1 NT opening with a high honor singleton
With a 4441 distribution and 15-17HCP
and only if the suit with the singleton honor proves to be a major problem when rebidding open 1NT ! A non-standard opening, but extremely efficient.
If you open the hand below with a 1
♦ bid, what's your next bid going to be after a 1
♠ bid from your P ?
A rebid shows :
- 1 NT - 12-14HCP and you have 16 HCP !
- 2 NT - 18-19HCP...
- 2 ♥ - strong two-suiter ...18HCP or more and 5 ♦ cards.
- 2 ♣ - 5 ♦ cards and 4 ♣ cards