Larry's Advice

Precision

Precision is a wonderful (and in my opinion, easier than "Standard") bidding system.

All "strong" hands start with 1c.gif (113 bytes). A 1c.gif (113 bytes) opener shows approximately 16 or 17+ points.

All other 1-level openings are natural and limited (11-15).

The beauty of this system is two-fold:

1) You get to start your strong hands at the lowest possible starting point (1c.gif (113 bytes)).

2) All the other 1-level openings deny good hands, making the rest of the auction simpler.

If I were teaching beginners, I would want to start them with Precision--the easiest-to-learn bidding system.

As a testament to how good this system is, in my estimate, as of 2007, 4 of the top 5 pairs in America use Precision!

To read more details, see the summary in Wikipedia

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