accept the invite?

[dburn]

I pass. It's sort of a shot in the dark since game will sometimes make and sometimes not, but I think the nots will too far outnumber the makes.

Pass? That certainly is a shot - how will we beat 3♦ doubled?

 

In another thread, the question was asked: with a 4-3-3-3 hand including three hearts to the ace, would you raise to 2♥ with no other card above a ten? Those who said they would should - nay, must - accept a game try here, else constructive bidding becomes impossible for them. Since I would raise in the other thread, I have a full king more than I might have in this one, so of course I will bid game.

[jdonn]

I pass. It's sort of a shot in the dark since game will sometimes make and sometimes not, but I think the nots will too far outnumber the makes.

Pass? That certainly is a shot - how will we beat 3♦ doubled?

Oops. Don't know if it's evident or not, but I meant sign off, not pass.

[jdeegan]

:P 3♥. Not the worst 2♥ bid I've ever seen, but certainly not an acceptance.

[dake50]

Two tricks at most! Even hoping they fill just the right holes, this can't be 50%. 3H.

[cherdano]

What does everyone think of partner's double? I am used to play that with a distributional hand, you guess to bid 3H or 4H as opener, so that double promises more willingness to defend than this hand, and responder can pass the double more often.

 

P.S.: I would just bid 3H with partner's hand.

[mcphee]

Bid game and let them beat us, which may well be the case here but I like my A and K. I could have held less. I'd like it more if I was vulnerable.

 

After looking at the hand I do not feel this is the sort of hand to make a maximal dble but I suppose I can live with it. 5-5 bid games and do not invite IMHO.