jillybean Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 I can remember the honors but you hold 5602 partner opens 1♦ : 1♥3♦ : 3♠5♦ : partner had 1273 We should have been in 4♥, my pard said I should bid 3♥ to show 6, not 3♠. I think my pard should bid 4♦, we are in gf auction already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 5♦ was an inconsiderate bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 5=6 in the majors can become very awkward when you cannot get to show your distribution below 3NT. Partner's jump to 3♦ took away sufficient bidding space to make it awkward this time. That doesn't make 3♦ wrong - I haven't seen the hands so for now I assume it is normal. The problem is 3♠ could be made on a four-card or even shorter suit just searching for 3NT or a heart preference. Perhaps if partner bids 3NT or 4♦ over 3♠ then 4♥ should show that the spades were for real otherwise we could just have bid a natural and forcing 3♥ on the previous round. However I am not sure that this is at all standard or even close to standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 I agree, Katherine, you're 3♠ is GF so PD's 5♦ is poor. For all PD's knows, you are probing for slam and his 5♦ takes up very needed bidding space. I could not bid 5♦ with any cards PD could possibly hold. If he has to rebid ♦ and he often does, he should rebid 4♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 I think 1m/3m causes a lot of problems and confusion with less experienced players and is often used with unsuitable hands. Heck, look at my last 2 hands. Dealer: West Vul: All Scoring: IMP ♠ 983 ♥ K4 ♦ AKQ543 ♣ K4 West North East South Pass Pass Pass 1♦ 2♣ Pass 2♥ 3♦ Pass Pass Pass Dealer: South Vul: NS Scoring: IMP ♠ 75 ♥ 642 ♦ AKQ832 ♣ AK West North East South - - - 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass 6NT Pass Pass Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Partner should bid 4D over 3S and then you can bid 4H which he will pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hi, As always, it depends. Contrairy to the majority, whatever this may be worth,I would say, that 5D may be your partners best bid. You are certainly in a gf situation, but some play that you can stop in 4m, if 3NT is no option at all, so if he fears 4D getting passed out 5D may not be a terriblebid at all. And than there is the alternative option, that 4D may sound stronger than 5D, setting trumps and generating a slam auction, and maybe he already did stretch to bid3D. And if 4D sets trumps, 4H does not show a 6th heart,it does not even show interest in another game, it is simplya cue. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 4 posts and I'm convinced of 2 things, jillybean: 1 - your partner results like it's 1999.2 - you're an excellent player who knows what you're doing. This is an instructive hand. After ♠, ♥ and ♦ could all be right. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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