It is my style to open this hand with 1
; I don't understand the common local practice of opening 1
on this sort of hand. If you do open 1
and partner responds 1
what do you rebid - 1NT? If so, you
have made a neat attempt to bury the all-important Spade suit. This hand has easy rebids if you do
open 1
- if partner responds at the two-level you can rebid 2NT and anything else leaves you well
placed.
Having opened 1
partner responds 2
. I rebid 2NT and partner raises that to game. It has been a
simple auction:
South North
1
2
2NT 3NT
West leads the
3 and this is what I can see: