Good support

[gnasher]

[hv=d=w&v=n&s=sqj5ha76dq10643ca10]133|100|Scoring: IMP

W    N    E

1♥   2♦   2♥[/hv]

 

What would you do?

[Echognome]

I start with 3♥. I think next round is more interesting.

[pclayton]

I start with 3♥. I think next round is more interesting.

Well, 3♥ will likely preempt us off a cold 3N opposite xxx xx AKxxxx Kx but I don't see anything else better.

[cherdano]

Of course 3N could be right but it seems against the odds. (To start with, it will be wrong almost always when partner has 5 diamonds only.) I also bid 3H.

[Guest Jlall]

Agree with 3H

[kenrexford]

Fortunately, I play that a double here is a "stolen cue" double. That makes this a lot easier.

 

I'll post my problem hand later, when it comes up.

[pclayton]

Fortunately, I play that a double here is a "stolen cue" double. That makes this a lot easier.

 

I'll post my problem hand later, when it comes up.

I'll do it for you:

 

♠AKJx ♥xxx ♦x ♣AJxxx

[Sambolino]

can't see what one can lose with x here

[kenrexford]

Fortunately, I play that a double here is a "stolen cue" double.  That makes this a lot easier.

 

I'll post my problem hand later, when it comes up.

I'll do it for you:

 

♠AKJx ♥xxx ♦x ♣AJxxx

Not a problem at all. 3♣, forcing and natural. I plan to bid 3♠ next. WTP?

[jdonn]

Fortunately, I play that a double here is a "stolen cue" double.  That makes this a lot easier.

 

I'll post my problem hand later, when it comes up.

I'll do it for you:

 

♠AKJx ♥xxx ♦x ♣AJxxx

Not a problem at all. 3♣, forcing and natural. I plan to bid 3♠ next. WTP?

The problem was he picked a way too strong example lol

[kenrexford]

Fortunately, I play that a double here is a "stolen cue" double.  That makes this a lot easier.

 

I'll post my problem hand later, when it comes up.

I'll do it for you:

 

♠AKJx ♥xxx ♦x ♣AJxxx

Not a problem at all. 3♣, forcing and natural. I plan to bid 3♠ next. WTP?

The problem was he picked a way too strong example lol

Duh! I thought that was quite humorous as well.

 

I'm not saying that I won't have a problem hand. However, I think showing strong support via the double is more important in this situation, because 3NT is so often the right end spot.

[sathyab]

Do people play 2nt as natural here ? If not, we could start with with 2nt and bid 3♥ over partner's 3♣, showing a ♥ stopper and ♦ support.

[andy_h]

3H for me also

[brianshark]

3♥ and pass if 4♦ comes back to you.

[miguelm]

I tend to trust partner's 2nd level 2nd seat O/Cs... so 3N here.

 

The only rewason I can find behind 3H is a remote slam possibility, but then again, partner can hold hands with which 3N makes when 5D fails.

[jkdood]

Over 3H (my choice) no reason 3N is lost forever. On the illustrated example hand (xxx xx AKxxxx Kx) Pard has a relatively easy "ambiguous 3-level" 3s call to keep 3n in the picture.