I held this hand in 3rd seat with two passes to me (none vul).
I have a nice 11 points. It’s nice because of that sequence of intermediates in the boss suit. I could pass, open it one spade, or do something a bit more agressive? What do you think I should do?
Even though I only have five spades, I decided to open it an aggressive two spades. It looks like I have a good prospect of four tricks in spades plus one trick in diamonds. And unless left hand opponent holds a rock crusher, partner should be able to help out with a trick or two. If left hand opponent does have the rock crusher, I have made it difficult for her to find their side’s best strain or level.