Maybe the best hand at the table

[Gerben42]

[hv=d=w&v=b&s=sj8hak9543d8ca543]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

1♠ 2♦ 3♠* to you

 

* not invitational

 

Bonus question: Unless you pass, the auction continues 4♠ Pass Pass, do you do anything now?

[Fluffy]

4♥ then double, I expect my partner to have better hand than me, at least offensively (on average, of course he can have something bad).

[whereagles]

Agree with gonzalo

[Guest Jlall]

4H first seems clear, we may make or we may goad them into 4S (which is almost always), then I would X them. Maybe I can't take a joke but my hand is too good not to X 4S after inducing it.

[benlessard]

X looks more flexible then 4H. However the problem i see with X is that over partner 4C if you bid 4H doest is suggest H+C or H+D or H + Nt ?

 

Also im not convinced a X setup forcing pass (my feeling is that it should because the X is basically forcing the partnership to a vulnerable game that cannot be a sacrifice)

[Edmunte1]

I think 4♥ is a much better call than double

[kenrexford]

First, the fact that the opponents were able to make 4♠ with only nine trumps, at most the A of diamonds, at most the QJ of hearts, and at most the Q of clubs is mind-boggling. The layout must have been rather remarkable. I wonder if making 4♠X was really legitimate, but I'll accept that.

 

As to the overcall. My preference is 3♦. I'm sure many have styles where they would overcall 2♦ or pass.

[Apollo81]

4♥ then Dbl

[paulg]

4♥, then double.

 

Partner may not have much for 2♦ but this is an easy problem with my controls. I'll save the grey cells for when my hand is ♠xx ♥KQJ10xx ♦x ♣KJxx.

 

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[pclayton]

4♥ game try.

 

I double 4♠ obviously.

 

Obviously this is the component hand to the 2263 10 count.

[han]

OK, 4S made why else post this hand.

[cherdano]

X looks more flexible then 4H. However the problem i see with X is that over partner 4C if you bid 4H doest is suggest H+C or H+D or H + Nt ?

 

Also im not convinced a X setup forcing pass (my feeling is that it should because the X is basically forcing the partnership to a vulnerable game that cannot be a sacrifice)

The bigger problem is that X-then-4♥ suggest at most 5 hearts.

[skjaeran]

4♥, then X.

I don't consider this much of a problem, both calls look obvious to me.

[gnasher]

The bigger problem is that X-then-4♥ suggest at most 5 hearts.

Exactly five, I would say.

[Fluffy]

and at least 2 diamonds....

[gnasher]

and at least 2 diamonds....

Really? What would you do with J8 AK954 8 AQ543 ?

[Fluffy]

right B)

 

Still I think that double then 4♥ suggests at least 2♦ IMO.