[whereagles]

MPs, NV/NV you hold

♠ Ax
♥ A
♦ AKQxx
♣ 987xx

RHO you LHO pard
1♥ . 2♦ . pass . 3♦
3♥ . 3NT pass . 4♦
pass ..??

3♦ was just a regular raise. Your bid?

[kenrexford]

whereagles, on Jun 8 2007, 01:38 PM, said:

MPs, NV/NV you hold

♠ Ax
♥ A
♦ AKQxx
♣ 987xx

RHO you LHO pard
1♥ . 2♦ . pass . 3♦
3♥ . 3NT pass . 4♦
pass ..??

3♦ was just a regular raise. Your bid?

How long did I hesitate before bidding 3NT?

Seriously -- I'm not sure I get this auction. I took a stab at 3NT. Partner has raised to 3♦, which is a "regular raise." (Not sure what that means, precisely, but OK.) Why is partner pulling this to 4♦?

[pbleighton]

I think pd just told me he has very little high card strength. My 3NT was minimum, so I pass.

Peter

[Fluffy]

Painted a hand for partner and even without a spade lead opopnents had the time to switch and beat 5♦, so pass.

[Apollo81]

These responses are insane. I have absolute nuts++ for my overcall in this auction. I would have cuebid 4♥ looking for slam, not 3NT. Since partner has given me another chance I will make the bid I should have made on the previous round.

[pbleighton]

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These responses are insane. I have absolute nuts++ for my overcall in this auction.

Do you think you have the nuts for your 3NT call, that's the question.

What are you expecting from partner's 3D, that's another question. In fact, I think it's the most important question. Could he have Kxx -x-J10xxx-10xxx? My partners could.

Peter

[mike777]

whereagles, on Jun 8 2007, 01:38 PM, said:

MPs, NV/NV you hold

♠ Ax
♥ A
♦ AKQxx
♣ 987xx

RHO you LHO pard
1♥ . 2♦ . pass . 3♦
3♥ . 3NT pass . 4♦
pass ..??

3♦ was just a regular raise. Your bid?

4S cuebid

I am going to assume 4D is slam try.
I assume 3D is not some random nothing bid by an unpassed hand.
I would not have bid 3nt, prefer 3S.

[mike777]

pbleighton, on Jun 8 2007, 03:48 PM, said:

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These responses are insane. I have absolute nuts++ for my overcall in this auction.

Do you think you have the nuts for your 3NT call, that's the question.

What are you expecting from partner's 3D, that's another question. In fact, I think it's the most important question. Could he have Kxx -x-J10xxx-10xxx? My partners could.

Peter

that looks like a 4 or 5d bid. I assume they cuebid 3H with much more and 3D with a standard invite. I assume they just pass with a random nothing.

[gwnn]

What Justin said.

(instead of 3NT I'd have bid 4♦)

[jdonn]

3NT, though it could possibly have worked, was a really bad bid. Now I bid 5♦, though partner shouldn't run he is clearly doing so out of weakness/fear, not as some slam try.

[whereagles]

Jlall, on Jun 8 2007, 09:00 PM, said:

I would bid 5D now. 4D cant just be a random min, he has to have some shape, hopefully he has short clubs.

That is a completely correct analysis. Pard had

♠ Kxxx
♥ xxxx
♦ T8xxx
♣ --

Not really a "regular" 3♦ bid, though. On the actual layout of the cards, 12 tricks are there. THx all

[mike777]

whereagles, on Jun 9 2007, 03:18 AM, said:

Jlall, on Jun 8 2007, 09:00 PM, said:

I would bid 5D now. 4D cant just be a random min, he has to have some shape, hopefully he has short clubs.

That is a completely correct analysis. Pard had

♠ Kxxx
♥ xxxx
♦ T8xxx
♣ --

Not really a "regular" 3♦ bid, though. On the actual layout of the cards, 12 tricks are there. THx all

Again this really looks like a 4 or maybe a 5D bid never a 3d bid, I do not understand this stuff. You have 5 diamonds and a void.

[gwnn]

3♦ wouldn't be my choice at my table, but I feel some sympathy for it. After all, it could be the highest making contract for our side or either side. Obviously this is rather unlikely, though.

[lowerline]

I would have bid 5♦ at my previous turn. I consider 3NT some form of matchpoints insanity... I can't find a reason to pass 4♦ now, so still 5♦ for me.

Steven