[awm]

Suppose partner opens 1♣ in first seat (your choice of methods, but this is the natural forum so 1♣ should be some combination of natural or balanced) and your RHO passes. If it matters, this is board one at IMPs (no one vulnerable). With which of the given hands would you PASS partner's opening?

If there are other conditions that make a difference here (perceived strength of opponents, knowledge about "the field" or the other table) feel free to comment.

[P_Marlowe]

System matters.

We play a wide ranging 1NT rebid 15..19, this enables pretty light responses, because
the worst that can happen is a 1NT rebid by p, besides discovering a fit.

I may consider bidding with a club single, and at least 3+ in the other suits, may even
bid a shorter diamond suit to increase openers rebid options.

I rarely do it, but it happens,

[paulg]

P_Marlowe, on 2026-May-17, 11:04, said:

System matters.

Indeed. I would pass all these holdings if partner has to rebid 2NT to show 18-19 balanced.

[pescetom]

paulg, on 2026-May-17, 15:30, said:

I would pass all these holdings if partner has to rebid 2NT to show 18-19 balanced.

Me too.
This is the natural bidding forum, right?

[mike777]

Mankind is natural, so all things created by mankind are Natural by definition?

If only some are natural and the rest unnatural, you create problems..?
😄🕵️😎🙂‍↕️

[P_Marlowe]

pescetom, on 2026-May-17, 15:44, said:

Me too.
This is the natural bidding forum, right?

I would guess, I play a very natural system, weak NT, but I agree with PaulGs
comment, if I have to cater for a 2NT response I pass.

[mikeh]

P_Marlowe, on 2026-May-17, 11:04, said:

System matters.

We play a wide ranging 1NT rebid 15..19, this enables pretty light responses, because
the worst that can happen is a 1NT rebid by p, besides discovering a fit.

I may consider bidding with a club single, and at least 3+ in the other suits, may even
bid a shorter diamond suit to increase openers rebid options.

I rarely do it, but it happens,

The worst that could happen?

1C 1S 1N. Responder has a 6 count. Can’t pass….game will be at least a 50% make opposite 19 and will often make opposite 18. Yet inviting risks a lot of minus positions when partner has his more common 15-16, where most opps open qN and play there.

I love it when people develop their pet methods and blithely claim there are virtually no downsides. Since 15-19 balanced will be a very frequent hand type, due to the extreme range of hcp, this is hardly an infrequent losing position on hands on which your opps rate to have zero difficulty.

[P_Marlowe]

mikeh, on 2026-May-18, 01:48, said:

The worst that could happen?

1C 1S 1N. Responder has a 6 count. Can’t pass….game will be at least a 50% make opposite 19 and will often make opposite 18. Yet inviting risks a lot of minus positions when partner has his more common 15-16, where most opps open qN and play there.

I love it when people develop their pet methods and blithely claim there are virtually no downsides. Since 15-19 balanced will be a very frequent hand type, due to the extreme range of hcp, this is hardly an infrequent losing position on hands on which your opps rate to have zero difficulty.

Lets keep it at that, you dont believe the method is playable, I disagree, it works for us.
Honestly I prefer it, when peoble believe it does not work.
The disagreement has surfaced in the past.

But this was not the original q.
"The worst that could happen" comment was targeted at the decision to bid on with way below strength,
you talk about the merrits of the wide range rebid method, which was not invented by us, it was suggested
by Ron Klinger, who was known to be sometimes of the beaten path, if I got it right.