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Honestly when I played this hand only one bid kind of occurred to me. I'm sure it was the wrong one. What bid makes you happiest?

 

[hv=d=w&v=b&s=skhajdakqxcqj98xx]133|100|Scoring: IMP

(2)-P-(3)-?[/hv]

 

WOW!!! Sorry I can't believe I missed this.

 

Auction was 2-3.... they did'nt preempt in hearts.

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3N was the only call that occurred to me initially. Then I thought about the problem.

 

The opps are vul, so LHO isn't on 5 and RHO isn't on two. Pard would need a very specific hand to make 3N - something like AKx or 5 times + 3 black tricks or 6 times or 2 black tricks. Note that with these hand, 5 of a minor is just as playable.

 

I'm bidding 4.

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There are two bids that occur to me:

 

3NT and 4.

 

3NT is the winner if partner has some help in hearts (as little as Txx or Hx) along with a club honor and enough in spades so that the suit is not wide open.

 

4 will lead to a making game if partner can find a raise. To make 5, pard needs the AK of clubs or a club honor along with a trick in the majors. If pard doesn't have that much, 4 is probably as good as anything.

 

Playing in diamonds is only right if partner has less than 2 clubs and long diamonds, so I am not going to make any attempt to find a diamond contract.

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3NT didn't occur to me.

 

I've tried this once before and gotten screwed. Both times were at MPs, though... maybe this is different.

 

I hate double for the obvoius 4 that comes back to you.

 

4 seems normal. Maybe it's right.

 

I decided AKQx was as good as AKxxx and bid 4NT.

 

Thoughts?

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3NT didn't occur to me.

 

I've tried this once before and gotten screwed. Both times were at MPs, though... maybe this is different.

 

I hate double for the obvoius 4 that comes back to you.

 

4 seems normal. Maybe it's right.

 

I decided AKQx was as good as AKxxx and bid 4NT.

 

Thoughts?

i really don't think 4h will come back so often

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3NT didn't occur to me.

 

I've tried this once before and gotten screwed.  Both times were at MPs, though... maybe this is different.

 

I hate double for the obvoius 4 that comes back to you.

 

4 seems normal.  Maybe it's right.

 

I decided AKQx was as good as AKxxx and bid 4NT.

 

Thoughts?

i really don't think 4h will come back so often

You're definitely right... in the context of a 2-3 auction... but I misposted. It was actually 2-3. Sorry

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Am I the only one that plays 4 as clubs and hearts?

Everyone on the forums plays it when a 5-5 hand is posted, but when this hand is posted they do not play it anymore.

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Am I the only one that plays 4 as clubs and hearts?

I also play it as rounded 2 suiter but I have no idea what I'd bid. Double probably? Can we look at partner's hand signal about heart length before we choose?

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Am I the only one that plays 4 as clubs and hearts?

Everyone on the forums plays it when a 5-5 hand is posted, but when this hand is posted they do not play it anymore.

See even you think that is a great method.

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