In our forcing club system a 2♣ opening can have just 5 clubs if you also hold a 4 card major.
Our opening NT range is 14-16 and 1♦ could be as short as 2pc in a balanced 11-13.
Given that constraint I am interested in the thought process of precision players re. opening this collection:
♠ --
♥ T876
♦ AJ64
♣ AK952
Our unimpeded auction
1♦* 1♥
3♠ 4N
5N 6♣
6♥
3♠ splinter
5N 2KC and ♠void
6♣ was undiscussed but I assumed it to be a trump Q ask.
Our sequence 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ promises a 4 card major. A 2♠ relay will reveal opener's: weakH,weakS,goodH,goodS where weak is lower range opening bid and good is higher range opening.
I can look at the hand and sense that it doesn't feel like a 2♣ opener, but I don't have a body of experience with this shape and our system to have a firm understanding of why. I do think that I would have opened 2♣ if my red suit values were reversed.
I considered that partner's most likely response to 1♦ would be 1♠ and thought that starting lower might offer more room for a constructive auction. I WAS concerned how the auction might proceed if partner bid a constructive NF 2♠ over my 2♣ opener.
http://thecommongame.com/PDF/180911HandRecord.pdf Bd.4
I can't keep you forcing club players who require the 2♣ opener to have six pcs. from injecting your wisdom, but I'm looking for the reasoning in your choice of an opener given OUR constraints.
Thanks
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