Weekly Hand Analysis - Vic Johnson - July 24, 2023 - 3rd Seat or 4th Seat

 

Question:

Should S have opened this hand in 3^rd seat with 11 HCP and 5 S ?

Vic:

Correction: I believe South is in the 4th seat.

 

Answer: A common guideline for opening light in 4th seat is the Rule of Fifteen.  

Rule: Add your total number of spades to your HCPs. If the number you come up with is 15 or higher, you should open. Holding the South hand above, I would open 1S (11 + 5 = 16).

Subsequent Auction: I would expect Responder to subsequently bid 2D & Opener to make a second call of 2NT to end the auction. 

 Result: NS deserve to make 2NT. They can also make 2S or 3D.

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