Glenna:
Neither E nor W
should open these hands. The only safe
time to open an 11-point hand is with a 6-card ♦️, ♥️ or ♠️. Then we open 1 of that suit
and rebid 2 of that suit. I don’t even
open a lot of 12 point hands, but use the following guidelines for 12-point
openers: 2 Quick tricks, a rebid available and 7 or less losers. A loser is A,
K or Q of a suit and that is a guideline, not a hard and fast rule. I use this
for 1st and 2nd seat openers only because 3rd seat can be up to 3 points less
for opening (good suit with most points in that suit). 4th seat has a
completely different set of rules and that is Pearson Points, Rule of 15 or
Casino Count—alll 3 mean the same thing. Count your hight card points AND the
number of ♠️ and if the total is 15, you can and should open in
4th seat. If you don’t have these things, you really should pass.
One very
important note: Nothing works all the time! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news,
but it’s part of what makes bridge so difficult.
See You At The Tables,
Glenna
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