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I think a three-level fit jump is much more useful if it's typically a concentrated 4-4. 4-4s are more frequent, and with a 4-5 or 5-4 you're often worth game anyway. Whilst Qxxx xx AQxxx xx is only worth the three level, you wouldn't have to change much to make it a game bid. Seems not very useful with any hand type (sorry all you forum fit jump lovers!!). Whatever I'm just bitter :P

2H-2S-p seems super easy/normal.

I think a club is more passive than a heart, the jack empty is just so bad imo. Obv a 5 card suit is more passive than a 3 card suit though.

I'll X but find it close. If partner has a stiff spade they'll usually bid, but if they're 4-5 they will bid 4N and we should have a shot in 5 of a red. If they have 2 spades I think they'll usually pass unless they have 6 clubs. If partner is 1-6 or 2-6 in the blacks this will probably work out poorly. A big thing is I expect almost the entire field to X (if the 4S bid is normal) and pass. If the 4S bid is not normal, the field will be much better placed than us also. Basically I think we're in a bad spot so it's worth it to gamble, plus it's not that horrible of a gamble.

This is totally normal

If LHO had H9xx he could just cover the 7 with the 9

omg my comment was gonna be "textbook mixed raise" but you stole my thunder!

I would overcall 4H very aggressively here

1H- Generally you don't want to XX with a 5 card major, and generally you don't want to XX with a fit. You certainly don't XX with both. 3D- Obv

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oops i cannot read I quoted the wrong part :unsure:

The west hand is not nearly good enough to double again, you would typically need a good 18+ to double 1N when partner has shown nothing.

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yes bidding 4 then 5 would be the worst

Think about what we need for -200, at least Kx of diamonds and the SK, and even then if he has 4 hearts we are at risk on 3 rounds of hearts of losing a trump. Usually we're gonna need 3 diamonds (which will include an honor) and an ace (or the SK)...and even then if it's the CA we are going to be down 500. Alternatively he might have 3 diamonds and a stiff major. With all of those hands except Kx of diamonds and the SK and out I would expect partner to bid 5D every time.

I would X planning to cuebid over 2x except 3N over 2N.

Yeah but I think you get a lot of -500s instead of -620/-650ss when you bid 5D. Those are huge at MP and will make up for a lot of the phantom saves. At imps, obv you're now winning 3 or 4 or losing.. a lot heh. Also, people are more likely to be geniuses and bid 5H at MP fearing specifically 650 vs 500, but at imps they will be much more likely to just crack you and take the cash imo.

It's not way better at imps, often they don't make a game. A phantom save is terrible at imps. We have an ace, a void, a random queen, and 2-2 in the majors (they may not even have a fit!). That is a lot of defense. On the offensive side we have not much, and they are almost certain to make the best lead. If we have a good save (200 vs a game), partner will often be well placed to take it after our 4D bid. Partner's hand is completely unknown, so I'm much more worried about just going for a number vs nothing than going for 800 vs 620 or w/e. Obviously sometimes 5D will make them guess wrong, and that is by far its biggest upside, but most of the time once youre at the 5 level vul they're just going to shrug and double. Also lol @ me resulting, I bid 4D before the results were posted. If your brain is not capable of looking beyond "omg I have a 9 card suit I must bid FIVE diamonds!" that's fine but don't say others are "resulting" because they are able to think a little more critically than that.

That can't possibly be right. The 4-7 shape has one less loser, so it should be worth a trick more than the first hand. haha

I think so

Partner has to have stuff in the minors for his opening in 1st seat.... based on your hand, but he could have 2 losing spades. 5H! = asking to bid 6 with first or 2nd Rnd Ctrl of Sp. lol

4D

2N gives partner room for stayman/smolen/transfers so it makes it much more likely to find a spade fit. On the other hand, 2N seems like a misbid with a void in a major suit and you're gonna hear texas in hearts a lot imo.

You mean 3S-4C? Or they passed the cue... I would bid 4H now 1♣ - (1♠) - 2♥ - (3♥); pass - (pass) - 4♣ - (pass); ? lol

Not sure what you mean by normal but we do have an ace more than we could have for 2S, and I think in most auctions we feel safe driving higher than the 2 level with a prime 22 and 5-4 in the unbids.