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THIRD SEAT OPENINGS
There are four reasons for opening light in third position:
1) To direct an opening lead
2) To crowd the opponents, interfering with their bidding
3) To put your side in a good position to compete for the hand
4) To prevent the hand from being passed out
A safety factor is that you usually don't have to rebid with a weak
hand. Except for a 1D response to 1C, you may pass any non-jump
response, and may even pass a jump raise or jump to 2NT. This
factor can affect your choice of suit even when the opening is full
strength but minimum. With S-AK83 H-763 D-KJ C-Q842 you can open
1S instead of 1C, because you can pass any two-level response.
First or second seat you would open 1C, of course, to provide a
convenient rebid. The 1S bid in third (or fourth) seat is lead
directing, preemptive, and safe.
A third seat opening in a weak four-card suit is to be avoided,
even with a full opening bid. Bid 1H in first or second seat with
S-AJ H-Q865 D-AQ108 C-732, but 1D in third seat.
You can thus open some hands light, some hands differently, because
partner's takeout can be passed. You do not open all 10-12 HCP
hands, however. You need a reason to open, and an "out." With
S-AJ432 H-6 D-KJ3 C-8754 you should pass in third seat. You have
a reason to open, but no "out" if partner responds 2H or doubles
a 2H overcall for business. If you must open, make it a weak two
bid.
Similarly, with S-42 H-J8432 D-KQ8 C-KQJ you should pass in third
seat. You will not be embarrassed by any response, but there is
little reason to bid. You do not want a heart lead, and the hand
has little merit. If you are straining for points, open 1C as a
lead-directing tactic.
Examples of reasonable third seat openings:
1) D-AKJ10 H-832 D-754 C-Q65
2) S-86532 H-432 D-J8 C-AKQ
3) S-A864 H-KQ1076 D-43 C-J7
4) S-AJ108 H-95 D-AJ106 C-J83
Open hand 1) with 1S, 2) with 1C, 3) with 1H, and 4) with 1S. With
4) you choose spades over diamonds for preemptive reasons.
A passed hand may have to make a single or double raise of a major
suit opening with less than normal trump support, which is another
reason (other than lead direction) for not opening a weak four-card
major in third position.
See the chapter STOPLIGHT in the book "Marvin's Conventions and
Treatments," which is a method of stopping at the three level when
partner inelegantly responds 2NT to your weak distributional third
seat opening.