Apollo81

There's a guy on BBO who has the userid "penguin" who plays $5RR tourneys. Perhaps you and him should form a team.

I would have played it as natural at the table, but willing to admit that this isn't the best treatment.

3♠ splinter should be unanimous here.

I would definitely double on the previous round opposite an unpassed partner, and would definitely pass opposite a passed partner. Here it's clear to bid 4♣; even though the ♣Q is likely worthless, it might not be, and your hand can't be that much better anyhow. However I would probably not cooperate with a 4red cuebid, I would retreat to 4♠.

Can't you just bid 2♠ over the likely 2♦ rebid? I doubt partner will raise on 3. Are you happy if he raises on 4? As happy as one can be with any contract on this hand.

Can't you just bid 2♠ over the likely 2♦ rebid? I doubt partner will raise on 3.

Double (universally penalties). You have far, far more defense than expected.

In my experience, playing a double as takeout here is near-universal among good players who have discussed this auction.

I'd say the odds of a set exceed 95%.

I'm not sure what the point of double was. What are you going to correct to, 4♣? Surely you plan to bid 3NT at your second call regardless of what partner bids. I don't hate a 3♣ call on the first round, but I would have bid 3NT. If partner puts down an Ace, you'll likely make it. While there are plenty of dummies where pass or 4♣ could work out better on the second call, I'd still bid 3NT, for the same reasons. I don't think it's too optimistic to hope partner has an Ace and that clubs come in.

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3♣, obviously via 2NT if playing Lebensohl here.

1) 2♦ was clearly better than the second double, for precisely the reason shown. Despite a possible 4-2 fit, I'd pass now. At least I won't be playing a 5-1 fit at the 3-level( probably doubled). 2) Pass for lack of other options. The hand has a lot of hcp, but little playing strength. I would balance if 2♥ were to be passed back to me.

In practice opener held the king of hearts and not the king of spades. So you would not show that as a keycard? Correct, even though this would be wrong partnering myself (as I'd have bid 4♦ on any just-spades slam try) and it violates the last bid suit rule. I just think that a lot of people would think spades are "obviously" trumps here so I would cater to that.

If I were opener I would bid 3NT on pretty much any minimum hand without six spades, so the 4♥ bid is either a 6-2-1-4 minimum or some sort of cuebid for spades. Since this ambiguity is present, I would bid 4♦ with slam try in spades if I were opener regardless of my diamond holding. As responder with little slam interest and facing the 4♥ call with no discussion, I would never pass, since 4♠ will always be a reasonable contract and 4♥ might not be one. As opener facing the 4NT call, I would respond to RKC in spades. Even if partner intended it as RKC for hearts, I bet he's just as interested in the ♠K as the ♥K.

agree, and I think 3♥ was the worst call

Overruff (adj.) Characteristic of the typical bridge player's behavior towards his partner.

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The actual hand occurred at MPs, and the hand given bid game, going down one. When asked my opinion, I said that it was clear to pass at MPs, but that bidding game had merit at IMPs.

FWIW partner is a good player but this is the first time youve played together

R/w IMPs ♠KT976 ♥KJ752 ♦AJ ♣T 1♠ (p) 3♠* (p) ? *weak

I'd think they'd be making grand at least half the time, and making 6 at least 90% of the time.

7♦

Pass. My only real asset is the diamond suit, which is worth very little on defense in all likelihood, and 11 tricks is pretty far off. We could miss a spade fit, but pard might have already bid a speculative 4♠ on some of the hands where 4♠ would be good.