whereagles Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Matchpoints, NV ♠ K♥ AQ9xx♦ KQ9x♣ J9x You pard1♥ 1♠2♦ 3♣ (4th suit forcing)..?? 1. What do you bid now?2. If you bid 3NT, pard follows up with 4♠. Then what? Note: if pard had bid 3♠ instead of 3♣ 4SF, it would have been NON-forcing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I would have bid 3S over 3C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 1. 3NT2. Pass Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 1. Well it's MP, so 3NT. The only alternative is 3♦ showing nothing extra and no ♣ stopper... 2. Pass, it's still MP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 "The only alternative is 3♦ showing nothing extra and no ♣ stopper...' I play that as 5-5, minimum. And yes, I will bid 3NT without a 4th suit stopper. I play a LOT of matchpoints :) Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 1. 3NT2. 5♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 #1 3H, the default rebid.#2 Pass, over 3S I bid 4D as a cue With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 "The only alternative is 3♦ showing nothing extra and no ♣ stopper...' I play that as 5-5, minimum. And yes, I will bid 3NT without a 4th suit stopper. I play a LOT of matchpoints :P Peter Why does going off in 3NT with no stop in the 4th suit gain you matchpoints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 "Why does going off in 3NT with no stop in the 4th suit gain you matchpoints?" It doesn't, but1. We frequently make 3NT anyway2. 5m may go down3. 3NT and 5m may both make, and 3NT usually beats 5m (the matchpoints issue)4. I've shown my shape, if we have a biddable slam partner should know about it.5. I don't like rebidding hearts or diamonds with a 5-4 shape, promising what I don't have. Marlowe plays 3D as noise, Free plays 3H as noise, fine for them, but I prefer to be able to show both 5-5 and 6-4 hands. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTired Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 1. Over 3C, I bid 3H rather than 3N. I want responder to bid 3N with ♣Ax which might be a double stopper played by responder, but will not be a double stopper by opener. 2. Over a non-forcing 3S, I bid 4S. I have a max and must bid game. Our ♠K should prove adequate and 3N may have trouble reaching dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartA Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Over 3C, I bid 3D (3H is the alternative, and 3NT is also acceptable). And if pd bids 4S over my 3N, I would pass (what else can I do)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 If you bid 3♦ or 3♥, pard will bid 3♠ :) And now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartA Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 If you bid 3♦ or 3♥, pard will bid 3♠ :) And now? 4S, wtp? I have SK which would be a surprise for my pd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Thx all. Hands were [hv=d=w&v=n&w=skhaq9xxdkq9xcj98&e=sajxxxxxhxdajtcax]266|100|Scoring: MPHow to bid EW hands?[/hv]Actually, the auction I gave didn't happen. Pard felt like butchering the hand and bid a straight 4♠ after my 1♥ opening. Oh well.. Slam makes, and about half the field reached it, but I think the hands are not that easy to bid. After 1♥ 1♠2♦ 3♣ the first decision is what to bid. 3NT is the practical bid (I probably would have bid that), but 3♥ might be better, in case pard has a good hand with spades, as he had.. If you do bid 3NT, pard will probably follow-up with 4♠ and you're left with another decision as to carry on or not. Quite hard to bid this one confidently, though 1♥ 1♠2♦ 3♣3NT 4♠5♠ 6♠ is perhaps a sensible possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 "If you do bid 3NT, pard will probably follow-up with 4♠ and you're left with another decision as to carry on or not." I have to admit I wouldn't, with one ace, a stiff trump (though the king), no shortness in an outside suit, and wide open in clubs. I'm a relatively conservative slam bidder compared to many Forum posters, though, so I expect some to push on. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 3NT and I would reopen 4♠ probably with blackwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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