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Pass, but it is close

 

You need to know partner's style here. if he is a maniac, pass is clear.

 

If he is solid, then 3N has real attraction: LHO isn't laying down the AK from AKxxxx in , and, anyway, partner may help us out in that suit. If partner holds AKJxxx xx Kxx Kx, we run for 9 tricks in 3N, and even if he is weakish, they may not double and if they do, we may be able to run to a red suit (unlikely) or escape utter catastrophe in 4. But if he is the kind of player who overalls 5 card suits on 13 counts, then pass.

 

BTW, after 3N, and P P double, what are we bidding? If you cannot answer that, pass instead of 3N. I like redouble to say: I have doubt: I'm not sure that redouble sufficiently expresses my doubt on this hand :P So I am a reluctant passer, thankful that we are not red.

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Let me tell you what I did at the table, but I am afraid that it is not going to be very interesting. I had this hand in an 8-board individual tournament on BBO, I was up about 20 IMPs after the first 5 hands.

 

I chose 3NT, with the thought that the weak opponents were unlikely to double, and that the upside of 3NT was much larger than that of 3S.

 

They led a club, partner had 10x and my Q won the trick. Good start, and I managed to take 2 more tricks for down 6. Partner didn't have much, I told you the story wasn't interesting.

 

I think that pass is right when playing real bridge.

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