On Solid Ground

[Echognome]

[hv=d=n&v=b&s=sa865hak65dk62c62]133|100|Scoring: IMP

1NT(1) - (P) - 2♣(2) - (X)(3)

P(4) - (P) - ?[/hv]

(1)13-15 balanced

(2)Stayman

(3)Lead directing

(4)HHxx or Hxxxx in clubs, no 4 card major, suggestion to play

 

You are playing with your regular partner so you are on firm ground as to the meaning of partner's calls. Your relevant* choices are:

 

Pass - So endeth the auction

XX - To Play in 2♣XX

2♦ - Scrambling

2NT - Invite

3NT - To Play

 

*This may be debated for some of the calls above, but trust me that there are more that are irrelevant for sure. :blink:

[bid_em_up]

Right or wrong, I'm playing 2C xx'd. :blink:

[asdfg2k]

What *IS* 2c rewound making 3, anyway?

[Echognome]

What *IS* 2c rewound making 3, anyway?

1160. Although that wasn't our score.

[hatchett]

I would redouble for sure, it would be very unlucky if they had a cheap safe haven.

[Blofeld]

I'll rewind, even if it is a violation of Burn's law.

[Codo]

We have 27-29 HCPs, so in 3 NT we make around 630.

2 Club XX will give me more. Ok, I never made a XX contract till now, but this may be the first.

[whereagles]

3NT. Who cares for 2♣ redoubled?

[mcphee]

If I can redble and play there, I will take my chances.

[Free]

I like 2♣ redoubled...

[cherdano]

(4)HHxx or Hxxxx in clubs, no 4 card major, suggestion to play

I redouble, but I would hope that partner delivers a good texture too. I wouldn't expect a suggestion to play with KJ75, or K8543. It should show a hand that doesn't expect LHO sitting in front of partner to take many trump tricks.

 

Arend

[mikeh]

I would redouble. Last time I had an auction like this we scored 1160: at the other taable, after a similar start, our teammates ran and went 1100. Routine win 2.

[Echognome]

Here was the full deal:

 

[hv=d=n&v=b&n=s32hqt7daqt5caj95&w=sj974h2dj9ckqt743&e=skqthj9843d8743c8&s=sa865hak65dk62c62]399|300|Scoring: IMP

1NT - P - 2♣ - X

P - P - XX - P

P - 2♥ - X - All Pass[/hv]

 

I was actually North on this hand. Partner chose to rewind and East made the mistake of running. 2♣ is actually touch and go, but in 2♥X, we held them to 2 tricks for 1700. The auction started differently at the other table and our teammates defended 3♥. So it turned out to be 170 at one table and 1700 at the other. Not quite a push.

[jdonn]

Totally obvious redouble with all those top tricks. This is not even a close decision. I think par is about 9 tricks for us, and if anything I'm being conservative.