opening bid. 


 

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