thepossum, on 2019-February-19, 21:59, said:
Thanks everyone for all the thoughtful replies and reasoning
Will bear it in mind for future leads against NT and also the chance that someone has a distorted bid
I'm curious about thoughts on 2NT with a singleton. It seems quite a heated topic. Official bidding systems (from my reading) suggest that it is occasionally ok if you have an Ace (or possibly a King) singleton. I think a Jack singleton is pushing it a bit
I know its more acceptable than 1NT with a singleton
I may even start being more flexible with my 2NT bids myself
regards P
The question is, what do you bid with 4441 and 20-21/22 HCP.
Some say 4441 shapes dont exist, and treat it as balanced. This works reasonable well.
And it does not really matter, if the singleton is a honor or not.
If you have an singleton honor you should downgrade it, but how much? Having the card
is better than not having the card.
If the downgrade gets you below the req. level for a 2NT opener, problem solved, but if not?
The problem is usually the rebid, nothing really fits, unless you hit a fit with partner.
The same is true for 1NT openers.
Adding to this: your agreement set after a 1NT / 2 NT opening are usually pretty detailed,
so why not risk it.