Apollo81

What about a 3♦ bid instead of 3♣

I'm not as enthusiastic about defending 1♠x as the other posters, but I am even less enthusiastic about declaring or putting my hand down as dummy.

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What does 3♣ mean in this auction? 1♥-1♠ 2♦-2♥ 2NT-3♣

I'd bid 3♠ which leaves 3NT open in case partner's double was penalty, 2nd choice 4♣

3♥, regardless of scoring.

♠Axxxx ♥xxxx (etc) is a pretty good slam. I would bid RKC then 6 as long as pard has a keycard (hopefully it's in spades)

agree, wtp

cue 4♠ now

This thread shoulda been called "Dude, where's my ruff?"

On paper it's too weak, but there are certainly situations where I'd do it anyway.

Agree, assuming you're playing 5-card majors.

4♦, the suit isn't good enough for 5 and the hand has too much playing strength for 3

I would bid 2♠, on a gut feeling that I've gotten better results from similar situations in the past than from passing. If the ♠J were any lower then I'd pass for sure. edit: as I'm looking at this again bidding looks worse but I would probably bid at the table, at least against most people.

Pass, chance of bidding and making game is less than that of going for a number

Double and pass. Doesn't seem that close to any other sequence IMO

Double. Next part?

Slam. Yes, that is exactly what I am worried about missing here.

I'd pass

4♣ Ill just go for a plus. This is exactly the sort of hand where you can have 26 pts and no game makes. Besides, it's a balancing double so we don't have to drive to game as aggressively anyway.

No its not. I wonder if 4♦ is forcing playing that.

On this hand the majority in the poll (spade shift) got it right. Partner has AJ7x, (I think), and while a spade might "blow a trick" on honor position, it gains it back from promoting the 4th spade, holding the contract to 7 tricks. All other plays let it make 8 tricks, so it does not really blow a trick at all. Partner was 4333. I shifted to a diamond.

Agree/6♠

I would assume natural NF and pretty minimal -- opener is highly likely to hold exactly 4 major cards, so he is asking opener to correct if 2-2 and pass if 1-3, even if he has significant extras.

4♦